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IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy following end of Xbox deal, shuts down Istanbul studio and lays off developers "to find a new balance"

Hitman and 007: First Light studio IO Interactive will lay off an unspecified number of workers and close one studio as it regains control of Project Fantasy.

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