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News video games 12 January 2021, 10:38

author: Bart Swiatek

New Game From Mafia 3 Devs Will Offer Open-world Mix of SF and Fantasy

A lot of interesting information about the next project of Hangar 13, the devs of Mafia: Definitive Edition, appeared on the web.

IN A NUTSHELL:

  1. Job listings published by Hangar 13 suggest that the developer's next game will be an all-new, high-budget IP;
  2. The title will draw inspiration from science fiction and fantasy genres, among others;
  3. The game is to have online features, offer an interesting storyline and feature an open world;
  4. The game has been in development since 2018.

Industry analyst MauroNL published a series of posts on Twitter, devoted to the new game from studio Hangar 13 - the creators of not very well received Mafia III, as well as last year's (and much better received) remaster of the first installment, namely Mafia: Definitive Edition. The information is based on job offers published by the company. It seems that the next game from this developer will be set in a universe with elements of science fiction and fantasy.

New Game From Mafia 3 Devs Will Offer Open-world Mix of SF and Fantasy - picture #1
MauroNL posts. Source: Twitter.

The job offers quoted by on Twitter indicate that an important element of the game will be the narrative, which will probably draw inspiration from several genres.

New Game From Mafia 3 Devs Will Offer Open-world Mix of SF and Fantasy - picture #2
MauroNL posts. Source : Twitter.

It looks like the game will feature an open world and some sort of multiplayer mode or at least online features. The team also plans to develop it over a longer period of time.

New Game From Mafia 3 Devs Will Offer Open-world Mix of SF and Fantasy - picture #3
MauroNL posts. Source: Twitter.

Could it be about some kind of live-service game or MMO in a unique universe that can't be easily categorized in a single convention? At this stage it's hard to say, but work on the game in question has been going on since 2018, so it's possible that soon the developers will be ready to tell the world some details.

Hangar 13 currently has four offices located in different corners of the world: the city of Novato in California (USA), the British branch in Brighton, as well as Prague and Brno (Czech Republic). All jobs cited by MauroNL can be found here.

  1. Mafia: Definitive Edition Review – Proper Remake You Can't Miss
  2. Mafia: Definitive Edition - game guide
  3. Mafia: Definitive Edition - official website