Square Enix Montreal to develop next Hitman game

#1 Posted by Rainbowkisses (382 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

It looks like after Absolution IO is handing the franchise over to a new developer.

Overall I feel pretty optimistic about this. IO Interactive has had a good history with the franchise but I am interested in what possible directions a new developer might take the series. This will be the first game developed by Square Enix Montreal, but game director, Karsten Lund, has worked on the previous Hitman games, which makes me feel like this franchise is in the right hands.

I know this is old news but I just found out about it.

#2 Posted by Fredchuckdave (1722 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

Yay Eidos

#3 Posted by Oldirtybearon (3103 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

man that studio must be busy.

Thief 4, the next Deus Ex, and now the Absolution sequel?

Realistically I'm not getting Deus Ex 2 for five years am I :(

#4 Posted by iAmJohn (5781 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

So much for Thiaf, I guess.

#5 Edited by SlashDance (1217 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

I don't think Square Enix Montréal and Eidos Montréal are the same studio.

#6 Posted by ChaosDent (191 posts) - 6 months, 11 days ago

@Oldirtybearon said:

man that studio must be busy.
Thief 4, the next Deus Ex, and now the Absolution sequel?
Realistically I'm not getting Deus Ex 2 for five years am I :(

I dug another link down from the first article to discover that Square Enix Montreal is not Eidos Montreal. If this article is still correct, the team running the new Hitman will not be the same as the one that gave us Human Revolution.