IO Interactive may be known for the bald and stoic Amanuensis 47 from its Hitman franchise, but a report from Windows Central indicates that it may be working on a new fantasy-themed RPG that'due south currently being referred to every bit Project Dragon. Jez Corden of Windows Central says he received information relaying that IO Interactive and Microsoft have been discussing the project, and a job listing that'south since been filled or taken downwards from IO Interactive'southward careers website lists a new, unannounced triple-A projection being worked on past a department called Dragon.

Xbox has been on a spending spree lately, with recent purchases including ZeniMax Media and Bethesda Softworks earlier this year, and then the idea of funding and developing a large-budget triple-A game with IO Interactive is non a far cry from reality

Whatever the game ends up beingness, and whether Microsoft is involved or non, it'south something worth keeping an eye on. IO Interactive has a history of developing well-received games, from Hitman: Blood Money to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days to the recent Hitman trilogy that concluded before this year. Between Project Dragon and IO's James Bond game Project 007, it looks like the company is set for an interesting future ahead.