Ah, Hitman: Absolution. A Square Enix game that is ported to the PC by Nixxes. Awesome, right? After all, Nixxes was behind the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, a version that featured a lot of graphical options, a FOV slider, and took advantage of quad-cores. In all seriousness (and despite the fact that there was an annoying stuttering effect that was later fixed), Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a great PC port. Therefore, we were expecting Hitman: Absolution to blow us away. However, it did not. And did you know that the PC version suffers from console optimizations? Oh, you didn’t know that, right? Well keep reading to find out why Hitman: Absolution PC is not as good as DE: HR, Max Payne 3 or Sleeping Dogs. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – PC Performance Analysis→
As we said a couple of days ago, the Contract mode of Hitman: Absolution could very well be its most exciting thing. And although we are pretty sure that you’re already aware of the official Deus Ex DLC, we are happy to inform you about a Deus Ex Contract mission (the first interesting Contract mission) that was released a couple of hours ago. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution gets its first interesting Contract Mission; Deus Ex Contract Mission Released→
Square Enix and IO Interactive today announced that Hitman: Absolution is now available for PS3, X360 and PC. The game follows Agent 47, a cold-blooded assassin, who takes on his most dangerous contract to date. Betrayed by those he once trusted — and now hunted by the police — he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution Is Now Available→
Hitman: Absolution was bashed from various PC gaming portals/magazines (RockPaperShotgun and PCGamer are two of them). Seems, however, that Square Enix is trying its best to tempt everyone into actually getting this new Hitman game, by completely removing the online pass requirement for the game’s Contracts mode. This means that Contracts will be available to all owners of Hitman: Absolution for free. Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – Contracts Mode Available To All Owners For Free→
Square Enix has released the launch trailer of Hitman: Absolution. Hitman: Absolution promises to deliver a cinematic experience in a living breathing world, where player choice is paramount. According to its press release, players will be able to experience unique disguise gameplay, improvised weapons and a myriad ways to take out a target. The game is scheduled for release across North America, Europe and PAL territories on November 20th for PC, PS3 and X360. Enjoy! Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – Launch Trailer→
Square Enix has announced that Sleeping Dogs will be getting an interesting new DLC, with which Wei Shen will be able to become a silent assassin, augmented warrior or king of chaos. This new DLC, called Square Enix Character Pack, features characters/suits/armors from Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Hitman: Absolution and Just Cause 2, and will be available to download worldwide tomorrow (November 14th) from Xbox LIVE (160MSP), PlayStation Network ($1.99 / €1.49 / £1.19) and Steam ($1.99 /€1.49 / £1.19). Continue reading New Sleeping Dogs DLC Brings Square Enix Characters (Deus Ex, Just Cause 2, Hitman) Into Play→
IO Interactive released today the seventh part of the ‘Introducing’ video series, allowing us to meet ‘the Ultimate Assassin’. Hitman: Absolution is currently planned for a November 20th release on PC, X360 and PS3, and will be powered by the Glacier 2 technology, a new engine that promises to deliver with a cinematic story, distinctive art direction and highly original game design. The game will also use Shroud to create real-time dynamic interactive clothing and soft-body physics effects. Enjoy! Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – Introduction Series – Ultimate Assassin Trailer→
IO Interactive presented yesterday “INTRODUCING: LIVING BREATHING WORLD,” the sixth gameplay trailer in the original INTRODUCING series. Regardless of what play style you adopt, you will enjoy a unique playthrough experience as you enjoy the rich variation in a living breathing world. A world filled with incredibly intelligent characters all displaying richly detailed synthetic life, where everyone you meet may well have a bigger part to play in Hitman: Absolution. Continue reading New Hitman: Absolution trailer showcases its living breathing world→
Hitman: Absolution is almost upon us and Freddie Wong (and his RocketJump team) has decided to create a live action short film, based on IO Interactive’s upcoming third person shooter/stealth game. Starring Kevin Burke as 47, Joe Fidler as the director, as well as the Action Factory team on stunts, and Christie Stevens as the main actress. It looks cool, so give it a go. Hitman: Absolution is planned for a November 20th release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading Hitman: Absolution – Live-Action Short Film From Freddie Wong & RocketJump→
It’s been a while since we last got excited about games/benchmarks that were included in GPUs packages. You see, most of the times, the bundled games were quite old and outdated. Well, that’s about to change with AMD’s Never Settle Bundle suite. Those of you who decide to buy one of AMD’s cards (from 7700 and up) will receive a 20% discount for Medal of Honor: Warfighter and a number of modern-day games for free. Continue reading AMD reveals Never Settle Bundle; offers Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution & Sleeping Dogs with its cards→
