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A Hitman: Absolution companion app has been released for iOS and Android, and there’s a video available below showing off its features. Hitman ICA helps players track their progress, and unlocks various rewards in-game.

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Square Enix has apologized over a Hitman: Absolution promotion in which people could put hits out on their Facebook friends for a myriad of reasons ranging from having less than ample female/male attributes to being a ginger.

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Hitman: Absolution has been given a patch on PC, which will auto-start once the player logs into Steam. The patch fixes issues seen on specific configurations which caused the game to not start up, and Sniper Challenge Unlocks not carrying over into the game, Once the patch is applied, the game will receive the unlocks. The patch also addresses the issue negative scoring, however, newly accomplished positive scores will be needed to erase the incorrectly remembered negatives. There’s more through the changelog over on Gamers Hell.

Hitman: Absolution Contracts mode won’t require players to have an online pass for users in North America.

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Hitman: Absolution has a new trailer floating around the interwebs, and we’ve posted it below. It was shown during the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards which occurred today. Watch it below. Hitman: Absolution is out on November 20 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.Thanks, CVG.

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Hitman: Absolution bad guy Benjamin Travis is voiced by well-known actor Powers Boothe, and in the latest behind-the-scenes trailer below, Boothe discusses how he needed to invent new smoking techniques for the character.

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Hitman: Absolution will contain five difficulty levels, as IO Interactive has been telling us for quite some time; however, the details for each level have just now been, well, detailed in full. Hit up the break to figure out which one suits your playstyle the best.

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Hitman: Absolution has a new trailer available for you to gawk at called: The Kill Mode. Basically, it shows you various ways to off someone using the environment. Case in point: a dancer at a club gets a disco ball to the head, and some poor fella in what appears to be a lab coat gets set alight. Nice. Watch it below.

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Hitman: Absolution shots have landed in our laps, and they show a very industrious Agent 47 doing all sorts of jobs.

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Hitman: Absolution is now available for pre-purchase on Steam, and if you drop cash early, you’ll save 10% off the total cost of the game. You’ll also gain instant access to the Sniper Challenge campaign. Hitman: Absolution is out on November 20.

Hitman: Absolution contains a villain by the name of Blake Dexter, who is not only a twisted and formidable foe, but he is played by actor Keith Carradine in the game. Dexter is the cowboy hat wearing fella who pretty much runs the town of Hope, North Dakota in a shady manner. Think of him as the town’s Brad Wesley from Road House and you get the idea. Check out his ICA File video below. Hitman: Absolution is scheduled for release across North America, Europe and PAL territories on November 20 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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The Hitman: Absolution level with the sexy, PVC-clad nuns has been tweaked after the controversy the trailer depicting the level caused earlier in this summer.

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Hitman: Absolution features asynchronous multiplayer, according to an announcement from IO Interactive at gamescom. Called Contracts, players can create their own scenarios, can pick out three characters on a level, choose the weapons, and challenge other players to “contract”. The faster the hits are made, the more money made. Weekly contracts will be added by the developer and earned money allows new scenarios with weapons and disguises. The mode is playable at gamescom and a video of the new mode will be released tomorrow. Thanks, Joystiq.

Hitman: Absolution director Tore Blystad has said killing Agent 47′s handler Diana Burnwood was a “really big,” and “tough” decision for the team to make and it required a lot of going back and forth.

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The first Hitman: Absolution TV ad will air during the European Championship final on Sunday July 1. Set your DVR.

IO Interactive’s Tore Blystad has said metrics compiled by the firm have revealed many Hitman: Absolution players won’t see the last level of the game.

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Love it or hate it, the Hitman: Absolution trailer released yesterday – full of sexy, female assassins in dom-gear disguised as nuns getting their asses handed to them – caused quite a stir on the Internet. Today, just to give you a bit of added color, we’ve posted the video again but this time, it includes commentary from producer Luke Valentine. Watch it below. Game’s out on November 20 worldwide for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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The residents of Hope, South Dakota sure are accident prone, at least, that’s what the town’s newspaper wants you to think. Or is it agent 47? Regardless, strange things are happening to some of the townsfolk, but they probably deserved it anyway. Check out the latest edition of The Hope Times below, along with a shot of our favorite stealthy man with a penchant for suits. Hitman: Absolution is out November 20.

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Various UK retailers are hosting place holders Hitman: Absolution, pegging it for September release – although one retailer doesn’t agree on the date. Zavi and HotUKDeals have all three versions landing on September 17, which is a Monday, while ShopTo has September 24 down as a place holder – which is also a Monday. Square has yet to announce a release window for the title, but it has been expected to land sometime in the fall for quite some time. Thanks, MCV.

Square and IO have sent over two new screenshots for Hitman: Absolution. You’ll be familiar with one of these, as it was posted yesterday in the latest edition of the game’s Hope Times newspaper. Game’s out sometime this year on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. We really wish Square would announce a release date for this – soon.

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