Feature Hitman maker IO Interactive will publish the new action thriller by Leslie Benzies’ Build A Rocket Boy "We're not going to turn into the Volkswagen of publishing overnight" Oct. 16, 2024 Christopher Dring
News Former IO Interactive and Plarium devs form Chamo Games Chamo was formed in late 2023 by Zoher Toutanji and Roberto Schiavulli Aug. 7, 2024 Vikki Blake
Academy IO Interactive's mission to speed up game development | GI Sprint The Hitman developer discusses the advantages of running its own tech and how it's looking to make games 'cheaper, faster and better' June 21, 2024 Christopher Dring
News IO Interactive welcomes back Ulas Karademir as chief technology officer Exec previously spent seven years at the Hitman studio, will oversee ongoing development of Glacier engine May 15, 2024 James Batchelor
Feature James Bond games return to the UK: IO Interactive opens Brighton studio "IO will be closer to 400 people in another year or 18 months from now" July 6, 2023 Christopher Dring
News IO Interactive opens new studio in Istanbul Hitman firm's fourth branch located in Maslak district, will play a "significant role" in development of Project 007 and Project Fantasy March 15, 2023 James Batchelor
News Ubisoft, Bungie, IO Interactive and Tequila Works mobilise to deal with post-Stadia fallout UPDATE: Rockstar Games confirms that players who played Read Dead Online on Stadia can transfer their data Oct. 24, 2022 James Batchelor
News GOG responds to backlash following release of Hitman Company says it “will not tolerate review bombing” in response to online requirement for parts of the game Sept. 27, 2021 Danielle Partis
News 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 May 7, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
Feature 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 April 28, 2021 Alan Wen
Feature 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 Jan. 20, 2021 Matthew Handrahan
News 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 Jan. 18, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Hitman developer IO Interactive teases Project 007 James Bond licence emerges from stealth and will be used to tell a brand new origin story Nov. 19, 2020 James Batchelor
Stub Hitman reaches 70m lifetime players IO Interactive's venerable series debuted 20 years ago, with a new game due next year Nov. 12, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Hitman 3 will have a free next-gen uprade IO Interactive goes against the trend set by Control, NBA 2K and Call of Duty Aug. 28, 2020 Matthew Handrahan
News Hitman 3 for PC to be Epic Games Store exclusive IO Interactive's title is set to release in January 2021 Aug. 20, 2020 Marie Dealessandri
News Warner Bros partners with IO Interactive for new game Hitman partnership transformed into multi-IP deal with both IO studios involved in development Oct. 10, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News IO Interactive opens new studio in Malmö Second studio will support Hitman series and enables IOI to develop “new universes, new franchises” Jan. 16, 2019 James Batchelor
Feature 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 Sept. 6, 2018 Rebekah Valentine
News 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 June 8, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
Feature "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 Nov. 22, 2017 James Batchelor
News Hitman series in the works at streaming platform Hulu John Wick creator Derek Kolstad on board to write pilot Nov. 14, 2017 Ivy Taylor
Feature More Hitman, more control: IO Interactive on its newfound independence CEO Hakan Abrak talks about the studio's plans for the first time since its split from Square Enix Nov. 13, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
Stub Hitman tops 5 million players Newly independent IO Interactive confirms milestone for last year's franchise reboot Aug. 3, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
News IO Interactive dropping episodic SKUs for Hitman Season One Studio will no longer sell intro and upgrade pack, only complete series June 8, 2017 James Batchelor