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 Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 19:57 Post subject: IO: half staff laid off, all games but new Hitman cancelled |
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Oh oh. There goes their "new IP", they were developing for years.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-06-17-hitman-developer-cuts-half-of-staff-refocuses-on-series
| Quote: | | Hitman: Absolution developer IO Interactive has announced cuts totaling nearly half of its current staff, as the studio refocuses on the Hitman series. A Square Enix Europe spokesperson told GamesIndustry International that all other projects in development at IO have been canceled to begin work on another Hitman title. Production director Hannes Seifert has also been named as the new studio head. |
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tonizito
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:02 Post subject: |
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So, all of their eggs are now laying in the Hitman basket, eh?
I wonder what direction the series will take now... 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:02 Post subject: |
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Maybe they'll focus on making a real Hitman game this time.
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:05 Post subject: |
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So if the next (Hitman) game tanks or fails or what to call it they might be in trouble?
(Well it sounds like they already are in trouble.)
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:07 Post subject: |
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When the next Hitman fails to make the 10 million sales Square will want from it and they close IO completely, maybe someone else can take over the franchise and take it back to its roots (highly unlikely though).
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tonizito
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:08 Post subject: |
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So, you guys seem to think that they won't derp it any further, huh? 
| boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote: | | i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then |
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:10 Post subject: |
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No I think it's a guarantee they'll derp it further. That coupled with Square's unreasonable expectations pretty much lock it in for failure, at least as far as the suits are concerned.
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 20:13 Post subject: |
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i didnt mind the gameplay of absolution (apart from the fucking ai bugs when pissed me off)... i just hope next time they give the game a decent story. absolutions story left me thinking 'meh... so what...' at the end.
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 22:12 Post subject: |
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It's a win-win situation now, at least for us. If they release a great game, that's perfect for everyone, if they don't then they're gonna get shut down and not release any other shitty games.
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Jun 2013 23:27 Post subject: |
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WaldoJ
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Jun 2013 00:48 Post subject: |
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next gen hitman is gonna be open world hitman
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WaldoJ
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no. open world. that's where next gen is heading. for some reason open world games were too few in the last gen, now every game coming out is pretty much open world. 
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Jun 2013 01:29 Post subject: |
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| DCB wrote: | | No I think it's a guarantee they'll derp it further. That coupled with Square's unreasonable expectations pretty much lock it in for failure, at least as far as the suits are concerned. |
Pretty much this, with Square being insatiable ("the game needs to sell 10 millions copies, at least!"), huge streamlinization is guaranteed. I'm not expecting anything good from that franchise, not anymore. They stabbed Agent 47 in the back. 
But they can still make a reboot! *derpaderp  * |
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Jun 2013 04:04 Post subject: |
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yeah they def gonna try and focus on selling high volumes now seeing its their only product, wich means catering to all playergroups, next hitman will be even more derp because thats what sells on the consoles
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