MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
The physical version of Square Enix’s new Hitman won’t be released until next year. The boxed release had been due out before the end of the year, but the publisher has told Videogamer that it has been delayed – although the reason has not been specified. Hitman is released digitally …
Read More »Hitman beta open for PlayStation Plus subscribers next week
An open beta for Square Enix’s next Hitman game will be released for some PS4 owners next week. Square Enix has said that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download the beta on March 4th. Until now it has only been available to those who have pre-ordered the game. …
Read More »‘Episodic model widens audience for triple-A games’, Hitman dev says
More triple-A games should consider adopting an episode release model if they wish to capture a wider audience, the chief of IO Interactive has argued. Hans Seifert, studio head atthe Hitmandeveloper, said that breaking up a title into periodic chunks of content in addition to a traditional full release provides …
Read More »Hitman dev IO: ‘Episodic model opens up audience for triple-A games’
‘Releasing Hitman as episodes means we have more opportunities than ever before,’ says studio head Hans Seifert
Read More »Hitman’s release plan has changed again, is now fully episodic
The pricing and release schedule for Square Enix’s Hitman have undergone some more alterations. In a post on its website for the title, developer IO Interactive has said that the game is now ‘truly episodic’, and the initial Intro Pack release – still set for launch on March 11th – …
Read More »‘Configuration change’ leads to Hitman pre-order cancellations
PS4 owners who had pre-ordered the digital version of Square Enix’s Hitman have had their orders cancelled. Videogamer reports that Sony has told those affected that the publisher has notified us that the configuration of the product… has changed significantly”, that it is cancelling all pre-orders and that a revised …
Read More »Hitman gets a new date and release plan
Square Enix has said that the first parts of its upcoming Hitman game will be released on March 11th 2016. The game was originally due out in December but was last week pushed back to next year. As has been previously detailed, the game will be released in bits. The …
Read More »Hitman delayed to 2016
Release date moved to March as IO Interactive adds more content for launch
Read More »Hitman delayed until March 2016
IO has announced that it will be delaying its latest Hitman title until March of next year. On its official website, the developer said that this has been done so that more content can be included with the game’s initial launch. This new Hitman game was being launched digitally, with …
Read More »Hip to be Square: US and EU boss Phil Rogers on the publisher’s huge line-up
It’s an all-star line-up from Square Enix over the next six months, with the return of Tomb Raider, Just Cause, Hitman and Deus Ex. We speak with Europe and Americas CEO Phil Rogers about managing expectations in a perpetually changing games industry It feels like Square Enix is in a …
Read More »