Which hitman game has the best final mission

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As far as I know, it was the opposite; IOI approached the license owners first to get the license. They were skeptical, but IOI was able to convince them.

@Hardware

More than “just” a shooter
boy’s dream came true when the Broccoli family, which controls the James Bond franchise, nodded to Hakan Abrak and the rest of IO Interactive. The family reportedly had no plans at all for another game to be made over the secret agent, but they were convinced that IO Interactive could lift the task and create more than “just” a shooting game.

Still, it is a massive feat for IOI.