Hitman Discussion

[danny275]

Argh!!

Was going to play this the other day but realised i don't have a working DualShock for the PS2. I've been using my PSX control pad

Damn it! I was looking forward to playing the St Petersburg level


Hoping there'll be some news at E3 about it

[Arsenalisti]

I've read some kind of news the other day.
There was a reporter team at the IO studios recently to ask them about the upcoming Kane & Lynch when one reporter ask what's with the Hitman series. The IO guy replied we are here to talk about K&L and not Hitman. The world would need a new K&L first. (Yeah, right) Anyway, the article also says that the reporter team passed some monitors with Hitman wallpapers on it. So lets hope for the best.

[Peruzzi]

Kane and Lynch was aweful, but IO seem to love it and seem to think we want another, and a film!

Id much rather have another Hitman.

[danny275]

I've read some kind of news the other day.
There was a reporter team at the IO studios recently to ask them about the upcoming Kane & Lynch when one reporter ask what's with the Hitman series. The IO guy replied we are here to talk about K&L and not Hitman. The world would need a new K&L first. (Yeah, right) Anyway, the article also says that the reporter team passed some monitors with Hitman wallpapers on it. So lets hope for the best.

[Arsenalisti]

You may have seen the two Hitman art works published on the "Great Graphics" homepage. Which make you think there might could be a new Hitman on the horizon for 2011.

IO Interactive PR manager Tom Stratton replyed:

"Unfortunately, the concept art was created as part of a portfolio, [...]
[It was] intended to showcase an artist's style or method of work and does not represent any new Hitman game."

[ShadyKnight]

One of my most favourite games ever is Hitman 2 Silent Assassin. Perfection!

[danny275]

So Kane and Lynch 2 is out, so is it safe to assume that IO interactive are finally working on Hitman 5?

They had better be

[Arsenalisti]

So Kane and Lynch 2 is out, so is it safe to assume that IO interactive are finally working on Hitman 5?

They had better be

I strongly second that.
Otherwise....

[ShadyKnight]

IO have sullied their good name with the Kane and Lynch franchise. I know they felt like they had a point to prove with K&L2 - after the controversy of the first game - but even the sequel went belly up too (in the eyes of the reviewers, although gamers thought it was quite decent especiallly the MP).

I just hope the negativity or adverse reactions to K&L haven't soured the mood at IO. I'd hate for them to make a sub-par Hitman.

[danny275]

I've only played the demo of the first K&L and it was atrocious...

I don't reckon they'll mess up Hitman though.

[danny275]

It's amazing to think that by the time the next Hitman is released (at the earliest) it'll be 5 years since the last one

Bloody IO Interactive

[danny275]

Official confirmation...

David Bateson, the voice of 47 in the Hitman series, says he's been asked to remove details on his website regarding his work on Hitman 5. But the actor confirms a sequel is coming, and it will be "gob smacking."

Speaking to The Gaming Liberty, Bateson was asked for details on Hitman 5 and replied "I have to plead the 5th Amendment on this one. I am under contract not to say anything." But he adds, "There have been delays," and "if the artwork is anything to go by… brace yourself!"

Apparently he's allowed to confirm the game's in progress. Which is hardly shocking, it's a very popular series, and IO Interactive is now owned by sequel-maestros Square Enix.

Further down in the interview, Bateson pays tribute to the legions of dedicated Hitman fans: "That kind of dedication and appreciation of the game deserves repayment … with an even more gob smacking installment in Hitman 5," he tells The Gaming Liberty. "I don't envy IO Interactive for the pressure they must [be] under to deliver. I am utterly convinced they will!"

Agent 47 Speaks! An Interview With David Bateson [The Gaming Liberty]

http://kotaku.com/5671610/voice-actor-confirms-hitman-5

So happy

[Arsenalisti]

Good news.
Can't wait already!

[danny275]

Good news.
Can't wait already!

I've read that'll they're aiming for Christmas 2011, provided there's no more delays

[Arsenalisti]

Good news.
Can't wait already!

I've read that'll they're aiming for Christmas 2011, provided there's no more delays

Even next week would be too long to wait.

[Peruzzi]

Cant wait, love these games, and its great to see theyve got the same actor.

It better be damn good, and I hope its not a farewell.

[Arsenalisti]

Mr. Bateson’s comments are flattering, though
come as surprise to us, as we are currently not
working with him on any projects

That's a piece out of a quote from german site ps3-talk.de.

[danny275]

Mr. Bateson’s comments are flattering, though
come as surprise to us, as we are currently not
working with him on any projects

That's a piece out of a quote from german site ps3-talk.de.

Strange...Although they would deny it. They told him to remove any detail from his site about the game

[Arsenalisti]

Strange...Although they would deny it. They told him to remove any detail from his site about the game

Probably. Hope you're right.

[danny275]

Potentially bad news...

IO Interactive have let 30 of their staff go, presumably because they were fucking stupid enough to make 2 bloody K&L's which didn't sell

So now an unnamed game they were working on has been canned as a result...

No doubt its Hitman. Bloody fantastic