Here's the scene; an orphanage, on a dark and typically stormy night. Blood runs through the corridors, and fresh corpses pile up by the walls. In the nursery, under bright birthday bunting, there's a ...

With a six year absence since Agent 47's last outing, it's not surprising to see that everybody's favourite murderer has gone through a few changes. And while series purists may lament the days of ...

Aww, mate. That sub-header quote from Hitman: Absolution has made us sad now. Poor Agent 47. It must be lonely being an insane psychopath who spends his time flying around the world, looking cool, ...

Hitman Absolution made changed to the series formula (Image via Io-Interactive A/S) Hitman Absolution was released in 2012 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The game made some big changes to the ...

A freelance writer with over 10 years of experience. His favourite games are Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, and Celeste. One of the best Hitman games, Hitman: Absolution, is heading to iOS, ...

Let’s get this out of the way up front: Hitman Absolution is a weird game. It’s a considerable departure from the rest of the series, trading in wide-open, puzzle-like levels and a negligible plotline ...

Despite the bald guy wearing a suit on the front cover, Hitman Absolution is not a Hitman game; it's not even close. With its borrowed gameplay mechanics, overwritten plot and dull environments, ...

Agent 47 doesn't begin Hitman: Absolution with amnesia, but the six years that have passed since we last took control of him in Blood Money do seem to have dulled his creators' recollections of what ...

Hitman Absolution is a fascinating case of an error of judgment costing a game its heart. For Absolution, that mistake was placing a focus on a story that didn't need ...