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Hitman maker IO confirms it is working on fantasy title News Mar 1st, 2023

Hitman maker IO confirms it is working on fantasy title

Comes two years after rumours that the studio was developing such a project

GOG pulls Hitman from sale following DRM controversy News Oct 11th, 2021

GOG pulls Hitman from sale following DRM controversy

Title removed after consumers kicked off about online requirements

GOG says no to review bombing following Hitman debackle News Sep 27th, 2021

GOG says no to review bombing following Hitman debackle

Users seem to think that having to be online for some modes is "online DRM"

IO only had three months' cash flow when it went independent News Apr 29th, 2021

IO only had three months' cash flow when it went independent

CEO Abrak admits that it was a "huge risk"

Work on next Hitman game is "well underway" News Nov 7th, 2019

Work on next Hitman game is "well underway"

November update for Hitman 2 will be the last major patch apparently

Hitman developer IO Interactive opens office in Sweden News Jan 16th, 2019

Hitman developer IO Interactive opens office in Sweden

We will expand IOI to join a buzzing game developer community and bring our own unique IOI culture to this amazing town”

Here's why IO ditched Hitman's episodic structure for the Warner-published sequel News Sep 7th, 2018

Here's why IO ditched Hitman's episodic structure for the Warner-published sequel

"We wanted to break up the sequel chain a little, and it's also important for us to serve our players instead of following this trendy bubble of games-as-a-service"

IO ditches episodic model for Hitman 2 News Jun 8th, 2018

IO ditches episodic model for Hitman 2

Set to launch this November

Warner Bros website outs Hitman 2 News Jun 5th, 2018

Warner Bros website outs Hitman 2

Logo appears on the publisher's site

There’s a Hitman TV series in the works, two new Hitman games in the works News Nov 15th, 2017

There’s a Hitman TV series in the works, two new Hitman games in the works

John Wick writer on board

Hitman has 7m players, more content planned News Nov 14th, 2017

Hitman has 7m players, more content planned

Developer IO retains rights to Freedom Fighters as well as Hitman

Hitman now has more than 5m players News Aug 3rd, 2017

Hitman now has more than 5m players

Good news for a newly independent IO Interactive

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