After Xbox Pulls Funding, Hitman Dev Is Closing A Studio And Laying People Off
IO Interactive is closing its Istanbul studio and laying off staff after Xbox withdrew funding for its upcoming RPG, Project Fantasy. The studio has regained full ownership of the project and its IP, but these cuts were deemed necessary for the company's long-term future and to focus on its core internal titles.
- Entities
- Game: 007: First Light
- Game: Hitman
- Topic: Funding
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Studio Closure
- Company: Xbox
- Game: Project Fantasy
- Company: Io Interactive
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