Hakan Abrak's guest appearances

Hakan Abrak

IGN Unfiltered

The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast

Audio Lantern

Peter Moore

Warren Spector

David Brevik

Cam Weber

Seamus Blackley

Jason Della Rocca

Joe Fielder

Gareth Coker

Marcus Lehto

Aaron Greenberg

Jason Schreier

Hugo Martin

Mike Bithell

Denis Dyack

Josh Sawyer

OwlTail

For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak about the rollercoaster journey the Hitman studio has been on for the past few years. The conversation covers everything from IO's split with former publisher and parent Square Enix, through the risky period of supporting Hitman 2016 alone, charting the rise of the World of Assassination trilogy with Hitman 2, and culminating in full independence and self-publishing for this year's Hitman 3.  You can also watch the full session on our YouTube channel. For more news, insight and analysis into the world behind video games, visit www.gamesindustry.biz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the next few weeks, we'll be delivering audio versions of some of the best sessions from our recent GI Live: Online event. This week, our head of games B2B Chris Dring speaks to IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak about the rollercoaster journey the Hitman studio has been on for the past few years. The conversation covers everything from IO's split with former publisher and parent Square Enix, through the risky period of supporting Hitman 2016 alone, charting the rise of the World of Assassination trilogy with Hitman 2, and culminating in full independence and self-publishing for this year's Hitman 3.  You can also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaHSE63F0Y4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">watch the full session on our YouTube channel</a>. For more news, insight and analysis into the world behind video games, visit <a href="https://www.gamesindustry.biz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.gamesindustry.biz</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

GI Live: IO's independence, with Hakan Abrak

IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak talks very openly and honestly about running a AAA independent game studio in the modern era. In this 75-minute interview he discusses leaving Square Enix to go it alone and how the studio almost ran out of money at one point, how the studio landed the James Bond game deal and how the team is thinking about it, the future of Hitman, and much more!

IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak talks very openly and honestly about running a AAA independent game studio in the modern era. In this 75-minute interview he discusses leaving Square Enix to go it alone and how the studio almost ran out of money at one point, how the studio landed the James Bond game deal and how the team is thinking about it, the future of Hitman, and much more!

Episode 57: IO Interactive CEO and Co-Owner Hakan Abrak

Bjorn Jacobsen

We had a really insightful chat with 2 very experienced people who spent decades in the game industry about their thoughts on the future of gaming. Hakan Abrak: CEO and Co-owner of IO Interactive (Hitman Series) Bjorn Jacobsen: Former Senior Sound Designer at CD Projekt Red (Cyberpunk 2077) and Owner of Cujo Sound

We had a really insightful chat with 2 very experienced people who spent decades in the game industry about their thoughts on the future of gaming. Hakan Abrak: CEO and Co-owner of IO Interactive (Hitman Series) Bjorn Jacobsen: Former Senior Sound Designer at CD Projekt Red (Cyberpunk 2077) and Owner of Cujo Sound

31 - The future of gaming and Hitman (Hakan Abrak & Bjorn Jacobsen)