Additionally, Hangar 13 will reportedly be ditching its Mafia 3 engine – used in the recent Mafia 1 remake – in favour of Unreal Engine 5.
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.
A new Mafia game would bring Hangar 13 back to the series it’s most closely associated with following a failed attempt at establishing a big new IP.
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.