IOI Brighton therefore reinforces the existing teams in Copenhagen, Malmö, Barcelona and Istanbul. These five studios contribute to the three franchises that currently occupy IO Interactive, namely Project 007, Project Fantasy and Hitman. The fact of settling in England, in addition to bringing back good memories to the descendants of the Vikings, allows us to wink at Agent 007 who finds his native land here. The press release also indicates that this project announced in November 2020 will be “the first origin story of James Bond “.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
” We looked at Leamington Spa and Newcastle, and we thought of Edinburgh. But it seemed to us that the energy of Brighton was the right one. There are a lot of promoters, it’s very close to London and it complements our other studios very well. says CEO Hakan Abrak in a prepared interview with Games Industry. Without forgetting that IOI is definitely fond of cities bordered by the sea.
The small team already in place at IOI Brighton is currently working mainly on Project Fantasy, the group’s new RPG license, but as the team grows, it will start working on Project 007 Hakan Abrak insists: all studios will mix anyway on all projects. ” For example, the director of Hitman 3 worked from Malmö, while the executive producer was based in Copenhagen “.
IO Interactive’s staff is now close to 300 people, 100 more than in the spring of 2021. The objective is to reach the 400 employee mark in the next 12 or 18 months across all of its studios, no of the five teams not intended to have more than 100 or 150 people each.