Following its split from Square Enix last year, IO Interactive kept its flagship franchise HITMAN and seems to be working hard on future plans for the series.

In a press release today, it was announced that the independent game developer, IO Interactive, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment entered a worldwide publishing and distribution agreement for the acclaimed international video game, HITMAN. As part of this agreement, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will publish the HITMAN: Definitive Edition, which will be available in retail stores for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, Xbox One X and Xbox One beginning 18th May 2018.

The HITMAN: Definitive Edition will feature new in-game disguises for Agent 47 inspired by classic IO Interactive titles – Freedom Fighters, Kane & Lynch and Mini Ninjas – celebrating the Danish studio’s 20th anniversary, in addition to all previously released content and game updates from the first season of HITMAN™.

“We’re very excited to be working with IO Interactive, a talented studio with a long-standing legacy creating the iconic HITMAN™ games,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “The passionate, global HITMAN™ community has embraced the recent return of the series, and we’re thrilled to bring the HITMAN™: Definitive Edition to fans and new players next month.”

“We’re super excited to be working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on HITMAN and together releasing the HITMAN: Definitive Edition to new players,” said Hakan Abrak, CEO IO Interactive. “Working with a partner like WBIE means that the team at IOI can stay focused on what we’re good at, making games.”

The HITMAN: Definitive Edition will include the following content:

• IO Interactive’s 20th Anniversary Outfit Bundle – Three new outfits inspired byFreedom Fighters, Kane & Lynch and Mini Ninjas
• HITMAN Season One (Main Game) – Seven exotic locations from the first season, including Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado and Hokkaido, along with the ICA Facility
• HITMAN Game of the Year Edition Content – Four missions from the Patient Zero Campaign, three themed Escalation Contracts that unlock three unique weapons, as well as the Clown Suit, Cowboy Suit and Raven Suit from the recent Game of the Year digital release
• HITMAN Summer Bonus Episode – Featuring ICA bonus missions in Sapienza and Marrakesh
• HITMAN: Blood Money Requiem Pack – Including the Requiem Suit, Pale Duck Explosive and ICA Chrome Pistol
• All featured Contracts, Escalation Contracts, Challenge Packs and game updates fromHITMAN™ Season One and the HITMAN™ Game of the Year Edition

SOURCE: GBAtemp Inbox
HITMAN official website

 

[RedoLane]

Should I be happy or worried?

 

[leon315]

does Squere enix still own Hitman's IP right??

 

[iggy2kX]

does Squere enix still own Hitman's IP right??

No. IO bought themselves from square. That way they can continue to make Hitman with or without a publisher.

 

[farmin]

Ouch, prepare youselves for a microtransaction and loot box filled season 2.