If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Hitman team taking an "open, non-linear level design" approach to next iteration 

IO Interactive has posted details on the Hitman website regarding the next installation in the franchise.

In an open letter to fans on the website, IO states the game is currently in development for PC and next-gen consoles, and players will don the suit of a "globetrotting Agent 47" in the prime of his career.

"In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career – the apex predator stalking his prey across the world, with the support of his long-term handler Diana Burnwood and the whole of the ICA," reads the letter. "The game concentrates on the core Hitman fantasy of using a wide range of tools to take out a diverse group of targets across expansive, exotic locations around the world.

"We are building this game on the backbone of the Glacier 2 engine, using the best parts and what we have learnt through Hitman: Absolution and drawing inspiration from past titles like Contracts and Blood Money to fulfill the core Hitman fantasy. That means we’re packing in an extreme level of detail on the largest levels we have ever built for a Hitman game.

"We’ve adopted an open, non-linear level design approach to the game, ensuring the game will play out across huge, checkpoint-free, sandbox levels. Our aim is to create living, breathing and believable levels which will allow gamers to play around with the AI to create those unique moments every fan of the Hitman franchise loves."

IO goes on state that Contracts Mode is back, allowing players to create and build challenges "by experimenting with the large levels and possibilities within them." These can be shared and friends can be challenged to complete you list of hits.

The team has also removed "47’s magic pockets."

More details will be revealed further into 2014.

Hit up the link for more.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

In this article

Hitman

PS4, Xbox One, PC

Related topics
About the Author
Stephany Nunneley-Jackson avatar

Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

News Editor

Stephany is VG247’s News Editor, with 22 years experience (with 15 of them at VG247). With a brain that lacks adhesive ducks, the ill-tempered, chaotic neutral fembot does her best to bring you the most interesting gaming news. She is also unofficially the site’s Lord of the Rings/Elder Scrolls Editor.

Comments