IO Interactive's Thomas Howalt

IO Interactive is best known for the acclaimed and best-selling Hitman series, but last year it also released brand new property Kane & Lynch: Dead Men with publishing partner Eidos. The title received mixed reviews, but was also dragged into controversy following a bad score on US website GameSpot, and the departure shortly after of the game's reviewer. At the recent Nordic Game event in Sweden, GamesIndustry.biz sat down with a relaxed Thomas Howalt, business development director at IO Interactive, to discuss the creation of new IP, the ever maturing industry, and the effect critics have on a game studio.

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