Square Enix may be getting rid of IO Interactive, but there is a possibility that Hitman will manage will to live on at the publisher. SE president Yosuke Matsuda addressed the franchise’s potential future apart from IO by stating that his company is negotiating with prospective external investors capable of ensuring that the franchise (and other titles, such as Kane & Lynch) carry on. Does this mean we will see Hitman from a different developer?



Because the firm is engaged in the development of Hitman and other renowned titles, we are negotiating with prospective external investors capable of ensuring that these titles carry on.” That last bit is where the promising news comes in. Whether it sells the Hitman IP rights along with IO or is willing to license them out, there’s apparently a willingness on Square Enix’s part to allow Hitman to continue. As for the other “renowned titles,” IO is also the developer of the Kane & Lynch series. It is–or was–also at work on a new IP.

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