Hitman Absolution
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Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Console Performance Video
Sustained frame-rates across a range of scenarios in this analysis of Hitman: Absolution on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution PS3 vs. PC Comparison Video
The Sony platform compared to the PC game in this head-to-head video.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Xbox 360 vs. PC Comparison Video
The console version faces off against a PC game featuring a number of visual enhancements and quality boosts.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 Comparison Video
Close conversion work between the two console platforms on Agent 47's return.
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Hitman Absolution and Blood Money remastered for PS4, Xbox One
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Square Enix thought Tomb Raider could sell nearly double its 3.4 million first month sales
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Dexter, Deadwood star's Hitman Absolution role highlighted in trailer
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Hitman Absolution level changed due to negative nun trailer reaction
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There's a new trailer for the Hitman: Agent 47 movie
The bald and the beautiful.
Surprise Bravely Default success sparks Square Enix rethink
"If you focus too much on the global aspect, you might lose sight of who you're actually making the game for."
First next-gen Hitman details revealed
Huge, checkpoint-free sandbox levels, globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career.
Homeland star to replace Paul Walker in new Hitman film - report
But can he Carrie a movie by himself?
So, what's going on with Hitman?
IO working on PC and next-gen game. Montreal making mobile.
IO Interactive cancels everything that isn't Hitman, including Kane & Lynch
Lays off nearly half its staff.
Hitman Absolution, Catherine free for PlayStation Plus subscribers
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Farming Simulation Vita on PS Store today.
Square Enix thought Tomb Raider could sell nearly double its 3.4 million first month sales
Find out by how much Hitman Absolution and Sleeping Dogs failed to hit targets, too.
Tomb Raider has sold 3.4 million copies, failed to hit expectations
Hitman Absolution sold 3.6m, Sleeping Dogs 1.75m.
Fast & Furious star named as new Agent 47 in Hitman film reboot
Not Vin Diesel, the other one.
Square Enix struggling to make money from its console games
It's an "increasingly difficult" market.
Hitman HD Collection release date finally set for February
Square Enix announces trilogy pack.
Devs slam Hitman: Absolution promotion that invited you to identify female Facebook friends by their "small tits" and then kill them
UPDATE: Square Enix apologises, describes promotion as "wide of the mark".
UK chart: COD Black Ops 2 holds off Hitman: Absolution
Epic Mickey 2, Family Guy, PlayStation All-Stars flounder.
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An investigation into the origins, arguments and potential for change.
Hitman franchise future split over two teams like Call of Duty, dev says
"It's like with Treyarch and Infinity Ward."
Deus Ex: Human Revolution suit in Hitman Absolution DLC
Jensen's buttons. UPDATE: Now available on Steam, priced £3.99.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Console Performance Video
Sustained frame-rates across a range of scenarios in this analysis of Hitman: Absolution on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution PS3 vs. PC Comparison Video
The Sony platform compared to the PC game in this head-to-head video.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Xbox 360 vs. PC Comparison Video
The console version faces off against a PC game featuring a number of visual enhancements and quality boosts.
Digital FoundryHitman: Absolution Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 Comparison Video
Close conversion work between the two console platforms on Agent 47's return.
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Hitman Absolution
Absolute power?
Square Enix backtracks on Hitman: Absolution online pass
Contracts mode now a free-for-all.
ReviewHitman: Absolution review
Brave and bald?
Hitman Absolution lets you dress as a giant chipmunk
Agent 47 shows off wardrobe of disguises.
Hitman HD Collection PS3 Trophies pop up online
Unannounced game nears release.
Hitman dev: standard multiplayer "always tempting", but must fit franchise
Single-player-only games here to stay, IO believes.
Hitman Absolution's clever Contracts mode is a "reverse murder mystery"
IO demonstrates this year's smartest multiplayer idea at the Expo.
Rihanna gets dressed in Hitman: Absolution clothing
Does it suit?
Dexter, Deadwood star's Hitman Absolution role highlighted in trailer
Not playing a nun.
EGXTomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution developer sessions at Eurogamer Expo 2012
Assassin there and enjoyed what I saw.
Hitman Absolution level changed due to negative nun trailer reaction
"How could we not see this happening?" director wonders.
VideoHitman: Absolution Contracts Gamescom trailer
Order your own hits.
Hitman Absolution introduces online mode Contracts
Challenge creator allows user generated hits.
Final Fantasy maker Square Enix posts loss during quiet quarter
No Wonderland for them.
Hitman: Absolution 17 minute dev walkthrough
Not a single nun in sight.
Kill Bill's Copperhead plays chief Hitman: Absolution nun assassin
And you thought they were just in the trailer.
Hitman: Deluxe Professional Edition announced
Includes 10" Agent 47 statue.
EGXTomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution both playable at Eurogamer Expo
Square Enix titles join Assassin's Creed 3, Resident Evil 6 and more.
Only 20% of players will finish Hitman: Absolution, reckons IO
"It makes the people working on it really really sad."
FeatureHitman Absolution Preview: Classic Hitman Returns
Get thee to a (sexy) nunnery?
Hitman HD Collection spotted for PS3
Silent Assassin! Contracts! Blood Money!
VideoExplosive Hitman: Absolution trailer has killer nuns
Rocket-toting PVC-clad killer nuns.
Mysterious Hitman: Absolution E3 teaser image released
New trailer coming tomorrow, 1pm UK time.
VideoHitman: Sniper Challenge trailer goes behind the scenes
How Square Enix developed the Hitman: Absolution pre-order incentive.
VideoHitman: Sniper Challenge launch trailer
Standalone pre-order experience available now.
IO: Hitman Absolution gameplay videos don't tell the whole story
"How do you make a trailer of stealth?"
FeatureHitman Sniper Challenge: Premeditated Murder
Does Agent 47's pre-order bonus put a bullet in the head of traditional game marketing?
Deus Ex and Final Fantasy 13-2 make Square Enix profitable
Mm, profiteroles.
VideoHitman Absolution: Sniper Challenge Pre-Order Mini Game Video
Capture of the Hitman Absolution standalone pre-order bonus game.
Hitman: Absolution release date announced
November swells.
VideoHitman: Sniper Challenge trailer
Boom. Headshot.
IO confirms Hitman: Sniper Challenge with trailer, screenshots
Standalone experience free to all who pre-order Hitman: Absolution.
Hitman: Sniper Challenge revealed by US magazine
Pre-order Hitman: Absolution to download spin-off.
VideoHitman Absolution trailer talks with voice actors
Mo-cap cut-scenes revealed.
VideoFresh Hitman: Absolution trailer slices in
Axe-wielding priest-dressing Agent 47 returns.
VideoHitman Absolution gameplay in London press event video
Can you spot Eurogamer's own Martin Robinson?
VideoHitman Absolution trailer shows off Agent 47's handler
Meet Diana Burnwood.
New Hitman novel announced
Bridges the gap between Blood Money and Absolution.
FeatureAgent of Change: Hitman Absolution Preview
Killer instinct.
VideoNew Hitman Absolution trailer minted
Agent 47 coins the fray.
Hitman dev IO making new IP after Absolution
Not Kane & Lynch, not Mini Ninjas.
VideoHitman: Absolution commentary trailer
Directors talk over extended footage.
Video15 mins of Hitman: Absolution gameplay
Agent 47 runs for his life.
VideoFirst Hitman: Absolution gameplay
Agent 47 goes rogue.
FeatureHitman: Absolution Returns
Lead producer Hakan Abrak on hardcore achievements, online and more.
Hitman has difficulty just for hardcore
And stealth assassin achievements/trophies.
IO aware of Hitman fan feedback
Absolution lead discusses new direction.
VideoHitman Absolution gameplay shown
In-game Agent 47 combat footage.
VideoStunning Hitman: Absolution trailer
Agent 47 in steamy action.
FeatureHitman: Absolution
Costume drama.
Hitman: Absolution screens sneak in
First in-game images of Agent 47.
IO clarifies Hitman: Absolution difficulty
Core fans have nothing to worry about.
Hitman: Absolution to be "more accessible"
IO: franchise has been an "acquired taste".
Square Enix blames bad year on FFXIV
And a "weak" console performance.
New Hitman: Absolution details
"More stylised, serious, darker."
Hitman 5 teaser trailer unleashed
UPDATE: First plot details inside.
VideoHitman 5 teaser trailer revealed
Agent 47 back in action.
Square trademarks Hitman: Absolution
Official Hitman 5 title revealed?
First Hitman 5 screenshot revealed
Viral marketing comes to a close.
Hitman 5 clues crescendo
Grr, ARG.
Agent 47 voice actor confirms Hitman 5
IO surprised by comments.
Hitman 5 out Xmas 2011 "at the earliest"
IO hard at work, sources tell us.
Hitman games half-price this weekend
When you buy them from good old Steam.
Rocksteady not doing Hitman 5 after all
Eidos boss shoots down those rumours.
Hitman creators set up new studio
It'll make online multiplayer games.
Kane & Lynch dated
Plus Lara and Agent 47 chatter.