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IO Interactive Project 007 and Project Dragon set release after March 2025
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So what are they doing in the meantime? Hitman 3 has content done right? Will they really release nothing until 2025? Or am I forgetting something?
This news is exactly why Dragon hasn't been announced yet. It occupies a similar zone as Contraband and Diablo IV, so they will wait until those games are out and we are closer to Dragon launching before releasing. There's also the Monster Hunter-style game being made by Certain Affinity.
Hitman 3 has a rougelike mode coming later this year. One free bonus mission is planned but unannounced, too.
They literally just released a new map for Hitman 3 and are working on the Freelancer mode.
Ahh, I must've misread something awhile back. I thought they said they were done with Hitman updates
When Jez first reported on Dragon, he wasn't even sure if the game had been greenlit. Clearly it has been now, but it probably started pre-production around the time Hitman 3 launched and they started their second studio. That was only a year or two ago. 5-6 years is pretty standard for big new IPs these days.
Eh? 4-5+ years of development is common for AAA sequels, never mind this game which will be a brand new property for IOI.
Only way it would be coming soon is if it was basically little more than a Hitman reskin, and they aren't going to do that.
Probably the last year on pre-production/concepting - coming up with their take on James Bond/story and all that - they were still hiring for senior roles on that game this year so don't think it really hit its stride til recently, new IP, all new assets etc... probably more ambitious than they were with Hitman graphically and mechanically, 2025 seems reasonable - though I kind of hopiumed that 2024 might be possible
Wait between Bond stuff is always a lot, at least I'm glad we're gonna get a game to keep us waiting for the next movie lol
Joking aside, her role in NTTD was low-key the best part of the film. I know there was some talk years back that Eon was thinking about a bond spinoff. A TV show or film about De Armas characters exploits could easily be the best thing from the Bond franchise since Casino Royale. At least it would be new and interesting
What choices do they have?
"IOI is known for Hitman" and nothing else, how are you going to attract talent if they don't know you are working on Bond or an massive RPG?
You'd like to think that part of their contract allows for some creative license for IO and process for dealing with disputes fairly. You'd like to think.
Mega excited for Project Dragon. Sounds right up my alley.
IOI never disappointed in the past so I'm confident that we'll enjoy a banger in 2025 or beyond. Shame that it'll take that long tho.
IOI never disappointed in the past so I'm confident that we'll enjoy a banger in 2025 or beyond. Shame that it'll take that long tho.
I'd definitely be down for more of that, yeah. I think Amazon are looking at Bond spinoffs now?
Not that surprising given that they're shifting away from the Hitman system that made the last few games of there's easy to develop on.
That said, not surprising given Covid, staffing, and the litany of other challenges game devs are now facing.
That said, not surprising given Covid, staffing, and the litany of other challenges game devs are now facing.
Apparently they loved IO's pitch, which was one where combat wasn't the driving force. Imagine a 007 game that's a suit only Hitman game and that already sounds far more interesting than the types of games this IP has devolved into.
IO's been given the green light to make their own Bond. It's not tying in with any film or actor. That's a pretty big creative get, isn't it?
Also unless I'm mistaken here, isn't IO working on a multiplayer game too? Is this Project Dragon?
IO Interactive may be working with Xbox on an exclusive fantasy RPG, codenamed 'Project Dragon'
More games for the Xbox.
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Good, make it a proper late current-gen offering. I can't imagine how complex their worlds can be with SSD-as-standard target platforms.
It'll be worth the wait.
It'll be worth the wait.
Was it? only know that xbox is publishing it (and that is the earlier rumour i heard about, too)
I swear I remember a thread, maybe a year or so ago maybe even longer where it was being speculated that Rockstar was working on a medieval game.
Found it:
Rockstar might be working on a new IP set in the Medieval time period
New rumours suggest Rockstar Games could be working on a brand new IP for the next-generation of consoles that's set in a European medieval time period. A now edited Linkedin post from Rockstar character artist Pawas Saxena point to Project Medieval - a title that was rumored to be shelved some...
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Four years sounds perfectly normal for a big game nowadays.
I'm looking forward to it!
The Freelancer update is suppose to be hitting this Fall or Winter. I can't wait for that.
