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How digital and boxed work together will be crucial to the future of the games industry, says Square Enix. Western CEO Phil Rogers made the statement after explaining why the firm is releasing its new Hitman as a digital release before Christmas, with a boxed version to follow in 2016. …
Read More »New Hitman is episodic, will ‘begin’ on December 8th
This year’s Hitman game will be a ‘digital first’ episodic release, although developer Io Interactive prefers not to use that term itself. We’re doing things a bit differently,” the studio said. Hitman will launch on PS4, Xbox One and PC on December 8th this year as a digital download. That’s …
Read More »Hitman’s Io Interactive: Season Passes are wrong
Danish developer Io Interactive has said that the freshly announced Hitman won’t have a Season pass as the studio isn’t a fan of the model. "Everything we ship on December 8th will be completely finished, it will be a very polished experience,” Io boss Hannes Seifert told VideoGamer. There are …
Read More »E3 2015: New Hitman focuses on user-generated content, post-release development
IO Interactive takes new approach to latest entry in series
Read More »VIDEO – SQUARE ENIX: First gameplay footage from new Hitman game shown
Square Enix has provided some more details about the latest title in its Hitman franchise. Announced last night at Sony’s conference, the publisher gave us some more information about the new entry in the series, simply entitled Hitman. According to developer IO, new locations, hits and missions to be added …
Read More »SONY: New Hitman game unveiled, simply called Hitman
Square Enix unveiled a new Hitman game, simply entitled Hitman on stage at Sony’s E3 media briefing. The trailer showed a variety of scenes, including a disco and a market place. The title is said to be the most ambitious entry in the series to date. Hitman will be coming …
Read More »E3 2015: When is the Square Enix press conference
Square Enix is back at E3 with a big press conference, which will start at 6pm UK time (or 10am LA time) on Tuesday, June 16th. For those attending on the day, it’s a strict invite-only event, but it takes place at the JW Marriot, just across the way from …
Read More »Jobs at risk at Square Enix London as staff are placed on consultation
Square Enix is expected to announce a number of redundancies from its UK office. The firm is attempting to improve its Western performance, and has told MCV that an undisclosed number of staff in the UK have been placed on consultation. MCV understands multiple PR and sales employees are amongst …
Read More »Hitman film producer working on Thief movie adaptation – report
A film adaptation based on stealth action series Thief is in development, according to a new report. Tracking Board sources claim the movie is in the works from production companies Vertigo and Prime Universe. Vertigo most recently produced licensed film adaptation The Lego Movie. Adrian Askarieh and Roy Lee are …
Read More »Io says triple-A Hitman game will ‘fulfil core Hitman fantasy’
Keen to dispel recent rumours, Io Interactive has released a number of details concerning its next-gen Hitman game. Reports last week suggested the Hitman franchise had been abandoned on consoles but nothing could be further from the truth. In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at …
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