It’s plain as sunshine that the game industry is changing with both unparalleled highs and frightening lows. In recent times, some of those lows have become more frequent. Publisher THQ went out of business completely, leaving its development studios hanging, despite futile optimism beforehand that it would not falter in this way. Icons like Psygnosis, [...]
Square Enix released a Hire Hitman app on Facebook in lieu of its Hitman Absolution release. The free application on the social network lets you murder your friends virtually. With Hire Hitman, you can use a person’s data on Facebook to acquire a target file. Agent 47 will prepare his case against this victim, as [...]
Saving the best for last, Square Enix released their clips introducing Agent 47 for Hitman Absolution. The first video introduces us to the born and bred assassin. It focuses mainly on how the game uses an instinct mechanism to give Agent 47 special abilities that symbolize his prowess. With frame vision, he can see targets, [...]
Square Enix has yet more videos for Hitman Absolution up its sleeve. The assassination game with Agent 47 will go over the tools of the trade. As previously seen in a walkthrough from the developers themselves, 47 has a lot of weapons at his disposal. In just a short reel we witness C4 explosives, a [...]
Square Enix revealed an online mode for Hitman Absolution. The Contracts game mode will feature asynchronized gameplay to ensure competitions at all times. In Contracts, players take on missions of others or create targets themselves. By using selected weaponry and disguises, players need to make the hit as stylishly as possible and then leave to [...]
Square Enix released an entire playthrough for a mission in Hitman Absolution. After seeing those stealthy demonstrations in Dishonored, we wonder whether this is a trend. If it is, then it’s a trend we highly support! The entire run will be narrated for emphasis and takes place in one of the main towns in the [...]
Square Enix released some more goodies concerning Hitman Absolution. The anticipated assassin game will receive a limited Deluxe Professional Edition for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. People that order this particular beauty will be able to show off a 25cm (10”) vinyl rendition of Agent 47 in super deformed or “chibi” style. The icon [...]
A few days ago, we received the above image in our inbox ‘teasing’ us of an upcoming event in Hitman Absolution. As we try not to spread news items of 5 words that tell you absolutely nothing, we decided to wait and that patience has paid off. Square Enix released a new trailer for Hitman [...]
Square Enix and IO Interactive released yet more Hitman Absolution goodies with this new line of ‘Introducing’ trailers. The first one takes a rather detailed look at the world and more importantly Agent 47. The game made by the Glacier 2 engine features a nice variety of locales, ranging from outdoors expansive wastelands to a [...]
Square Enix has a bunch of things it wants you to know about Hitman Absolution. For one, it released 2 trailers for the assassination game. The first comes courtesy of comic book artist Ben Oliver, whom delivers exclusive content for the series’ ICA files. In it, we receive more detailed information about important characters in [...]