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Amidst a very uncertain backdrop, Io Interactive stealth game Hitman is dropping its episodic sales model. Io was put up for sale by owner Square Enix last month. Now it has announced that the various parts of Hitman’s first – and now seemingly only – season are to be condensed …

Hitman developer Io Interactive has confirmed an unspecified number of job losses. The news follows hot on the heels of the shock announcement that owner Square Enix is looking to sell the Danish studio. "Today at Io, we had to make some changes to our studio, which will allow us …

No word on potential buyers, staff or the future of Hitman franchise

A shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Hitman developer Io Interactive this morning. Square Enix has just announced that it has put the studio up for sale. Io was acquired by Eidos in 2004, which in turn was acquired by Square Enix in 2009. Io’s most recent release was …

Departing head of studio Hannes Seifert leaves Square Enix for role closer to home in Austria

Former studio production director Hakan Abrak has been appointed as the new studio head of Hitman studio Io Interactive. He replaces former studio head Hannes Seifert, who after seven years at Io Interactive has now left Square Enix to move on to pursue a new project nearer his home in …

When developer IO Interactive announced that Hitman was going episodic, it came as something of a surprise. The studio then released six episodes between March and October last year, sending the deadly Agent 47 on missions in exotic locations such as Sapienza, Marrakesh and Bangkok. In the end, the Square …

New studio includes table football, arcade machines, motion capture studio

IO Interactive has movedto a new studio in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The Hitman developer describes this new office, which features an on-site motion capture studio, as ‘open, bright and ultra-modern’. Table-football tournaments and arcade machines are also amongst the perks, the firm revealed. IO also unveiled a new, fully adaptable …

The decision to stray from the established triple-A pricing model and try something different has ultimately paid off, the developers of Hitman have said. Rather than release the complete game at full price, Io chose instead for its latest title to release it in instalments – or episodes – that …