#Project Fantasy
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IO Interactive Loses Xbox Partnership on Project Fantasy, Announces Layoffs
IO Interactive is hitting serious turbulence. The Danish studio behind 007 First Light just lost its main backer for Project Fantasy — presumed to be Xbox — and is announcing layoffs in the same breath. A double blow for a studio that seemed to have found its footing post-Hitman. What this rupture reveals about the fragility of ambitious projects outside established franchises, and what it means for First Light's future.
007 First Light Arrives, but Project Fantasy is IO Interactive's Real Gamble
Three weeks before 007 First Light hits shelves, IO Interactive is juggling two wildly different projects. On one side, a highly anticipated spy game about young James Bond. On the other, Project Fantasy, an open-world online RPG whose ambitions far exceed the scope of any single franchise. For a studio whose DNA is Hitman, this dramatic pivot deserves serious examination.
Project Fantasy: IO Interactive Confirms Its Online Fantasy RPG Is Still in Development
With 007 First Light approaching launch, IO Interactive is lifting the curtain on its other secret project: Project Fantasy, an online RPG the Danish studio has barely shown since the announcement. Good news according to available intel: the project is progressing, and ambition remains intact. But what do we actually know about this game, and what should we expect from a studio whose DNA was entirely forged by Hitman's solitary infiltration?