2K Games hints at unannounced remake of Mafia franchise

Hangar 13, recently released Top Spin 2K25, creating a new entry in Mafia franchise
An undated image of 2K poster. — 2K Newsroom
An undated image of 2K poster. — 2K Newsroom

2K Games, an American video game publisher, is unfolding an unannounced remake of one of its franchises. The hints began when MP1st spotted on a LinkedIn resume of a 2K Games 3D artist and Motion Capture Animator. 

  • New Mafia game
  • New BioShock game
  • Supermassive Games project codenamed Erebus (and cancelled)
  • Upcoming Unannounced Remake 

Hangar 13 (which recently released Top Spin 2K25) was creating a new entry in the Mafia franchise. Studio General Manager Roman Hladík confirmed this in August 2022, when the series was celebrating its twentieth anniversary. 

“I'm happy to confirm we've started work on an all-new Mafia project! While it's a few years away and we can't share anything more right now, we're excited to keep working on this beloved franchise and to entertain our players with new stories”. 

Previously, the new instalment in the dystopian first-person shooter franchise was announced in late 2019, yet Cloud Chamber is still stepping up recruitment for the project. Additionally, the third project is interesting as Supermassive Games partnered with 2K Games to make The Quarry, which launched in June 2022. 

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It seems like they were creating another game codenamed Erebus, while it was ultimately cancelled, which may explain the studio's massive layoffs of a third of its staff a few months ago. 

The Mafia already got a remake of the first game and a remaster of the second game. In addition, BioShock received remasters as part of the trilogy collection. Perhaps Gearbox's next Borderlands game rumoured to be revealed at Summer Game Fest 2024 but wasn't there after all, is a remake of the first one.