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’s a major transform for the studio that has been making Mafia video games for Consider-Two Interactive’s 2K label.

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

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

Here’s the internal conversation launched by 2K.

Hi group,

It’s with combined emotions that I share with you several management updates from Hangar 13.

Haden Blackman is stepping down as Studio Head of Hangar 13, and is leaving the organization to pursue his passion at a new endeavor. We are grateful for Haden’s management in creating Hangar 13, developing and uniting teams in Novato, Brighton and Czech, and releasing many studio-defining Mafia games and collections. What Haden assisted create will keep on to carry forward and mature for decades to occur. We guidance all of our workforce pursuing their passions, and we desire nothing but the finest for him in what’s subsequent.

Nick Baynes, Studio Head of Hangar 13 Brighton will acquire more than as Studio Head of Hangar 13. With 30 decades of business leadership practical experience, Nick joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to build Hangar 13 Brighton, and has put in the previous 4 decades developing the group, creating up the studio’s abilities, and launching marvelous jobs like Mafia: Definitive Edition and the Mafia Trilogy.

I hope you’ll be a part of me in thanking Haden and wishing him the finest, and congratulating Nick on a effectively-deserved advertising. While alter can be tough, it can also breed new possibilities and good results.

We are self-confident the studio is in wonderful hands heading into the several assignments presently below way, and the crew has 2K’s whole help.

2K