Hitman: Absolution

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Looks rather brilliant to be honest, is nice to see good old Blood Money's methodical gameplay, I was getting kind of worried by the gameplay shown in their ad campaign thus far (action sexy nuns and all that).

Looks rather promising, probably the thing I'm looking forward this year.
 
Thanks for posting, that walkthrough is a nice surprise after the whole saints trailer thing. 👍
 
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I would like the small version of that figurine they had a while back but I am not really interested in paying extra for a 10 inch version. Not sure why that image only shows Xbox box cover.
 
New ICA video and interview (Minor Langauge warning written and spoken)

This video explains the "Saints" Trailer a bit




I love this written part of the trailer (~0:31)

"Also, what's with these fetish costumes?"

"I will ask them" - B Travis


The interview:




Oh and for fun a Literal version of the Saints trailer

 
I really like the figurine, but need to stop buying special editions, I have no more place for all the stuff.
Depending on the price I might go for it though. He then can join MaxPayne ;)
 
Streets of Hope developer playthrough :D



Originally first shown behind closed doors at E3
 
I pre-ordered the Professional edition today for PC and got my Sniper Challenge code, now thats how you do out pre-order incentives!

Just from the Sniper Challenge I like what I see, especially in terms of object/body physics and blood/wounds.
 
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Square Enix and IO Interactive reveal new online mode for Hitman: Absolution

All Games
IO Interactive, a Square Enix studio, is pleased to reveal Contracts, an innovative new online game mode included in the Hitman: Absolution experience.

Contracts is a new online mode which allows gamers to create and share their own custom hit challenges within the Hitman: Absolution game. Choose a level, targets, weapons and then set your rules for completing your contract based on time, style and witnesses. There are no clumsy editors or complicated mechanics to learn; in Contracts you simply play to create and as Contracts is an asynchronous mode, you can compete against friends at any time, regardless of whether they are online. Hitman: Absolution will also ship with many pre-set Contracts, each designed by the very best assassins at IO Interactive.

“Contracts was inspired by our loyal and extremely creative fans, many of whom are still finding new and amazing ways of taking out targets in previous Hitman games,” said Christian Elverdam, gameplay director for Hitman: Absolution. “Contracts mode finally delivers a way for Hitman players to fully realize both their creativity and competitive nature. Whether they’re fighting to shave off a split second from their time or combining elements and timing events to create unprecedented accidental deaths, gamers can now challenge and inspire each another with an endless variety of user-generated contracts.”

Upon accepting and successfully completing a contract, players will be rewarded in contract dollars with the amount depending upon how well they performed. In order to create more elaborate and creative setups, the player can choose from a vast arsenal of weapons, disguises, upgrades, and techniques; all of which can be unlocked by either playing through the story mode of Hitman: Absolution or by spending those hard-earned contract dollars.
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I like it when developers come with actual new ways to play a game with/against friends/other players. Unlike the general approach of "let's add some online deathmatch and a couple of DLC maps to make some more money".
 
Contracts mode sounds like a fantastic idea, I often used to play the older hitman games (especially hotel missions!) in my own way, but now we can do it with "officially" and even share it with others or try weekly developer made versions. It's like seasonal events for Hitman! :P
 
This Contracts thing is making me want to pre-order, but two Kane & Lynch games and that trailer with the nuns... I'm really not sure. Hmm.

Edit: not to mention images like the one in Ddrizle's post above being completely at odds with what Hitman games used to be about.
 
Hitman Absolution level changed due to negative nun trailer reaction

Eurogamer
Hitman Absolution has been tweaked after negative reaction to the game's all-guns-blazing PVC-clad nun trailer.

The teaser video saw Agent 47 mercilessly assassinating a troupe of killer nuns. Hitman's trademark stealth gameplay was nowhere to be seen.

"The Saints trailer is based on a level within the game," Hitman Absolution director Tore Blystad told Eurogamer at Gamescom today. "One way to go about that level is to go in all-guns blazing, but of course, it's not the smartest way.

"We learned from the trailer that we really needed to give these characters some context and some backstory. We're working within the game - within that level - to build these characters up before you meet them. That way you know what you're getting and you aren't put off by them."

Blystad said that, despite hundreds of people internally having seen the video, no-one had predicted the firestorm of publicity that followed.

"We were surprised by the reaction to it. We've been trying to find out, y'know, how could we not see this happening? If we knew it would get such a negative reaction we would have done it in a different way.

"The game is inspired by Grindhouse-style movies, so for us the trailer was natural way to deal with that subject matter. We hope when people play it they have fun with it."

The nun characters did "fit" the Hitman universe, Blystad argued, explaining that previous games have always been "colourful and cartoony".

"The Saints fit into that somewhere, but it is a more extreme level in the game than others."

And, with the changes in place, developer IO Interactive does not expect any further fallout from the footage.
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To be expected really.
 
My biggest issue with the nuns trailer was as mentioned in that quote above.... no centext. Just out of no where fetish wear clad nuns pulling RPG's out of who knows where, it was just weird and made me wonder what IOI was doing with the franchise.

If that had released the saints ICA file first it would have made some more sense and I believe lessened the negativity the saints trailer had. But I believe the saints ICA file was quickly whipped up as a response. All the content released since the has been great however in my opinion.

I am glad IOI admitted it had a negative response rather than pretend everyone was head over heals with it.
 
Fantastic news!

David Bateson is back!



This MP3 was given to a member of hitmanforums when he visited IO to pick up some goodies he won, he was told to hold off posting it until just now!
 
New contracts version of the Library level that was previously shown at E3 last year, it goes through how contracts works and many other details.

 
Jay
Fantastic news!

David Bateson is back!

This MP3 was given to a member of hitmanforums when he visited IO to pick up some goodies he won, he was told to hold off posting it until just now!
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Well I honestly can't see how that could possibly be fake so that's some great news right there! Shame there's no news on Jesper Kyd, though... Blood Money has one of the best soundtracks this side of a Metal Gear Solid game.
 
Really good contracts walkthrough has been made



This hippy den has really been updated a lot since it was first shown at E3 2011


Also a interview

 
im back and forth with this game interested in the story not so much the multiplayer still on my preoorder lsit for the time being
 
New trailer (the promised one from months ago)

Introducing tools of the trade



Looks like you can be even more brutal this time round if you wish.. Check out the Samurai sword kill!

The handgun selection is fantastic, including the .44 Automag! I am really looking forward to November 20th.


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im back and forth with this game interested in the story not so much the multiplayer still on my preoorder lsit for the time being
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The story appears like it will be the best yet.
 
This is the game that will have me hooking my ps3 back up. Hasent been hooked up since january after going to pc for racing. Hope its as good as it looks. Ive liked the others so Im pretty sure this will be good.
 
I haven't been checking out much content anymore for spoiler reasons (even avoided looking at the pics further up this page, I want suprises. It did watch the storytelling video and it was great to hear David Bateson again. :)


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This is the game that will have me hooking my ps3 back up. Hasent been hooked up since january after going to pc for racing. Hope its as good as it looks. Ive liked the others so Im pretty sure this will be good.
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Almost everything about it leads me to believe it will be great, you could also get Absolution for PC rather than PS3 if you wished (PC for me).
 

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