The Professional Edition includes the 72-page Artbook and a Making of video. All locations from HITMAN 1 and HITMAN 2 can be imported and played within HITMAN 3 at no additional cost for existing owners plus progression from HITMAN 2 is directly carried over into HITMAN 3 at launch. At least one portion of the game will be set in Chicago, but it has been confirmed that the rest of the game will take place within the US. Hitman: Absolution is a third-person assassination game where action and stealth are treated as equal citizens, granting the player total freedom in the way. HITMAN 3 is the best place to play every game in the World of Assassination trilogy. David Bateson, the voice actor for Agent 47 recently commented on the games production in light of the downsizing, claiming that 'there have been delays.
47 is “betrayed by those he once trusted and now hunted by the police, he suddenly finds himself at the center of a dark conspiracy and must embark on a personal journey through a corrupt and twisted world, in his search for the truth”. There hasnt been much news on the upcoming Hitman 5 since it was first announced, aside from the lay-offs at IO Interactive that were rumored to put the project in jeopardy. The first in-depth trailer for the game shows Agent 47 storming a safe-house, and confronting Diana while she is showering. The developers have confirmed that Absolution will be easier to play and more accessible, but will retain hardcore aspects. It is the fifth entry in the Hitman game series, and will run on IO Interactive’s proprietary Glacier 2 game engine. Hitman: Absolution is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix.
