Report: New Mafia Game in Development on Unreal Engine 5

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There hasn’t been a completely new game since 2016’s, but a new report claims that the series is coming back. This title will allegedly be a prequel and be developed in Unreal Engine 5.

Kotaku provided said report that said the game is still “early in development” and is codenamed. It’s expected to be a prequel to the trilogy and is planned to utilize Unreal Engine 5 and not the engine used for, , and. This might be for the better since all three titles were derided for their numerous bugs and poor technical performances. Moving to  after previously using a different engine also follows the trend that other studios like CD Projekt Red and Crystal Dynamics have helped set, as the next game and will be built in Epic’s engine.

Hangar 13 has had a rough time over the last few years. Its unannounced musical game, codenamed, apparently went through its own sets of troubles, according to a Kotaku report. The game’s map was purportedly in ‘s files, which people were able to extract. The team’s next title, a live-service game codenamed, was also reportedly canceled, which was revealed in a roundabout way during an earnings call. There was a third game as well, a loot-based ARPG codenamed, that was “abandoned before it was ever officially revealed.” The studio also had two rounds of layoffs, one in 2017 and one in 2018.

Moving back to is worth pointing out since the aforementioned Kotaku report from 2018 stated that the team was given a choice to do a new IP or a new title and chose the former. After three fizzled projects, it seems as though the studio is returning to something more established.

The report of a new game also came alongside an official announcement revealing the departure of some of the team’s leadership. Hangar