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In a new conversation with Eurogamer, IO Interactive CCO Christian Elverdam explained that the company will likely be taking a break from the Hitman franchise for a bit. Although new updates for Hitman 3 will likely still arrive in the future, Elverdam stated that IO Interactive is now more focused on its new James Bond video game than it is on creating a new Hitman title. As such, the series is likely going to be left dormant for a bit.
“Right now a major, major new Hitman game: that’s a little bit on hiatus as we’re building another agent fantasy that’s also taking up a lot of our time,” Elverdam said. “But obviously we’ll come back to beloved Agent 47. He’s still very much in the heart of this company.”
To know that IO Interactive isn’t looking to abandon Hitman as a whole is promising and should provide relief for those who have been hoping to see a new game come about. Still, if you’re someone who has wanted to see the announcement of Hitman 4 in the near future, it sounds like you should instead prepare yourself to be patient for the next mainline installment in the series to come about.
How do you feel about the Hitman series going away for a bit as IO Interactive looks to focus on its upcoming James Bond game? And do you think that we’ll one day end up getting a proper Hitman 4? Let me know either down in the comments or be sure to reach out to me on Twitter at @MooreMan12.
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