Talented UK-based team of independent
developers joins the critically acclaimed studio behind Mafia
III
2K and Hangar 13 – the critically acclaimed storytellers and
developer of Mafia III – today announced the expansion of Hangar 13
in Brighton, United Kingdom, furthering the studio’s efforts to tap
into the world’s most talented development pools and build a
globally diverse team. This new office will be headed by UK game
development veteran Nick Baynes, and will collaborate with the
teams in Novato, CA and Czech Republic across all aspects of
development on all future Hangar 13 projects.
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“We’re incredibly excited to welcome Nick and the Brighton team
into our growing Hangar 13 family,” said Haden Blackman, global
studio head of Hangar 13. “The new office allows us to tap into the
rich game development talent pool throughout the United Kingdom and
Europe and will lead to better, more diverse games that resonate
with the widest possible audience.”
Baynes, general manager of the Brighton office, brings 25-years
of game development and studio management experience to Hangar 13.
Many of those years were spent at Black Rock Studio as the game
director on Split/Second, working alongside other colleagues who
have since joined Hangar 13, including Novato-based Vice President
of Development, Andy Wilson. As a resident of Brighton for more
than 17 years, Baynes is intimately familiar with the game
development scene in the South East UK and will bring that
knowledge to bear as he begins recruiting for the new office.
“The UK has some of the most talented game developers in the
world and I couldn’t be more excited to work with Andy again to
build a world class team in Brighton and help forge the future of
Hangar 13,” says Nick Baynes, general manager of Hangar 13’s office
in Brighton. “If you’re an experienced game developer looking to
join a passionate AAA studio, we want to hear from you.”
Hangar 13 is currently working on an unannounced AAA project for
2K and will continue to scale in both the U.S. and Europe at a pace
consistent with the development of the game. For more information
about Hangar 13, or to apply to work for the studio in the U.S.,
UK, or Czech Republic, please visit www.hangar13games.com.
Hangar 13 is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO). For more information
about 2K, please visit www.2k.com.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer
of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. The
Company develops and publishes products principally through its
wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, as well as its new
Private Division label. In addition, Take-Two owns Social
Point, a leading developer of mobile games. Our products are
designed for console systems and personal computers, including
smartphones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail,
digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.
The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the
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About 2K
Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive
entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems
and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which
are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online
platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in
today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action,
role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.
The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in
the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar
13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality
titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™,
Mafia, and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization
series, Evolve™, Battleborn®, the popular WWE 2K franchise
and NBA 2K, the highest rated* annual sports title of
this console generation.
*According to 2008 - 2018 Metacritic.com
About Hangar 13
Headquartered next to 2K in Novato, California, with offices in
Brighton, UK, Prague and Brno, Czech Republic, Hangar 13 is the
globally diverse game development studio behind the organized crime
drama Mafia III. With a team of world class storytellers and game
developers, Hangar 13 aims to use its own proprietary technology to
advance the art of player-driven experiences, creating games that
will become industry benchmarks.
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