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Following the news that Haden Blackman, studio head and founder of Mafia 3’s developer Hangar 13, is stepping down<\/a> from the role after seven years, a new report has claimed a fourth instalment in the Mafia series is currently in early development at the studio.<\/p>\n

That’s according to Kotaku<\/a>, which reports that newly appointed studio boss Nick Baynes is leading development on a brand-new Mafia game, codenamed Nero. The project is said to be a prequel to the Mafia trilogy – which would suggest a return to the prohibition era action of the very first Mafia game, if not even earlier.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Hangar 13 will reportedly be ditching its Mafia 3 engine – used in the recent Mafia 1 remake – in favour of Unreal Engine 5. It may, however, be some time before either the studio or publisher 2K Games is ready to talk about the title, given it’s still “early in development”.<\/p>\n

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Following the news that Haden Blackman, studio head and founder of Mafia 3’s developer Hangar 13, is stepping down from the role after seven years, a new report has claimed a fourth instalment in the Mafia series is currently in early development at the studio. That’s according to Kotaku, which reports that newly appointed studio boss Nick Baynes is leading development on a brand-new Mafia game, codenamed Nero. The project is said to be a prequel to the Mafia trilogy – which would suggest a return to the prohibition era action of the very first Mafia game, if not even earlier. Additionally, Hangar 13 will reportedly be ditching its Mafia 3 engine – used in the recent Mafia 1 remake – in favour of Unreal…<\/p>\n

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