Interactive IO has just announced the opening of a new development studio in the city of Maslak, and will be known as IOI Istanbul, Turkey. This is the fourth development study (including teams from Copenhagen, Malmö and Barcelona) and the first outside of Europe.
According to the company’s statement on its website, the new team will be critically important “in IOI’s efforts to create impactful games across all platforms and for everyone, as well as establish a foothold for AAA development in Turkey”.
The objective of IOI Istanbul continues the growth strategy to undertake and strengthen the developments of Project 007, Project Fantasy and keep the Hitman series active, which will now take a back seat to the studio’s two other major projects.