Hitman Discussion

[Arsenalisti]

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

No worries man.
I don't know where i read it, but a guy who's involved said it's not Hitman which is cancelled. He said it was some project they were working with Microsoft on.

Sorry for the lack of source.

[ShadyKnight]

I'll say it again - having made 2 crap K&L games can't have been positive for the IO development team. I hope Hitman5 isn't adversely effected in any way.

[danny275]

I'll say it again - having made 2 crap K&L games can't have been positive for the IO development team. I hope Hitman5 isn't adversely effected in any way.

I don't doubt there ability to make games. They made a ridiculous choice in making another K&L which was stupid beyond all comprehension. The first one sold crap, no idea why they thought the second one would do any better

[Arsenalisti]

Found on ps3-talk.de:

Two of originally a few LinkedIn Id profiles of some IO guys who are working on Hitman 5 apparently.
(although changed now)

Rasmus Hoejengaard:

worked on 'Hitman #47', 'Hitman 2: Silent
Assassin', 'Freedom Fighters', 'Hitman: Contracts',
'Hitman Blood Money' and the not yet released
'Hitman 5'.

Theo Engell-Nielsen:

Finished titles:
"Hitman 4: Blood Money" (released 2006)
"Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" (released 2007)
"Mini Ninjas" (released 2009)
"Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days" (2010)
"Hitman 5" (2011)

[danny275]

Yay! 2011 is decades away though...maybe even centuries

[Peruzzi]

It technically is a decade away!

[Arsenalisti]

I'm still waiting. If this is going to be reasead 2011 i demand some sort of status or facts now.
Just give us the official yes or no at least.
I'm dying here.

[Arsenalisti]

IO Interactive working on an 'unannounced AAA action title'
Could this be Hitman 5? IO Interactive working on "one of the most exciting projects" in its history.

Job listings for IO Interactive have revealed that the developer is working on an 'unannounced AAA action title', which the studio describes as "one of the most exciting projects in IO Interactive's 10 year history".
The listings, which were spotted on IO Interactive's website this morning, revealed that the studio currently has "several projects in different stages" each with "a number of ambitious, tech driven features."
"We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our team as Lead Character Artist to complete one of the most exciting projects in IO Interactive's more than 10 year history in videogames," read one of them, "and play a major part in the games we have in the future pipeline. "We are prepared only to accept applications from the very best talent from around the world."

Rumours of a new Hitman game have been circling around the web for the last couple of years, with the latest evidence coming from two former IO programmers in November. Both claimed to have been working on Hitman 5. Besides Hitman, IO Interactive has previously developed the hit third-person PC title Freedom Fighters, Mini Ninjas and both Kane & Lynch games.

God, let it be Hitman 5.

[danny275]

It bloody better be...for all their sakes

[ShadyKnight]

I've gotta feeling Hitman will return in.....2012!!!!

[danny275]

Just read the last line there...skipped it initially. Wouldn't mind a sequel to Freedom Fighters

[Peruzzi]

Freedom Fighters was awesome. Really really want Hitman 5 though. It better be epic.

[Peruzzi]

http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/ ... oduct.html

November apparently. Hope thats accurate.

[Arsenalisti]

This is meant to be the first official screenshot of Hitman 5.
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l157/injust07/5534760462_6d5dbd3b0d_b.jpg
It is said that first news will be shown at this years E3.

Good news.

[danny275]

E3's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages away

[Arsenalisti]

E3's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaages away

Yeah, i guess it will be more of a 2012 release than 2011.

[Arsenalisti]

IO Interactive have just announced that they will
be revealing their next game very soon– wildly speculated to be Hitman 5.

On Twitter, the developer announced:
It’ll [The game] be cool. And we’ll officially announce it fairly soon.

Also teasing:

The next game from IO Interactive will be like Viagra for your gaming libido. Satisfaction guaranteed. I kid you not!

Tore Blystad, IO developer also let out a series of tweets:

Finally able to tweet about the new game we’re developing here at IO in Copenhagen.. I’ll be posting lots of game dev stuff here!
Going to ITU (Copenhagen) tomorrow to lecture about directing games. Have to be indirect not to give away too much about the new game..
Having big level design discussions about a
centerpiece level of the game today. Hot topic:
Freedom of choice vs. clear direction..

[nani17]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/hitman-5-reveal-at-e3/

[danny275]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/hitman-5-reveal-at-e3/

That's what we've been discussing the last few posts. Really excited but E3 is too far away

[nani17]

I know so many stuff is rumoured too be at E3