IO Interactive Will Fund Project Fantasy Independently After Xbox Split

IO Interactive Regains Full Ownership of Project Fantasy and Moves Away from External Projects

IO Interactive will focus on “internal core titles” rather than “external projects”. Amid widespread cuts at Microsoft, which will see a total of 3,200 jobs cut from Xbox – starting with 1,600 this week – the gaming giant has also cut ties with four studios, which include Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory and Undead Labs. Last week, 007 First Light developer IOI revealed its relationship with Xbox has ended, which was an ex…

IO Interactive Will Fund Project Fantasy Independently After Xbox Split

IO Interactive has announced it's regained ownership of its Project Fantasy IP and will continue to fund it independently going forward. Source

Xbox Abandons IO Interactive's Fantasy RPG, Forcing Studio Cuts Yet Sparing the Project

Microsoft’s Xbox division has walked away from a major funding and publishing agreement with IO Interactive. The studio behind the acclaimed Hitman series and the recent success 007: First Light must now chart its own course for an ambitious online fantasy role-playing game known as Project Fantasy. Short. Direct. The move reflects broader shifts at the gaming giant. Yet it leaves the Danish developer in a precarious spot. Layoffs and a studio c…

'These are hard, but necessary decisions' — Xbox pulled funding for Io Interactive's 'Project Fantasy' but the developer will continue working on the game independently

IO Interative has regained the rights to its online fantasy RPG, Project FantasyXbox pulled funding from the project, ending its parternship with the 007 First Light studioIOI will continue working independently on the project, but a studio will be closed down and some workers will be laid offLast week, 007 First Light and Hitman developer Io Interactive confirmed that it had ended its relationship with an external financial backer for Project F…

Following Xbox Cuts, Bond and Hitman Developer IO Interactive Confirms It is Closing a Studio and Beginning Layoffs

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