Hitman developer IO Interactive will reveal a “new project” tomorrowNov 18, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the original Hitman game, Codename 47. It’s a date that the creators of the series appear to be acknowledging by revealing a “new project” on that day. We already know that Hitman 3 is coming out in January, and that it’s going to be the final instalment of the “World of Assassination” trilogy. So what else could it be? (more…) Hitman dev IO making new IP after AbsolutionDec 1, 2011 - EurogamerDanish Hitman developer IO Interactive will work on new IP following the completion of Hitman Absolution. That's what studio head Niels Sorensen is reported to have told Gamasutra. There was, however, no mention of what this new IP will be. Sorensen explained that after Hitman Absolution, released next year, part of IO will go on to collaborate with new studio Square Enix Montreal on a brand new next-gen Hitman game. The rest of IO, Sorensen said, will begin work on the new IP. "When people work on the same IP for some time, I believe that there's a sort of creative drain," Sorensen told Gamasutra. "Thankfully we managed to make sure we keep focusing on different IPs and keeping people fresh." "We've built an incubation department whose focus is work on new IP and prototypes, and all sorts of things for existing and new IP. And that's a really interesting sort of secret place where they cook up a lot of new things." IO has tried new IP for much of this seventh generation of consoles. The last Hitman game released was Blood Money in 2006, which was a last-gen game tarted up for Xbox 360. And what fun it was. After Blood Money, IO embarked on gritty new co-op shooter Kane & Lynch. The series started confidently in 2007 with Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, but plummeted below average with sequel Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days in 2010. In between the Kane & Lynch games, IO tried yet another new tack: kid-friendly action game Mini Ninjas, which was forgettable but enjoyable. So, where will IO go next? Midweek Madness - Kane & Lynch/Hitman Bundle 75% off!Sep 6, 2011 - AnnouncementPick up the Hitman and Kane & Lynch titles in one awesome pack for 75% off during the Midweek Madness Sale! Individual titles are also available at 66% off. Offer Ends Thursday at 4pm Pacific Time. Square Enix Week Sale - Day 6Feb 19, 2011 - AnnouncementToday's deal is The Kane & Lynch franchise consisting of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and its downloadable content -- all at a hefty 75% off. Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time. As always, you can go 'all in' with Square Enix Complete Pack that includes everything Square Enix has to offer on Steam today at an even higher discount rate! Complete Pack deal will be available through Feb. 20th, 2011.
