IO Interactive, which is mainly known for developing the Hitman series, is expanding its presence in the market
What is known
IOI Brighton already has a small team thatdistinguishes it from previous new developer studios that started from scratch. The Brighton-based team is currently working on Project Fantasy, an exclusive fantasy online cinematic for Xbox that was officially confirmed in development this year.
Of course, IOI Brighton will gradually increase its team in the coming months, recruiting more talent and starting to work on the James Bond game known as Project 007.
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak told GameIndustry:
“This studio is designed for all projects.We work a little differently than other companies. They are more like “this studio is working on this project” or “this studio is performing some elements of this project”. In our studios, projects take center stage. This means that everyone, no matter what studio or country they are from, can work crosswise on different projects. It's not like in Istanbul they're working on 007 and in Brighton they're only doing Project Fantasy… they can all work on different projects…”.
Abrak also stated that IO Interactive plans tocontinue to expand and plans to increase the total number of employees across all five studios to over 400 within the next 18 months. Now the total number exceeds 300 employees.