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How ‘Hitman’ Developer Became One of the Largest Independent Game Companies

Eight years ago, IO Interactive was bleeding money. Now it’s one of the biggest privately owned video-game companies in the world.

The Hitman: World of Assassination compilation has sold more than 25 million copies

Photographer: IO Interactive
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