GamesIndustry.Biz writes: "IO Interactive is best known for the acclaimed and best-selling Hitman series, but last year it also released brand new property Kane & Lynch: Dead Men with publishing partner Eidos. The title received mixed reviews, but was also dragged into controversy following a bad score on US website GameSpot, and the departure shortly after of the game's reviewer. At the recent Nordic Game event in Sweden, GamesIndustry.biz sat down with a relaxed Thomas Howalt, business development director at IO Interactive, to discuss the creation of new IP, the ever maturing industry, and the effect critics have on a game studio.
Q: How's business at IO Interactive?
Thomas Howalt: We're doing well, we're working hard. We're up to about 200 people which is a lot, and we're recruiting. We've just seen some changes in Eidos which we find very exciting, I think everybody at Eidos has approached the changes and are ready to move on. In a lot of ways you'll see some new cool stuff coming up, we have some new things that haven't been announced yet. Things I'm looking forward to playing myself."
