Hitman developer Io Interactive has confirmed an unspecified number of job losses. The news follows hot on the heels of the shock announcement that owner Square Enix is looking to sell the Danish studio. "Today at Io, we had to make some changes to our studio, which will allow us …
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No word on potential buyers, staff or the future of Hitman franchise
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A shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Hitman developer Io Interactive this morning. Square Enix has just announced that it has put the studio up for sale. Io was acquired by Eidos in 2004, which in turn was acquired by Square Enix in 2009. Io’s most recent release was …
Read More »Potentially super-niche RPG Nier: Automata has achieved some definitely not niche sales numbers. Square Enix has announced that it has shipped 1m copies of the game across both physical and digital. It is currently available on PS4 and PC. The RPG has done very well critically, too, hitting 89 per …
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Read More »Japanese RPG specialist Square Enix has not only announced a brand new RPG, but also a new studio to make it. The game is currently going by the name Project Prelude Rune. It is being made by a new Tokyo developer called Studio Istolia. ‘Istolia’ apparently originates from the Greek …
Read More »There’s bad news for Xbox One fans hoping for a port of upcoming Square Enix RPG Nier Automata. The Express reports that the game’s producer Yosuke Saito told it that there are currently no plans to release on this platform”, adding: "The main reason for this is that the Japanese …
Read More »Square Enix and Marvel have announced a new multi-game partnership that will kick off with a project surrounding The Avengers. Both companies announced the partnership on social media this afternoon, releasing a teaser trailer (below) along with the hash-tag #Reassemble. The multi-year, multi-game licensing agreement will see games being developed …
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