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