Serious Sunday: SQEX withdraws from IO Interactive: What this means for IOI & the HITMAN franchise
4This week, Luke recaps what we currently know about this week's sad announcement that Square Enix has withdrawn from HITMAN developer IO Interactive, why it happened despite HITMAN 2016 being a subjective hit, and what the whole situation will mean for both the studio and their long-running series. He looks at the state of a studio living under a publisher's umbrella, and the numbers around the sales of their flagship project.
Other bad studio news:
Who cries for Crytek? - Staff quitting, possible bankruptcy, the future of Cryengine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM1vQO1UtRw&index=43&list=PLacwSBKCWdF_Falvwmu9szmMc_Z7rXN2y
We cry for Crytek - Update: Studio closures, Star Citizen moving to Lumberyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8bSuiQV1ik&index=44&list=PLacwSBKCWdF_Falvwmu9szmMc_Z7rXN2y
Watch more Serious Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLacwSBKCWdF_Falvwmu9szmMc_Z7rXN2y
Serious Sunday is a freeform, sometimes roundtable discussion between the members of Level 0 NPCs, where a specific topic is pre-selected by the group to be explored and discussed at length. Each of the NPCs approach the topic from both the perspective of a seasoned, die-hard gamer, and as creators of games themselves. Part freeform review, part critical analysis, part video game book club, Serious Sunday is where the NPCs take a step back and take a moment to give a serious look at something that is important to the industry, or games in general.
Background video for this week's episode is HITMAN, © Square Enix & IO Interactive