A new Mafia game is in development
A new Mafia game is on the way. Series publisher 2K Games and Hanger 13, the studio that worked on Mafia III and Mafia: Definitive Edition, announced the news in a blog post celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise.
“I am happy to confirm that we have started working on a brand new Mafia project,” said Roman Hladík, General Manager of Hanger 13. “Although we are a few years away and cannot share anything from more for now, we are really excited to continue working on this beloved franchise and entertaining our players with new stories."
The studio did not share any other details about the project. Its most recent release was 2020's Mafia: Definitive Edition, a remake of the franchise's original 2002 entry. According to a Kotaku report earlier this year, Hanger 13 has suffered several rounds of layoffs since the studio completed work on Mafia III in 2016. The most recent was took place in May. after 2K allegedly canceled a game Hanger 13 had been working on for some time and the publisher had funded $50 million. The same month, Kotaku released a separate report revealing that the studio was also working on a Mafia prequel set in Italy and built on Unreal Engine 5. It's unclear if that project is the game. 2K and Hanger. 13 announced today.
If you want to revisit the series or play it for the first time, 2K also announced today that it will be offering the original game on Steam between September 1-5. You can also buy Definitive Edition on sale until September 8.
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A new Mafia game is on the way. Series publisher 2K Games and Hanger 13, the studio that worked on Mafia III and Mafia: Definitive Edition, announced the news in a blog post celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise.
“I am happy to confirm that we have started working on a brand new Mafia project,” said Roman Hladík, General Manager of Hanger 13. “Although we are a few years away and cannot share anything from more for now, we are really excited to continue working on this beloved franchise and entertaining our players with new stories."
The studio did not share any other details about the project. Its most recent release was 2020's Mafia: Definitive Edition, a remake of the franchise's original 2002 entry. According to a Kotaku report earlier this year, Hanger 13 has suffered several rounds of layoffs since the studio completed work on Mafia III in 2016. The most recent was took place in May. after 2K allegedly canceled a game Hanger 13 had been working on for some time and the publisher had funded $50 million. The same month, Kotaku released a separate report revealing that the studio was also working on a Mafia prequel set in Italy and built on Unreal Engine 5. It's unclear if that project is the game. 2K and Hanger. 13 announced today.
If you want to revisit the series or play it for the first time, 2K also announced today that it will be offering the original game on Steam between September 1-5. You can also buy Definitive Edition on sale until September 8.
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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