Though Eidos has licensed its game properties, most notably Tomb Raider, to Hollywood studios before, the license for Kane & Lynch was sold well before the game hit retail. The game has received fairly unfavorable reviews from the gaming press, which could have an adverse effect on the movie's box office earnings.

A film based on Io Interactive's Hitman series of games hits theaters November 21, directed by Xavier Gens and starring Timothy Olyphant of Deadwood.