IO Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak, believes that the key to surviving your studio in an increasingly unstable game industry is in a pan … literally.
In a heartfelt interview for BusinessAbrak confirmed the upcoming game of Bond IO, 007 First litheHe will employ the Hitman model to keep fans of commitment while maintaining development costs, because the studio has acquired “a lot of experience now from the world of murder, and a lot of experience in how to expand the impressions for one player, providing the desired free content to players.”
“Not being too precise, Hitman 2016 … Let’s assume that it was a game worth $ 100 million. Hitman 2 was $ 60 million. Hitman 3 had $ 20 million. And Hitman 3 was the highest metabrit. It was 85, 84 and 87 metacritic” – he added. “And he had very unique new locations.”
While, according to his own party, “a larger investment in a bond”, the director is convinced that “longevity” will be built into production.
“If at some point we look at the continuation, who knows? At IO we really have, a really good way to performance. It’s extremely important to us.
“The first goal with the first lithe 007 is to go out with the best possible, most influential journey for players. Again, without giving too much details, you can expect that we will apply some of our teachings from the world of murder at Bond.” I will definitely count the number of toilets we see …
James Bond Io Interactive was played first announced in 2020 As a project 007. From OFF IO he said that he was developing the fresh history of James Bond and a completely original work, and not everything that happened after the events of any specific film.
It wasn’t until June 2025 that PlayStation State of Play Broadcast for the first time we looked at the first light 007. In 2026. In 2026, the incarnation of James Bond First Light was involved in the tragedy of childhood, which left him an orphan at the age of 11, after which he spent the rest of his childhood in various British schools with Internate. Later we see Bond as a young recruit in Royal Navy, from which MI6 recruits him.
Recently, the general director of IO Interactive, Hakan Abrak, said he hopes that 007 the first light will be The beginning of the new game trilogyHowever, unfortunately, a beloved studio Hitman franchise is during the break While IO is working on this game. We also learned that in addition to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, 007 The first light receives the Nintendo Switch 2 edition.
As for Hitman? It is not entirely Of course abandoned. And He just announced that the cooper mode For games and Mads Mikkelsen will repeat its iconic role in the Royale casino as a elusive goal. But about Hitman’s new games, The franchise has been officially staying since 2023.
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