One of the leaders of the Hangar 13 studio has just resigned from 2K to join the ranks of another box.
After being the head of the Hangar 13 studio, which he himself founded in 2014 as a branch of 2K, Haden Blackman decided to look elsewhere.
2K loses one of its leaders
The man indeed wishes to “pursue his passion in a new company”, although at the time of writing these lines we do not know which one.
Under his direction, the studio Hangar 13 mainly worked on the Mafia series. First with Mafia 3, a slightly average game, then on the different remastered versions of the trilogy. To announce his departure, 2K split a press release thanking him for his work.
We are grateful for Haden’s leadership in creating Hangar 13, building and uniting teams in Novato, Brighton and Czech, and releasing several studio-defining Mafia games and collections. What Haden helped build will continue to continue and grow in the years to come. We support all our employees in the pursuit of their passions, and we wish them only the best for the future.
Nevertheless for Hangar 13, business continues and Nick Baynes replaces Blackman at the helman industry veteran with more than 30 years in the boots business, who joined the studio in 2018 and notably worked on the remakes of Mafia and Mafia 2.
Nick Baynes, Head of Studio at Hangar 13 Brighton, will take over as Head of Studio at Hangar 13. With 30 years of industry leadership experience, Nick joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to establish Hangar 13 Brighton, and has spent the past four years growing the team, building studio capacity and launching great projects like Mafia: Definitive Edition and the Mafia Trilogy. We’re confident the studio is in good hands for the multiple projects underway, and the team has 2K’s full support.
