Hitman is back, and like a high number of games at this year's E3, is getting the quasi-reboot treatment by showing no sign of any sequelised sub-title, instead returning simply to the moniker "Hitman" for this next outing, due for digital release on December 8th. The glossy, beautifully-edited trailer certainly set the mood and tone perfectly, and though only a few brief snippets of definitive gameplay were shown, the trailer certainly invited hope that this could be one of the series' most innovative titles so far. The game attempts to build on the contract creation and multiplayer aspects introduced in Absolution, and will see new content periodically released to players, with a number of contracts being timed and final, meaning that failure results in them disappearing forever. Whether this will truly result in more content overall remains to be seen, and the early digital release is a little disappointing for fans of physical, but from what's been shown off so far, this looks like IO Interactive at least trying to expand the franchise in an interesting way. Plus, all that DLC is completely free, which is a major, major plus.
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