Instead he began work on a new IP called Rhapsody, Kotaku reported in 2018, but that project never materialized. The studio expected to make Mafia IV, but those plans were prescribed. The game came out in 2016, but it didnвЂ™t reach the Metacritic score or sales figures that parent company Take-Two had hoped for. Hangar 13 was founded by 2K Games in 2014 and announced Mafia III a year later. The cancellation of the project affects nearly 200 people, sources told Kotaku. вЂњ2K also assured me that the company believes H13 can deliver critical and commercial success and that we will start developing future projects soon.вЂќ вЂњWe are confident that there are plenty of opportunities for H13 employees to work on other games in development, both at H13 and across the label,вЂќ he wrote. вЂњI know this is probably a shock, but I wanted you to hear it from me first and provide context.вЂќД«lackman wrote that, despite extensive internal testing, Take-Two had determined that the development costs amid the current вЂњindustry challengesвЂќ would make it вЂњcommercially impracticalвЂќ.

вЂњWhile the Hangar 13 name and working title of Volt are not being shared publicly, T2 announces today that 2K has made the difficult decision to halt development on the project,вЂќ studio head and founder Haden Blackman wrote in an email to the staff, according to a copy viewed by Kotaku. The decision to cancel it took some studio developers by surprise and raises concerns about possible layoffs. Sources tell Kotaku that the game was to be a live service, a third-person action game in the wake of Destiny, developed by Hangar 13 called Volt. Take-Two revealed today in its earnings call with investors that it has canceled an unannounced $ 53 million project. 'But at the end of the day, if we make people think about race and we make people think about what's happening today, I think we've done something that very few games have done.' 'We're not so naive as to think that a single game could cure racism - and that was never our intent,' Blackman says. 'The idea that a studio would even consider investing the resources, the time, the human capital to develop a game like Mafia III,' he says, 'that's a really interesting approach to what the gaming world and experience might look like.'ДЄnd Blackman, the creative director, says he's proud of the game sparking important dialogue. Watkins says Mafia III could be a harbinger for the industry. 'The industry has really failed in certain ways to catch up.' 'The statistics are shifting and telling us that who plays games is no longer this imagined idea of the white straight able-bodied adolescent male who is at home in their parents' basement,' says Edmond Chang, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Oregon. 'The way that it evokes the time and still resonates today speaks to many things, just in general in our world right now.'ДЄll Tech Considered Aisha Tyler Tells Us The Real Problem With Gaming And Diversity

'Being able to have him as this 'voice of the people' in the city, especially of the marginalized, specifically black community, at the time - it's one of those things that really helps tie things together,' says Senior Writer Ed Fowler. The writers cited 'The Ballot or the Bullet,' speech from April of '64 by Malcolm X as a primary influence.ДЄn invisible character by the name of 'The Voice' delivers evidence of this research: As a radio personality, he often speaks directly to the player, providing critical commentary and analysis of the prejudice and injustices within this reimagined narrative. Buckley from 1965 and Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War. The writers say they did extensive research, studying films, documentaries and literature, including The Trials of Muhammad Ali The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 the James Baldwin debates with William F.

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