IO splitting focus, tackling new IP after Hitman: Absolution
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IO Interactive, the studio that's steered the Hitman franchise since the beginning, will take one hand off the wheel and gulp a new IP Slurpee after Hitman: Absolution ships. Speaking to Gamasutra, studio honcho Niels Jorgensen says that the IO team will split focus, collaborating on a new Hitman with the Square Enix studio in Montreal while working on a new IP.
Jorgensen has very little to share about the new IP, but does say that it'll be somewhat in line with IO's DNA of dark humor and antiheroes. Hopefully, IO can find a happy medium between the stylish seriousness of Hitman and the sub-par vulgarity of Kane and Lynch.
Three of IO's employees will move from Copenhagen to Montreal to direct the team and assist in communications between the two studios, developing a game that's "faithful to the Hitman experience."
Jorgensen has very little to share about the new IP, but does say that it'll be somewhat in line with IO's DNA of dark humor and antiheroes. Hopefully, IO can find a happy medium between the stylish seriousness of Hitman and the sub-par vulgarity of Kane and Lynch.
Three of IO's employees will move from Copenhagen to Montreal to direct the team and assist in communications between the two studios, developing a game that's "faithful to the Hitman experience."
Reader Comments (11)
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 10:45AM Pure Black World Tendency said
Next game confirmed
Hitwoman: Confusion
Hitwoman: Confusion
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 11:03AM Klearwater Killer said
"The first time you use an acronym in your document, the words should be written out with the short form placed in parentheses immediately after. This way, it's clear to the readers exactly what the letters mean."
I found this for you. Basic writing day one.
I found this for you. Basic writing day one.
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 12:20PM Captaindrek1 said
@Klearwater Killer
I have a feeling that rule was written before Google but after being a dick.
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I have a feeling that rule was written before Google but after being a dick.
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 12:59PM Klearwater Killer said
@Captaindrek1
hahaha. its called English. You'll learn one day, son.
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hahaha. its called English. You'll learn one day, son.
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 11:12AM (Unverified) said
dark humor and antiheroes sounds like they should make a breaking bad game
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 11:15AM ttcfcl said
New IP? Cmon, where's my Freedom Fighter's remake/sequel?!
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 6:33PM Liquidfingers said
@ttcfcl
this a million times. Freedom Fighters was one of my favorite games last-gen. i want an HD remake...but more than that, i want a god damned sequel. quit wasting time with Kane & Lynch, and just give us some more FF already.
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this a million times. Freedom Fighters was one of my favorite games last-gen. i want an HD remake...but more than that, i want a god damned sequel. quit wasting time with Kane & Lynch, and just give us some more FF already.
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 2:13PM SoldierShredder said
@lsly31
Oh no.
Really? Now the first posts are starting to get stupid ads???
What has the world come to...
Oh no.
Really? Now the first posts are starting to get stupid ads???
What has the world come to...
Posted: Dec 1st 2011 2:14PM Dick Socrates said
New IP? No Kane and Lynch 2?!? NOOOOOOOO!
I was sure they'd get it right the third time, or perhaps the 4th time.
I was sure they'd get it right the third time, or perhaps the 4th time.
Posted: Dec 5th 2011 1:35AM kanuj said
Freedom Fighter 2 perhaps? The first one was awesome, had great replayability.







