Last week, we learned that Square Enix was looking to drop IO Interactive from its roster of studios. As of right now, Square Enix is looking to sell the studio off and as a result, there has been a lot of doubt over the future of the Hitman franchise. However, this week, a report is claiming that IO Interactive will retain the rights to its most famous series. On top of that, Hitman ‘Season Two’ is also said to be around half-way finished.

According to sources speaking with the German publication Gamestar, IO Interactive still owns all of the rights to Hitman. This will allow the studio to continue to work on its second season of Hitman content, which was apparently set for a 2018 release date. A second season of episodic Hitman content has not been ‘formally’ announced but developers working on the project have spoken openly about it in the past.


As for the future of IO Interactive financially? Currently, the studio is ‘looking for a new investor’ so hopefully a publisher with deep pockets can swoop in and save the day. At the time of writing, IO Interactive has not commented on its situation with Square Enix but the studio may issue a statement later this week.

Source: Kitguru