Haden Blackman steps down as head of 2K’s Hangar 13

Haden Blackman, the longtime head of Hangar 13, is stepping down from his role and leaving 2K. That is a significant adjust for the studio that has been producing Mafia game titles for Get-Two Interactive’s 2K label.

Nick Baynes, studio head of Hangar 13 Brighton in the United Kingdom, will just take over as the new head of the studio, 2K declared.

Blackman, a previous LucasArts recreation creator, started off Hangar 13 in Novato, California, in 2014. Blackman’s staff oversaw the creation of the acclaimed title Mafia III. It was a buggy recreation, but I beloved the story. The studio also posted a remake of the unique Mafia trilogy. As it expanded, Hangar 13 opened a new studio locale in Brighton, England, in 2018.

Here’s the internal interaction introduced by 2K.

Hello team,

It’s with blended feelings that I share with you a number of management updates from Hangar 13.

Haden Blackman is stepping down as Studio Head of Hangar 13, and is leaving the firm to go after his enthusiasm at a new endeavor. We are grateful for Haden’s management in setting up Hangar 13, making and uniting teams in Novato, Brighton and Czech, and releasing numerous studio-defining Mafia video games and collections. What Haden served establish will keep on to have forward and mature for many years to appear. We help all of our employees pursuing their passions, and we wish nothing at all but the ideal for him in what is upcoming.

Nick Baynes, Studio Head of Hangar 13 Brighton will consider over as Studio Head of Hangar 13. With 30 several years of industry leadership encounter, Nick joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to build Hangar 13 Brighton, and has invested the past four a long time expanding the team, constructing up the studio’s capabilities, and launching great assignments like Mafia: Definitive Edition and the Mafia Trilogy.

I hope you will be part of me in thanking Haden and wishing him the best, and congratulating Nick on a very well-deserved advertising. Whilst adjust can be difficult, it can also breed new prospects and results.

We are self-assured the studio is in good arms heading into the several tasks now underneath way, and the staff has 2K’s full assist.

2K