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As some may recall, the Hitman franchise's future was in limbo last year. After Square Enix sold the game's developer, IO Interactive, the latter was lucky enough to retain the rights to the IP, but ...

One of my regrets from 2016 is that I didn’t play enough Hitman to put it higher on my game of the year list. Throughout early 2017, I played dozens of hours of developer IO Interactive’s rebooted ...

Some awesome news dropping today from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and IO Interactive as Hitman 2 will be released later this year. We kinda knew the news was coming from all the teasers ...

The Hitman series got a sleek reboot in 2016, spread across multiple individually released episodes. This year’s sequel often feels like a direct continuation of that release, as if a bunch of ...

Agent 47’s newest mission may have started months ago, but those who have been waiting to dive in can finally get their chance to right now. The “Hitman 2 Starter Pack,” contrary to what its name ...

That we’re even getting another Hitman game feels like something of a miracle. After developer IO Interactive was cut loose by Japanese publisher Square-Enix in 2017, it was unclear who would retain ...

The Hitman franchise has always asked players for results above all else. In the game’s toy worlds, you can go anywhere, be anyone and slay anyone in whatever way you want. But killing using a ...

The Mumbai mission in Hitman 2 takes place over a sprawling and diverse map. There are three main areas to explore, and a deadly street gang to contend with. It is one of the hardest maps in the game, ...

Hitman 2 is basically just a slightly more perfect version of Hitman, easily one of the best games of 2016. As sequels go, it doesn't do much to shake things up. Mirrors work now, so if you're ...

Now that Hitman 3 is out, players will have the chance to jump in and experience the full World of Assassination trilogy all in one place. If you’re looking to replay past Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 levels ...

The final mission in Hitman 2 is a real doozy, combining secret underground sarcophagi, burning effigies and treasure hunt. There are a ton of disguises to find, the mission stories are some of the ...