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Hitman maker contracts new shooter

By Tor Thorsen, GameSpotPosted Jul 17, 2006 4:32 pm PT

Io Interactive is working on Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, a new third-person action game; future of Freedom Fighters 2 in doubt.

In March 2004, a financial report filed by Eidos Interactive indicated that a sequel to Freedom Fighters was in the works. While this thrilled fans of the critically acclaimed tactical shooter at the time, nothing has been heard about the project since, leading many to think it has been put on indefinite hold.

This week, news emerged that casts further doubt over the probabilty of a Freedom Fighters sequel happening any time soon--if at all. The cover story of the just-released August issue of Game Informer reveals that Io Interactive, developer of Freedom Fighters and Hitman: Blood Money, is currently developing an all-new intellectual property.

Titled Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, the new game is being developed for the Xbox 360 and PC. Described as "a third-person action game...with a full co-op play option, intuitive squad tactics, and a hearty online multiplayer component," the game will follow a mercenary and a "psychopath" who come into a large quantity of cash. Presumably, gameplay will involve taking said cash and making a clean getaway. No release date was given.

If Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is now the new focus of Io's efforts, where does that leave the Freedom Fighters sequel? For now, that remains unclear. Attempts to elicit comment from representatives of Eidos Interactive, owner of Io, were unsuccessful as of press time.

83 Comments

  • unbentonslaught

    Posted Sep 7, 2008 11:26 am PT

    no new freedom fighters? NOOOOOOOOO!!! why!!? we want a sequel!!!! I have been waiting for this sequel ever since I played thi original

  • moodflow

    Posted Feb 18, 2008 11:36 pm PT

    quite old news but, like zebrahead said, i was looking forward for kane and lynch hoping it would be somewhat like Freedom fighters. I bought it, played for no more than 15 minutes, uninstalled and cryied... please god make FF2 a reality

  • zebrahead007

    Posted Jan 15, 2008 8:10 am PT

    OMG they need to get there acts together, Kane and bloody Lynch, wat a waste of time!!! FF was the best game ever! PLEASE PLEASE make a sequel! I and everybody else have been waiting far too long.

  • matt_1954

    Posted Oct 18, 2007 7:13 pm PT

    i cant even figure out what this is about? is a just 2 people trying to run from cops or trying to find something or what?

  • crunchb3rry

    Posted May 1, 2007 12:56 pm PT

    Freedom Fighters was their best work. Better than how Hitman started off. They should have tried to evolve the franchise like they did with Hitman. It would have been a killer franchise. This "new intellectual property" sounds like generic crap, starting with the lameass title.

  • AFWorm

    Posted Mar 24, 2007 1:15 am PT

    I'm sure it's because Freedom Fighters isn't that popular of a game.

  • CyberKillerZ

    Posted Feb 20, 2007 5:10 am PT

    lol ****

  • edmakel

    Posted Feb 14, 2007 1:19 pm PT

    I really liked FF....I'v been waiting for a second for years now......they kind of left us hanging at the end. i put it down for a year and just started playing it again a few days ago...ironic huh? Anyway...I hope they reconsider...

  • Tanis011

    Posted Nov 13, 2006 10:36 am PT

    Thats too bad, Freedom Fighters was a good game.

  • Baller1257

    Posted Oct 24, 2006 3:12 am PT

    No Freedom Fighters 2 needs to be the priority.....no.

  • bd01052004se

    Posted Oct 11, 2006 4:35 am PT

    GIVE AS A SODDING FREEDOM FIGHTERS 2!!!!!!!!!!

  • kyle_1865

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 6:06 pm PT

    are you on crack evan?

  • evanparker2134

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 9:14 am PT

    I honestly was not that impressed with Freedom Fighters in the first place.

  • robert032

    Posted Aug 14, 2006 11:31 pm PT

    Freedom Fighters was a awsome game! and it needs a sequal...but this looks cool too

  • jeivindr

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 10:42 am PT

    the first ff sucked so why bother.

  • coolspartan1642

    Posted Jul 27, 2006 6:13 pm PT

    Freedom Fighters is a great game. Hitman is a great game to. Either sequal is going to be great. A second freedom fighters would be cool though, since hitman already has 3 games.

  • vegedus

    Posted Jul 22, 2006 7:25 am PT

    It is an capital i. Not an L. Io Interactive, not Lo interactive. My charecters name in wow starts with an capital i, and everyone there thinks it's an small L too. What's wrong with you people?

    About freedom fighters 2, I couldn't care less, since I've never played the original. And besides, this new games seems to build on the same concept (gameplay wise) so why clamor for a sequel when you can have the same great gameplay in a new and orignal setting?

  • Redemtor

    Posted Jul 19, 2006 12:45 pm PT

    Creativelabrat wrote:
    "But we all know that isn't what sends a message to the folks at EA. If we want a sequel to Freedom Fighters, then go out and buy a NEW copy of the original (not used, sense those numbers aren't tracked and the money doesn't go back to EA). Buy several, give them to your friends".

    Actually, that would be a bad idea if we want to see another Freedom Fighter game!

    IO Interactive is not part of EA anymore, but dances only with Eidos these days. - And EA holds on to IPs that are successful.

    So when Freedom Fighter stops being a hit, EA might let go of the IP rights?

  • Hermitkermit

    Posted Jul 18, 2006 3:26 pm PT

    Dont worry people they will make Freedom Fighters 2 its just that Lo is right now working on their hitman series and that project Kane and Lynch.

    For now it seems that Freedom fighters 2 is still in the works but Lo is not that hard at working on it ( maybe cause they have to focus on the new hitman coming out.)

    In time it will come I know I can't wait too........................................

    (2008 FF2 is released)

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jul 18, 2006 1:27 pm PT

    i never played the first freedom fighters

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