The founder of Hangar 13 leaves the studio after 7 years of working with her

Hayden Blackman, head of the studio and founder of Hangar 13, is leaving the company and 2K. He worked in the studio for 7 years.

What else is known

• Blackman will be replaced by Nick Baines, who has 30 years of industry leadership experience and joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to create Hanger 13 Brighton. He was responsible for launching Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia Trilogy.
• Blackman spent his first years developing games at LucasArts. He has also written several Star Wars comics, including Django Fett: Open Seasons, Star Wars: Star Fighter and Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison.
• 2K thanked "Hayden's leadership in creating Hangar 13, creating and merging teams in Novato, Brighton and the Czech Republic, and releasing several studio games and the Mafia collection."
• "Hayden Blackman is leaving the position of head of Hangar 13 to find himself in a new endeavor", - said in a 2K ad.
• “Nick Baines will head Hangar Studio 13. With 30 years of industry leadership experience, Nick joined Hangar 13 in 2018 to create Hangar 13 Brighton, and has spent the last four years developing the team., expanding the studio's capabilities and launching great projects such as Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia Trilogy »

Hangar 13 was founded in 2014 by 2K with Blackman at the helm, and Mafia 3 was the only new game the studio has released since. After that, Hangar 13 worked on a remake of the original Mafia 2020.

Source: gamespot