Haden Blackman steps down as head of 2K’s Hangar 13 Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 5, 2022 2 min Haden Blackman, the longtime head of Hangar 13, is stepping down from his role and leaving 2K. That’s a big change for the studio... Continue Reading 2 min
2K’s Hangar 13 opens new studio office in the United Kingdom Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 15, 2018 3 min Hangar 13 built its rep as a triple-A game studio with 2K’s Mafia III, and now it is expanding to a fourth location with the... Continue Reading 3 min
Mafia III postmortem: How Hangar 13 made the critical decisions in the epic game’s design Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 22, 2016 16 min Mafia III is a great example of the glory and the pain of game development. The ambitious title took years to make, with the... Continue Reading 16 min
How the composers of Mafia III’s music made their memorable tunes Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 16, 2016 15 min The first thing I noticed when I played Mafia III was the music. As Lincoln Clay, the anti-hero who takes down the mob of... Continue Reading 15 min
2K launches brand new console game studio Hangar 13 Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 4, 2014 3 min Former Star Wars game creator Haden Blackman will lead a new studio in Novato, Calif. Continue Reading 3 min
Kabam acquires game studio Fearless Studios led by ex-Star Wars game developers Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2012 2 min Kabam, a maker of hardcore social games, has acquired independent game studio Fearless Studios for an undisclosed price. The deal gives Kabam more development... Continue Reading 2 min