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Hitman beta and story details reveal we'll soon enter the world of assassination

By Daniel Perez, Feb 03, 2016 6:46am PST

The Hitman beta is slowly sneaking up on us, so prepare yourself before it catches you off guard!

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"Cool. I am a big fan of Hitman but I am still worried about the episodic content(not a fan of ..."

- valcan_s see all 2 comments

Hitman Embraces Episodic Model, Outlines Season Roll-Out

By Steve Watts, Jan 14, 2016 11:15am PST

After some unclear answers and canceled preorders, IO Interactive has finally embraced the episodic model for the next Hitman game. 

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"Dunno about the sales model but I hope the game is good, they never lived up to their potential"

- bolneze see all 8 comments

How Hitman opens different doors for hits and where it fits on the series timeline

By Ozzie Mejia, Oct 16, 2015 12:30pm PDT

Hitman isn't coming until March, but Shacknews Showcase's Andrew Zucosky recently had a chance to talk to IO Interactive's Sven Liebold about the different ways to dispatch targets and where exactly Hitman fits on the series timeline.

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Hitman releases on March 11 with three locations; additional DLC planned through June

By Daniel Perez, Sep 29, 2015 7:34am PDT

Square Enix has announced Hitman's new release date as well as its plans on how the game will be released.

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"I must have skimmed through it. I also read more DLC was forthcoming. I thought PAID right away!"

- rtricoche see all 9 comments

Hitman delayed to March 2016

By Daniel Perez, Sep 22, 2015 9:15am PDT

Square Enix has pushed back the release date of Hitman to March 2016 in order to help give it some more time work on its assinating skills.

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"Thats cool, I was planning on playing Xenoblade Chronicles X most of the holiday anyways. "

- rtricoche see all 17 comments

Watch 15 minutes of Hitman gameplay as Agent 47 hits Paris

By Ozzie Mejia, Aug 29, 2015 11:20am PDT

Square Enix and IO Interactive are showing off new footage of the latest Hitman, showing 15 minutes of Agent 47's latest assassination mission in the palaces of Paris.

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"Huge sandbox environment and douchey assassination target. Looks promising."

- zpeed see all 3 comments

E3 2015: Hitman Targets the Square Enix Press Conference

By Steven Wong, Jun 16, 2015 2:07pm PDT

The new HItman game debuts at the Square Enix E3 2015 press conference, and it could be the most ambitious game yet.

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E3 2015: HItman Announcement Strikes From Nowhere

By Steven Wong, Jun 15, 2015 6:30pm PDT

In a surpise announcement from the Sony E3 2015 press converence, a new Hitman game is revealed to be in the works. 

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"Cool, I like the idea of releasing contracts throughout the year. "

- freshyk see all 14 comments

Next Hitman concept art shared, but not coming to E3

By Steve Watts, May 29, 2014 2:30pm PDT

IO Interactive showed off the first concept art for the next Hitman game, as a way to soften the blow that it won't be coming to E3 this year.

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"I would so much like IO Interactive to not do Hitman games for awhile. I want them to explore ..."

- Kolzig73 see all 2 comments

Hitman GO preview: Agent 47 goes tabletop

By Andrew Yoon, Apr 14, 2014 10:00am PDT

Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of PAX East was Hitman GO, a made-for-mobile game from Square Enix that turns Agent 47's stealth-murdering into a turn-based tabletop game. It's absolutely adorable.

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"this looks weird. not sure how i feel about it yet. ill say cautiously optimistic. anything ..."

- chilln see all 4 comments

Xbox Games with Gold: Hitman Absolution & Deadlight in April

By Andrew Yoon, Mar 31, 2014 10:00am PDT

Microsoft has revealed its "Games with Gold" freebies for April, which will have you murdering men in the shadows and surviving the undead. Coming...

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Next Hitman to feature larger sandbox levels, Contracts mode returning

By Steve Watts, Jan 16, 2014 8:00am PST

IO Interactive has started to tease out details of its current Hitman project, writing an open letter to fans with bits of plot, the gameplay vision, and the return of Contracts mode.

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"Yes, please! Blood Money is one of the greatest games of the last decade. It's one of those ..."

- PenicillinX57 see all 7 comments

Hitman: Absolution gets three new contracts today

By Andrew Yoon, Jan 08, 2014 3:15pm PST

It's not every day new content just magically shows up for a game that's more than a year old. For some reason, 2012's Hitman: Absolution has been updated today with new contracts for every platform.

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"The issues he raised were more than enough to turn me off to the game. Watching that video and ..."

- phreakshow see all 10 comments

Agent 47 was homeless in axed Hitman: Absolution concept

By Steve Watts, Sep 11, 2013 9:15am PDT

IO Interactive shares some discarded concepts for Hitman: Absolution, including one that had Agent 47 on a revenge mission, and another that had him falling into homelessness.

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IO Interactive lays off half of team, studio shifting to Hitman-only focus

By Steve Watts, Jun 17, 2013 11:55am PDT

Hitman: Absolution studio IO Interactive has suffered layoffs to nearly half of its staff, as Square Enix has decided to switch the studio to focus purely on Hitman titles.

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"That's unfortunate :( It makes me sad to see Square blaming them and the Tomb Raider teams for ..."

- LoioshDwaggie see all 7 comments