IO Interactive has assured followers that there can be extra Hitman adventures, and the group is keen to return to the franchise.
IO Interactive’s total historical past is constructed on the again of Agent 47 and the Hitman franchise. The studio has explored different video games like Freedom Fighters and Kane and Lynch, however Hitman has been ol’ dependable for the Danish developer. By the tip of this month, IO Interactive may have developed and launched 13 video games over the course of 26 years, with 007 First Gentle being the newest. Hitman makes up greater than half of the studio’s launched video games. Many have questioned whether or not or not the studio’s newfound fascination with James Bond will lead to Hitman’s demise, however that is not the case.
IO Interactive has famous many occasions through the years that Hitman stays an essential a part of the studio’s future, however it will likely be some time earlier than a model new sport is launched. In a new interview with The Game Business, IOI CEO Hakan Abrak revealed that he’s excited to return to the franchise sooner or later.
Abrak famous that though it has been 5 years because the final Hitman sport, it’s not as a result of they’re making an attempt to neglect it, however extra so as a result of they’ve been constructing two model new video games from the bottom up. 007 First Gentle may be very totally different from Hitman in some ways, requiring them to spend further time laying the muse. IOI can be growing a fantasy sport, which is “very, very far” alongside, and on the other finish of the spectrum for IOI’s regular skillset.
“We’re trying ahead to entering into the weeds on Hitman once more,” mentioned Abrak. “There hasn’t been air for that, for stepping into, constructing in techniques from the bottom up. However relaxation assured, we can not wait to get into the engine room and improve, invent, and innovate Hitman for you guys once more.”
It is unclear what the way forward for Hitman could appear like, however IOI is clearly extraordinarily skilled in refining and increasing upon that system. The added expertise with 007 First Gentle can also enable IOI to get a bit extra formidable and fine-tune some weaker areas of the Hitman expertise, resembling fight. Though fight is not the main target of Hitman, it might be nice to see it punched up in a future sport simply to make it a extra viable technique.
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