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Square’s released a video for Hitman: Absolution which finds Agent 47 at a Rosewood Orphanage in Chicago overrun with criminals. Having just killed his handler, Diana Burnwood, he is at the orphanage to fulfill her dying wish – she needed him to find someone for her. It just so happens that the criminals are looking for the same person too. Check it out below. The video was posted on March 15, but we must have missed it. Anyway, the ending is rather cool. Hitman: Absolution is out this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

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A video showing IO Interactive’s G2-Crowd Technology used in Hitman Absolution has been released. The tech is a new feature of IO’s Glacier 2 engine, built from the ground up and allows very dense crowds to appear in the game – players will also be able to interact and influence the behavior the crowds.

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Square’s released the box-art that’ll accompany Hitman Absolution when it releases later this year. It has 47, it’s red, it has the game’s logo. What else could you ask for?

The IO sequel launches later this year for PS3, 360 and PC.

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IO Interactive’s confirmed it’ll be showcasing the G2-Crowd Technology used in Hitman Absolution at GDC.

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Gamespot has posted a behind-the-scenes video of the Hitman: Absolution press event at the Sanctum Soho Hotel in London. It’s below. In it, the developers chat about getting the event ready, what it hoped to accomplish with it, it’s aspirations for how the game would be received by those attending, and just how much hard work and love went into the game itself. The video doesn’t just cover the decorations and the prep work – it also includes glimpses of the demonstration shown. It’s worth the watch. Game’s out this year for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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IO Interactive has reiterated that player choice will continue to be the running gameplay theme when Hitman: Absolution is released.

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Square Enix has released two new videos for Hitman: Absolution which are part of the “The International Contract Agency Files” video series for the game which introduces its main cast. The first video focuses on Diana Burnwood, who is the “long-time handler” of Agent 47 and the video is also dotted with bits of art from comic artist Ben Oliver. The second video features and interview with Marsha Thomason, who plays Diana in Absolution, which was filmed on the set of the game’s capture sessions in Giant Studios. Game’s out this year for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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NeoGAF has dug up another Square Enix trademark, this one for something called Sleeping Dogs, leading some to speculate it’s a subtitle for Kane & Lynch 3 due to the subtitle of the last outing, Dog Days. A job posting from IO Interactive back in September 2011 suggested that a third Kane & Lynch was in the works, and Ian Livingstone himself said in December 2010 the duo weren’t going away any time soon. You can view the trademark filing here, which lists a January 13 date.

IO Interactive has gone all out on dialogue in Hitman: Absolution, assigning every character a distinct personality.

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Asked what IO Interactive set out to achieve with Hitman: Absolution, lead producer Hakan Abrak highlighted improved AI.

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Previews for IO Interactive’s Hitman: Absolution have started popping up online, and it looks as though players will be able to choose to be the classic, stealthy Agent 47 or a more gun-happy man in a suit.

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IO Interactive released a new Hitman: Absolution trailer during the VGAs pre-show, featuring Agent 47 going into a hospital with guns a’ blazing. You can watch all the carnage for yourself below. Hitman is due in 2012 on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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Danish developer IO Interactive is looking forward to trying something totally new once Hitman: Absolution ships.

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A second round of lectures for GDC 2012′s Main Conference have been announced, and the set includes a look at the crowd system in Hitman: Absolution, a talk from WB Games Seattle, and a session from Dear Esther’s creator on indie success.

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Square’s released a commentated version of the Run for Your Life level that debuted online a few weeks ago from Hitman Absolution. Behind the microphones are game director Tore Blystad and gameplay director Christian Elverdam. Get watching below the break.

The much-anticipated IO sequel launches next year on PS3, 360 and PC.

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Wait no longer for the Hitman: Absolution gameplay trailer teased earlier – it’s live and watchable through this very break.

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Johnny Cullen asked IO Interactive producer Hakan Abrak to answer your questions on Hitman Absolution at Eurogamer Expo last month. First official gameplay footage included.

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Square Enix has released the first video of gameplay from Hitman Absolution. The video comprises of the level I seen at gamescom in the summer, as well as E3 and Eurogamer Expo, from a library in Chicago, as police go on a manhunt for Agent 47. It looks pretty, pretty swish. The full thing’s due out tomorrow at 3pm, so keep an eye out then. Teaser’s below the break.

Hitman Absolution launches next year for PS3, 360 and PC. Read our just-live, community-fronted interview from EG Expo here.

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Hitman: Absolution producer Hakan Abrak has said the game will feature a hardcore difficulty mode for fans of the series, and and it’s a stealth-based mode.

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IO Interactive producer Hakan Abrak has teased the studio is doing something “very interesting” in regards to online and Hitman Absolution.

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