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There’s a new Mafia game in development, but please have patience

There’s a new Mafia game in development, but please have patience
Shaun M Jooste

Shaun M Jooste

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After the success of Mafia 3, we’ve all been waiting on news on the next installment. Hangar 13 celebrated the 20th anniversary of the series, delivering a statement that a new Mafia game is indeed in development. The catch is that you may have to wait a few years before the company provides a trailer for it.

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Roman Hladik, General Manager for Hangar 13, shared what little news there is at this stage of design and development. The best he could do was let us know that the company is working on a new Mafia game, reflecting on how well the Mafia Trilogy was received. Also, he happened to mention that it was all for the fans.

A few months ago, Hangar 13 needed to let some staff go when Mosaic and Volt projects both received red lights, promptly cancelling them. With more jobs on the line, the company quickly made a plan for a project code-named Nero. It’s not clear if project Nero will become the new Mafia prequel, but it’s also working on a new title called Hammer featuring tennis.

With new technology available these days, maybe this will give Hangar 13 and Take-Two time to develop something epic for the game. It’s only at the start of the design cycle, but finding the funds for new investments may be an issue for the company. If it wasn’t obvious before, these gaming businesses will need to pull something magnificent from the gaming development hat.

new Mafia game in development

Rockstar has recently started hunting for new employees for GTA 6, which might spur Hangar 13 to get started with the Mafia prequel. Both game brands have similar features, although Mafia has a more relaxed pace with Noir themes. However, the Take-Two company will have to deal with fewer staff.

Shaun M Jooste

Shaun M Jooste

I live in South Africa, Cape town, as a father of two children. I've been gaming almost all my life, with plenty of experience writing reviews and articles on the latest titles. With 15 years of experience in local government performing Facilities Management functions, I moved towards becoming CEO of my own company, Celenic Earth Publications, which serves to publish author's books, including my own. I'm a published author of horror and fantasy novels, while I also dabble in game and movie scriptwriting.

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