verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message io interactive a s type subsidiary industry video game industry founded september 1998 ; 18 years ago 1998 09 headquarters copenhagen denmark products hitman series kane & lynch series freedom fighters mini ninjas owner square enix europe number of employees 200 2014 parent square enix website ioi.dk io interactive a s commonly referred to as io interactive short ioi is a danish video game developer based in copenhagen denmark and owned by square enix europe a subsidiary of square enix . the company was founded in september 1998 by the reto moto development group . they are best known for the hitman series . contents 1 history 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit io interactive was founded in september 1998 in copenhagen denmark . 1 initially an independent company they developed their debut title hitman codename 47 released in 2000 . the game was published through eidos interactive 2 and upon release received generally positive critical reception being praised for its wide range of weapons the smart ai and the realism while being criticized for its lackluster camera length and not living up to expectations . the game currently has a score of 73 100 on review aggregate site metacritic indicating mixed or average reviews . 3 sign outside io interactive s former location at farvergade 2 in copenhagen . they followed this up in 2002 with hitman 2 silent assassin which received positive reviews . ign said it s a phenomenal game in its own right and one that s sure to have broad appeal particularly among those gamers who like to put a little more thought into their carnage . 4 the game on pc currently holds a metacritic average of 87 100 indicating generally favorable reviews and a gamerankings score of 84.88 % on pc . 5 6 this game was again published by eidos interactive . 7 their next game was 2003 s freedom fighters a tactical shooter published through electronic arts . 8 freedom fighters received positive reviews . metacritic assigned 81 100 for ps2 9 82 100 for xbox 10 83 100 for gamecube 11 and 80 100 for pc . 12 shortly afterwards they were purchased by eidos interactive ending their six years of independence . 13 around the same time they released hitman contracts which was met with mixed reviews . the ps2 and xbox versions of the game were generally positive 80 100 for ps2 14 and 78 100 for xbox 15 respectively on metacritic the pc version has a 74 100 indicating mixed or average reviews . 16 hitman blood money followed in 2006 and marked the fourth game in the hitman series . it was well received and was a financial success ; afterwards io interactive took a six year hiatus from the development of hitman . their next game was kane & lynch dead men which followed the ventures of criminals kane and lynch as they attempted to pull off a heist . kane & lynch dead men upon release was met with negative reception from critics being criticized for its length and lack of originality . the next venture by the developer was mini ninjas which departed from io interactive s usual violent adult games . mini ninjas received generally mixed reception upon release . in 2009 they were made to work under square enix following their acquisition of io interactive s parent company eidos interactive . 17 their next game was the second installment of the kane & lynch series entitled kane & lynch 2 dog days . this game received generally mixed reviews being criticized for its extremely short length and lack of any real innovation . io interactive returned to the hitman series with hitman absolution which was described as having been made more accessible for wider audiences . 18 the game received a polarized reception upon its november 2012 release . in 2013 their parent company square enix ran into financial difficulties and they had large numbers of employees cut to save money . 19 in addition to this it was confirmed that io interactive would be working solely on hitman and would no longer be developing any more additions to the kane & lynch mini ninjas or freedom fighters series . 20 games developed edit year title platform s gc ps2 ps3 ps4 wii windows mac xbox x360 xb1 onlive 2000 hitman codename 47 no no no no no yes no no no no no 2002 hitman 2 silent assassin yes yes yes no no yes no yes yes no no 2003 freedom fighters yes yes no no no yes no yes no no no 2004 hitman contracts no yes yes no no yes no yes yes no no 2006 hitman blood money no yes yes no no yes no yes yes no yes 2007 kane & lynch dead men no no yes no no yes no no yes no no 2009 mini ninjas no no yes no yes yes yes no yes no yes 2010 kane & lynch 2 dog days no no yes no no yes no no yes no yes 2012 hitman absolution no no yes no no yes yes no yes no no 2016 hitman no no no yes no yes no no no yes no references edit io interactive company info publisher of hitman codename 47 metacritic for hitman codename 47 ign review of hitman 2 silent assassin metacritic for hitman 2 silent assassin gamerankings for hitman 2 silent assassin pc publisher of hitman 2 silent assassin publisher of freedom fighters metacritic for freedom fighters ps2 metacritic for freedom fighters xbox metacritic for freedom fighters gamecube metacritic for freedom fighters pc eidos interactive acquisition of io interactive metacritic for hitman contracts ps2 metacritic for hitman contracts xbox metacritic for hitman contracts pc square enix takeover of eidos interactive hitman absolution to be made more accessible io interactive redundancies io interactive to focus only on hitman franchise external links edit official website io interactive profile on mobygames io interactive a s . det centrale virksomhedsregister . danish business authority . v t e square enix formerly square and enix subsidiaries current square enix europe 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