THE STUDIO WAS SAID TO BE WORKING ON A “DRAGON-THEMED” XBOX EXCLUSIVE, IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED.
The Hitman Creator Io Interactive Has Revealed That It is Developing an Online Fantasy Role-playing Game.
The game is being developed at IO’s facilities in Copenhagen, Malmö, and Barcelona, just like previous Hitman and James Bond projects.
“We are building a new world, a new IP – an online fantasy RPG,” the company said on Tuesday. “A world and a game built from the core to entertain players and expand for many years to come.”
It added: “For many, this journey is also a deeply personal one that began long before we started making games for a living – and it started with the fantasy genre. From the ‘Fighting Fantasy’ books compelling you to choose your path, alone, against wizards, lizards, and thief kings. To the togetherness, camaraderie, agony, and delight found around the tabletop.
“For some it meant taking the role of a game master: Part storyteller, part AI opponent, part guide, part villain. For everyone around that table it meant creativity, imagination, building a world together, and a shared goal in creating a great game experience.
“This idea – that a diverse group of individuals with different skills and strengths can work together and become more than the sum of their parts – is what inspires us. It inspires the fantasy world we are building – and it inspires how we build it.”
According to a report from Windows Central in April 2021, IO and Microsoft were collaborating on a new “dragon-themed IP” that the platform owner planned to release as a first-party Xbox exclusive.
Moreover, IO is now developing a James Bond video game with an official license under the codename Project 007.
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The Freelancer mode for Hitman 3 was finally launched by IO in January after a few setbacks.
The new single-player option was unveiled as a free update and includes roguelike aspects, strategic planning, and a customizable safehouse.
