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IO Interactive closes Istanbul studio, lays off staff after Xbox exits Project Fantasy deal

Posted byby Jolie Feld
July 7, 2026
2 min

IO Interactive is closing its Istanbul studio and laying off an undisclosed number of employees after Xbox withdrew its funding and publishing agreement for...

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IO Interactive confirms layoffs after Xbox pulls support for fantasy project

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 30, 2026
1 min

IO Interactive announced that it is joining the long, long list of companies laying off staff. The company revealed the circumstances behind the layoffs...

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IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios extend 007 First Light content as game sells 2.7M

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 6, 2026
2 min

IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios have announced the Year One content vision for 007 First Light as they announced the game sold 2.7...

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Jacob, the lead character of MindsEye, gets help from a drone.

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Why Build A Rocket Boy moved to self-publishing for MindsEye | Mark Gerhard interview

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 31, 2026
7 min

Recently, almost nine months after launch, IOI Partners and Build A Rocket Boy announced they ended their publishing collaboration for MindsEye. Edinburgh, Scotland-based Build...

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007 First Light has IO Interactive’s gameplay mixed with Ian Fleming’s wit

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
September 3, 2025
2 min

When I was younger, I went through a phase where I was fascinated with Ian Fleming’s espionage agent du jour, James Bond. Specifically, I...

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Marrying Hitman, 007 and MindsEye at Summer Game Fest.

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IO Interactive marries Hitman with 007 and MindsEye

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 6, 2025
3 min

IO Interactive unveiled the 007: First Light and MindsEye games at the Summer Game Fest show today. But on top of that, it announced...

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3 min

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IO Interactive’s 007: First Light stars a young, fresh James Bond

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
June 4, 2025
1 min

IO Interactive revealed its upcoming game, 007: First Light. As the name implies, the game stars a youthful James Bond, who has just joined...

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Jacob Diaz is the main character of MindsEye.

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IO Interactive teams with Build A Rocket Boy to publish MindsEye, after a ‘hell of a ride’

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 16, 2024
6 min

Hitman publisher IO Interactive is teaming up with developer Build A Rocket Boy — started by former Rockstar Games dev Leslie Benzies — to...

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Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded launches on Meta Quest 3 on September 5

Posted byby Rachel Kaser
August 30, 2024
1 min

XR Games revealed this week that it’s collaborating with IO Interactive to launch Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded on the Meta Quest 3. The title...

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Face off between Conor McGregor and Agent 47.

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MMA’s Conor McGregor joins Hitman World of Assassination

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 27, 2024
3 min

MMA fighter Conor McGregor is joining Hitman World of Assassination as a new Elusive Target today — the latest target for Agent 47, IO...

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