Current Events > well, thats it bboys square enix is officially killing hitman

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http://gematsu.com/2017/05/square-enix-withdraws-io-interactive-negotiating-potential-investors

Fuck square enix honestly. First sleeping dogs, then deus ex, then hitman. Fuck fuck fuck those fucking scums.

I feel super bad for IO, the last hitman game was amazing, even after square enix decided to chop it up, give it a fucking always online turd, and intrusive DRM.

Since the server is probably gonna be pulled too, i guess the game wont be accessible legitimately, and players gonna have to get it via the less legit source.

Fuck square enix
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I guess you could say they... put a hit on IO interactive. :v

If a game can't sell AT LEAST 8 mil, put it to bed, imho.
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Don't forget Thief
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the whole episodic aspect of Hitman made me apprehensive to buy it. I probably would have purchased the game if it was just a one time buy
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Romulox28 posted...

the whole episodic aspect of Hitman made me apprehensive to buy it. I probably would have purchased the game if it was just a one time buy

There is a complete package. Please go purchase it.
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Welp, they officially have no games left I like... great business move
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TropicMoon10 posted...

Don't forget Thief

Well, thief 4 was fucking awful, and that isnt really a loss. Thief had a great trilogy and countless fan made levels that are pretty fun.

Glad thief 4 had nothing to do with the original 3.
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They are not closing the studio, just trying to sell it.

Though that does likely kill the Hitman series if Square Enix doesn't allow them to continue working on it. That's dumb.
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Error1355 posted...

They are not closing the studio, just trying to sell it.

Though that does likely kill the Hitman series if Square Enix doesn't allow them to continue working on it. That's dumb.

They are keeping the hitman license tho. No more hitman. I mean, it is a better fate than united front and the sad sleeping dogs, but IO have nothing now.

They built the hitman franchise from zero, i even had the chance to chat with one of the dev there and he is a passionate and awesome guy.

It is just so fucking sad.
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I've been ticked off at SE ever since they announced the PSP-exclusive Birth by Sleep.

If they want to release a plot-important KH game on PSP, I can't blame them for that just because I don't have one. It was more that they had, at that point, already spread themselves among 3 systems for 4 games all exclusive) and I suspected it wouldn't stop there. Which it, of course, didn't.

The HD Remix collections were the right way to make ammends, strictly speaking, but came far too late, at a time when I had already lost all interest I had in the series out of dispair or ever being able to follow the story again with those missing pieces.

That said, I actually did find II.5 on sale for $8 on Black Friday so I guess you could say I'm finally softening on this but I still haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
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DevsBro posted...

I've been ticked off at SE ever since they announced the PSP-exclusive Birth by Sleep.

If they want to release a plot-important KH game on PSP, I can't blame them for that just because I don't have one. It was more that they had, at that point, already spread themselves among 3 systems for 4 games all exclusive) and I suspected it wouldn't stop there. Which it, of course, didn't.

The HD Remix collections were the right way to make ammends, strictly speaking, but came far too late, at a time when I had already lost all interest I had in the series out of dispair or ever being able to follow the story again with those missing pieces.

That said, I actually did find II.5 on sale for $8 on Black Friday so I guess you could say I'm finally softening on this but I still haven't gotten around to playing it yet.

it isn't square enix's fault you're too poor to buy game consoles.

at least they went out with the best hitman game
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it isn't square enix's fault you're too poor to buy game consoles.

And you believe they had some motive other than getting paid millions to sell each of these systems?
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On the flip side, at least a more competent publisher can grab them.
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