Hangar 13 confirmed last year that it had started development on the next mainline game in the Mafia franchise, but the developer might also be mapping out what the next few years will look like for its flagship franchise beyond the launch of Mafia 4 (or whatever it ends up being called). Back in May last year, it was reported that the studio was also looking to get a fifth instalment greenlit so that it could jump to its development once the fourth game was out, and a new job listing published by the developer might be point toward the same.
A job listing published on LinkedIn by Hangar 13 for the position of executive producer states that the studio is looking to recruit someone to aid with the development of “a key franchise at Hangar 13”, likely referring to Mafia. As per the job ad, the applicant will “play a vital part in the successful delivery of a major new title” as well as its post-launch content- and, interestingly enough, “future franchise planning.”
Hangar 13 was hit with a round of layoffs in May last year after the cancellation of an unannounced open world title in a new IP, following which reports claimed that the studio was looking to get multiple Mafia games greenlit in order to avoid similar issues going forward.
As for Mafia 4 itself, the game is supposedly being built on Unreal Engine 5, and as per reports, will serve as a prequel to the original Mafia and will be set in Sicily.
Leaks have claimed that Hangar 13 is also currently working on Top Spin 5, which will launch before Mafia 4.
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