The news was revealed in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, where IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak discussed the shift to independent development after a management buyout saved them from souring negotiations with Square Enix.
Abrak noted that IO "lost Kane & Lynch and Mini Ninjas in the divorce," but the company has managed to acquire control of the rights to the Hitman franchise, as well as Freedom Fighters.
Kane & Lynch is third-person shooter franchise that received two installments developed by IO interactive. The games had you controlling two bank-robbing mercenaries caught up in criminal organizations that spanned the globe. For our thoughts on 2010’s Kane & Lynch 2, read IGN’s review
Source: IGN PC Articles
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