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Sign in to your Polygon.com account 007: First Light and Hitman developer IO Interactive has confirmed that it will be laying off staff, as well as closing its Istanbul studio, in the wake of Xbox withdrawing funding for IOI's in-development online role-playing game , Project Fantasy . …
Xbox has pulled out of a deal to fund and publish the online fantasy RPG - Project Fantasy - that's in development at Hitman and 007 First Light developer IO Interactive . …
IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series and 007 First Light, announced that it is laying off staff after a relationship with an “external partner” on its next big franchise, Project Fantasy, “has come to an end.” IO has described Project Fantasy as an “online fantasy RPG”, and Kotaku an… …
… Beyond PC porting enhancements and other functionality that come with game decompilation and recompilation projects, this also raises the possibility of GoldenEye 007 ports to unexpected platforms. …
… IO Interactive's Project Fantasy Could Be the Developer's Next Game After Hitman and 007 First Light IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak recently sat down for an interview with The Game Business Show and revealed that Project Fantasy's production is currently going according to plan. …
… 007 First Light’s Budget Is Probably Higher Than You Think According to the Danish Broadcasting Corporation , 007 First Light has been in development for seven years, and it cost a whopping DKK 1.3 billion to develop, which equates to roughly $202 million in USD. …
… It seems that despite losing the backing of Microsoft, IOI intends to soldier on with Project Fantasy. After the success of 007: First Light, I expect they won't have trouble finding a new suitor. …
… That, however, means it's readjusting its business to accommodate the ambitious RPG as well as future projects. "Following the end of our external finance partnership on Project Fantasy, IOI has regained full ownership of the project and our IP," the company's official X account shared on 7th July. …
… It's currently unknown how many employees will be affected by the layoffs, but IO Interactive has promised that it will not cancel Project Fantasy, that the changes, or "new reality" as the studio calls it, will be temporary, and that Project Fantasy will eventually "see the light of day." At the t… …
