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Podcast: IO's independence, with Hakan Abrak | GI Live Online

Hitman studio's CEO on the journey to self-publishing and achieving the vision for the World of Assassination trilogy

How IO Interactive realised its full vision for Hitman's World of Assassination trilogy | GI Live Online

CEO Hakan Abrak discusses surviving the split from Square Enix and the journey to full ownership and self-publishing

Hitman 3 | Critical Consensus

Critics applaud the end of IO Interactive's superlative trilogy, cementing Hitman's status as one of gaming's most distinctive franchises

IO Interactive assures Hitman 3 players will not have to repurchase previous entries

Previous announcements said that owners of Hitman 1 and 2 on Steam would need to buy them again on Epic Games Store

Hitman developer IO Interactive teases Project 007

James Bond licence emerges from stealth and will be used to tell a brand new origin story

Hitman reaches 70m lifetime players

IO Interactive's venerable series debuted 20 years ago, with a new game due next year

Hitman 3 will have a free next-gen uprade

IO Interactive goes against the trend set by Control, NBA 2K and Call of Duty

Hitman 3 for PC to be Epic Games Store exclusive

IO Interactive's title is set to release in January 2021

Warner Bros partners with IO Interactive for new game

Hitman partnership transformed into multi-IP deal with both IO studios involved in development

IO Interactive opens new studio in Malmö

Second studio will support Hitman series and enables IOI to develop “new universes, new franchises”

IO Interactive focusing on serving players, not games-as-a-service

Hitman 2 studio hopes departure from episodic format will be a new starting point to build its universe

IO partners with Warner Bros for Hitman 2, ditches episodic format

New game won't have the bold structure of its predecessor, will launch in November

"It's not Hitman without IO": Why Square Enix set the franchise free

President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda tells GamesIndustry.biz the reasons behind the surprise split with IO Interactive

Hitman series in the works at streaming platform Hulu

John Wick creator Derek Kolstad on board to write pilot

Hitman tops 5 million players

Newly independent IO Interactive confirms milestone for last year's franchise reboot

IO Interactive dropping episodic SKUs for Hitman Season One

Studio will no longer sell intro and upgrade pack, only complete series

Square Enix looking to move Hitman with IO Interactive

Publisher negotiating with potential buyers who could keep franchise going

Jobs lost at IO Interactive as Square Enix searches for buyer

An unspecified number of the Hitman studio's workforce has left the company in the wake of surprise news from publisher

IO Interactive names new studio head

Former studio production director Hakan Abrak to lead Hitman team

IO Interactive rebuilds studio for new era of digital games development

Hitman company also has a new logo