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by / on January 14, 2013 at 9:00 am / in PC, PS3, Reviews, Xbox 360

An Absolute Corker: Hitman: Absolution Review

The Hitman series has been a part of our gaming lives for almost thirteen years. Since his humble beginnings in the year 2000, our unconventional hero, Agent 47, has been assassinating his way into our hearts. He won us over with his fondness of fiber wire, his trademark custom .45 ACP Silver Ballers, and who can forget his love of [...]

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by / on December 13, 2012 at 11:30 am / in Featured News, News

Square Enix Confirms Hitman Trilogy for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

Square Enix and IO Interactive announced that Hitman HD: TRILOGY will be available on January 29th, 2013 for the retail price of $39.99.  This collection includes Hitman Contracts, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin and Hitman Blood Money. Players will experience more than 40 intense missions across three classic Hitman games, all presented in a remastered HD fidelity. North American markets will [...]

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by / on November 23, 2012 at 3:09 pm / in News

News: Hitman Franchise Splitting Development Between Two Studios

With the release of Hitman: Absolution, developer IO Interactive has stated that all future games in the franchise will be developed by two teams, alternating between them. Hitman: Absolution director Tore Blystad said to Official Playstation Magazine: “It’s like with Treyarch and Infinity Ward, you have an IP that has been developed. They will feed off each other, as well [...]

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by / on November 2, 2012 at 5:01 pm / in Featured News, News

News: IO Interactive Showcases Hitman Absolution’s ‘Living, Breathing World’

IO Interactive continues its series of promotional videos for Hitman: Absolution with this trailer, subtitled ‘Living, Breathing World’. The trailer shows off a host of characters found in Absolution, many of which you, the player, may become intimately involved with (for better, or worse). Hitman: Absolution, developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix, is set to be released [...]

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by / on October 31, 2012 at 5:46 pm / in Featured News, News

News: IO Interactive Discusses Hitman: Absolution’s Dynamic Audio

The latest trailer for Hitman: Absolution focuses on the game’s dynamic audio. Tore Blystad (Game Director) explains that to compliment the open-ended nature of Hitman: Absolution, “we have to have a very dynamic music system that supports a dramatic experience no matter how you want to play the game.” Audio Director Thomas Bärtschi went on to say that “dialogue is [...]

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by / on October 31, 2012 at 9:00 am / in Featured News, News

News: Hitman: Absolution Cinematic Trailer Revealed

With less than a month before Agent 47 sneaks into our homes, IO Interactive has released a cinematic trailer for Hitman: Absolution teasing the game’s narrative direction. Absolution aims to offer a truly next generation Hitman experience, boasting advanced A.I., storytelling and motion capture performances, gameplay diversity and superb presentation thanks to IO Interactive’s Glacier 2 game engine. Hitman: Absolution, [...]

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by / on October 1, 2012 at 10:00 am / in Featured News, News

News: First Gameplay Of Hitman: Absolution’s Contracts Mode

Game Director Tore Blystad and Community Manager Travis Barbour, of IO Interactive, walk viewers through a lengthy demonstration of Hitman: Absolution’s new mode “Hitman Contracts” in this video. The video demonstrates how players can create their own custom contracts and share them with the online community. To create a contract, a player must perform the contract in the game. Basically. [...]

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by / on April 14, 2012 at 11:28 am / in Features, PAX East 2012

PAX East 2012: Hitman Absolution Impressions

Thought we forgot about Square Enix‘s offerings at PAX? Well think again! New Gamer Nation was given a special look at Hitman: Absolution by the team that developed it. We were shown the same level in two different ways, one way they used stealth, and the other they used violence. Console gamers are going to have a fun time with [...]

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