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Hitman 3 The office in Barcelona will be dedicated to working on an unannounced IP, as well as ongoing projects. Independent Danish developer IO Interactive has launched a studio in Barcelona to work on an "unannounced IP" as well its  Hitman franchise and  Project OO7 James Bond origin story game. The location will be the third development studio operated by the company, with its other two studios being IOI Copenhagen in Denmark and IOI Malmö in Sweden. IOI Barcelona will be in the city c...

Friday, April 16, 2021 Hitman 3 has been incredibly successful, so much so developer IO Interactive has grand plans for the future of their company. Today they announced the opening of a new studio in Barcelona, making this the third IO Interactive studio alongside IOI Copenhagen and IOI Malmö. The studio will work on “all ongoing projects and universes,” including a new unannounced IP. Details on the brand new IP are yet to be revealed, although we do know it’s in active development. In...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 News, reviews, a silly quiz that usually makes two men very cross: The PC Gaming Weekspot is RPS weekly podcast that recaps the last seven days in PC gaming. Ever since the demo failed to wow people back in February, it was pretty clear that Outriders had a ceiling. Not an outrageously low ceiling, but a ceiling nonetheless. Still, even with launch issues a lack of anything extraordinary, its actually a pretty decent video game. But, before myself an...

Hitman dev IO Interactive has revealed that the once cash-strapped studio received "really, really attractive" acquisition offers.

Thursday, April 08, 2021 When IO Interactive became independent in 2017, they attracted a lot of interest from companies wanting to buy them out. According to IGN, of the many propositions these companies had, one of them was to make Hitman a free-to-play game, but this didn’t align with IO’s own vision of their game’s future. Instead the studio remained independent and grew the franchise themselves. The latest update to that franchise comes in the form of the Season of Greed roadmap for...

Screenshot by Gamepur IO Interactive is not a stranger when it comes to including references and Easter eggs in the Hitman games. Near the launch of Hitman 3, a secret exit from the Berlin mission was found that is a direct reference to the film Fire in the Sky. Months later, and the devoted assassin community has found another secret Easter egg exit on the same map that references one of the most beloved movies of the 1980s. Here is how you can pull off the E.T. secret exit in Berlin. To start...

Last month, IO Interactive announced the Seven Deadly Sins premium expansion for Hitman 3, which kicked off with the first act, Greed, featuring a new escalation with themed items and costumes. To coincide with the upcoming expansions, the Danish developer has switched from a monthly roadmap of its free and premium content to seasons, with the first one being appropriately titled the Season of Greed. In addition to the aforementioned Greed DLC and the ongoing Berlin Egg Hunt which continues to ...

Hitman series on hold as IO Interactive focus on James Bond game PC Performance Tools Agent 47 has been around the world on many different assignments, and the latest reboot trilogy has been his best yet according to critics and players alike. But the infamous bald hitman will be taking a holiday after all his hard work, as IO Interactive said the series is now on hold for a bit whilst they focus on the upcoming James Bond 007 game. “ Our thinking right now is, Agent 47 deserves a bit of a...

Hitman 3s Latest Elusive Target Is A Homicidal Art Collector Agent 47 is after an art collector with a deadly habit in Hitman 3s latest Elusive Target mission. Just like the previous two games, Hitman 3 has no shortage of targets for contracts to pursue within its various stages, and this weekend will see a brand new Elusive Target roaming the Dartmoor Estate. As part of the Season of Greed, players can hunt down an obsessive and homicidal art collector by the name of Kody Haynes. Also known as...

Hitman 3 April 2021 Roadmap Revealed And Its All About Greed Part one of Hitman 3s Seven Deadly Sins DLC is now live with the Season of Greed update. Developer IO Interactive has unveiled Hitman 3s April roadmap, which features a variety of content (like new missions and weapons) for all platforms that stretches into early May. This new batch of content is called the Season of Greed and features items themed after the avaricious sin. This includes a flashy black-and-gold suit that players can d...