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Square Enix Launching Site For Hitman Fans

1:00AM January 28, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

Agent 47 may just look like a bald guy in a suit from the front but that iconic barcode on the back of his neck lets you know that there’s something different about him. Something deadly. More »


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An Old Xbox Reveals The Secret Lives Of A Good Friend

9:00AM January 26, 2012 | Owen Good

All my friend wanted was a simple, get-rid-of-it-on-Craigslist estimate for an original Xbox, two controllers, and about a dozen games. He knew that what he had was too common in its time, too obsolete in the present, to qualify as some latter-day Antiques Roadshow jackpot. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to appraise it at $US25. At that price, I could see him leaving it by the curb, sitting sadly on an old chair with a “FREE” sign, to be claimed by scavengers or the garbage man. More »


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Get Ready To Play As A More Brutal Agent 47 In Hitman: Absolution

6:00AM January 12, 2012 | matt cabral

Forget everything you know about Agent 47, the bald-headed, barcoded contract killer of IO Interactive’s Hitman franchise. He does not don disguises, creep in the shadows or deliver death with surgical precision. He is not a professional. Well, at least he doesn’t have to be. More »


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New, New Hitman? Maybe!

8:20AM December 28, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

At least a new Hitman trademark. Square Enix Europe recently trademarked “Hitman: Profession”. Not to be confused with 2012′s Hitman: Absolution, this could be either a new Hitman, DLC, or a port. [Siliconera via Multiplayer]


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Hitman 1, Bad Guys 0 In Absolution’s New Trailer

11:55AM December 11, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The Spike VGAs aren’t about awards. They’re about trailers. Here’s one for the new Hitman game, Absolution.


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There Will Soon Be Two Hitman Games In Development

3:40AM November 22, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

A new Hitman game will begin development next year in Montreal, according to the game’s publisher, Square-Enix Eidos. The game will be made by a new studio opening in 2012 called Square-Enix Montreal, a sister to Square-Enix Eidos, makers of Deus Ex: Human Revolution. More »


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Here’s Your First Look At Gameplay In Hitman: Absolution

12:20AM October 11, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

After a long teaser campaign earlier this year, Square Enix and Eidos finally revealed that everyone’s favourite bald, barcoded assassin would be making his debut on this generation of consoles in Hitman: Absolution. Now, we’ve got a first glimpse at series hero Agent 47 in action, as he infiltrates and eliminates Chicago policemen who are tracking him down. More »


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Hitman Absolution Promises An Evolution In Agent 47 Kills, Skills And Personality

1:00AM June 15, 2011 | Brian Crecente

The most interesting thing about Hitman Absolution isn’t its new disguises or ways of killing people with a bit of cord. It’s not the decision to open the historically stealthy game up to a bit of action gameplay. It’s the insight the game’s mechanics are meant to give us into a character we’ve long controlled but known little about. More »


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Marketing Survey Leaks Cover Art For ‘Hitman: Subtitle’

9:00AM May 15, 2011 | Owen Good

Evidently circulated before IO Interactive settled on Hitman: Absolution for the title of the latest sequel, a marketing survey asked respondents how they felt about three potential cover designs for the game. All featured the wonderfully ironic Hitman: Subtitle, the naming convention for the game since Hitman: Codename 47 in 2000. More »


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New Hitman Games Links With Movie, Stars A Carradine

7:45PM May 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The latest game in the Hitman series, Absolution, is taking the series in a slightly different direction than longtime fans may be used to, as publishers Square Enix seek to tie the games in with the upcoming movie. More »