Eidos Makes Another Hit
Agent 47 is back on the job in Hitman: Blood Money.
Published: November 4, 2004
Giving its popular assassin series another go, Eidos Interactive has announced today Hitman: Blood Money, a new fourth installment in the series from developer Io-Interactive.
In Agent 47's latest outing, things start to get suspicious as members of his contract agency, The ICA, are getting systematically snuffed by a powerful organization on the rise. After losing contact with the agency, and in fear of being their next target, 47 flees to America to make some hits himself.
As the game's title suggests, Agent 47 will now be paid straight up in cash, which he can spend on weapons to upgrade his arsenal, potentially altering the path of the gameplay experience. Players can expect the game to be as crisp as ever, thanks to a new version of Io's stunning Glacier engine that powers the game.
"The Hitman series is one of Eidos' biggest franchises and goes from strength to strength with every new instalment," expounded Mike McGarvey, CEO of Eidos. "Io-Interactive is one of the world's most accomplished developers, and yet again has raised the stakes in terms of graphics and gameplay with Hitman: Blood Money."
"Considerable time and effort has been spent developing a new version of the Glacier engine that enables us to implement many new and exciting features," explained Janos Flösser, managing director of Io-Interactive. "The quality of the graphics and A.I. surpasses even our own expectations and this combined with a gripping narrative and the introduction of some really inventive characters makes us confident that Blood Money will be the greatest Hitman title to date."
The world will find out if indeed this is the greatest Hitman game to date when Hitman: Blood Money hits stores in spring 2005. As details develop, we'll bring 'em to you, so keep it here.
In Agent 47's latest outing, things start to get suspicious as members of his contract agency, The ICA, are getting systematically snuffed by a powerful organization on the rise. After losing contact with the agency, and in fear of being their next target, 47 flees to America to make some hits himself.
As the game's title suggests, Agent 47 will now be paid straight up in cash, which he can spend on weapons to upgrade his arsenal, potentially altering the path of the gameplay experience. Players can expect the game to be as crisp as ever, thanks to a new version of Io's stunning Glacier engine that powers the game.
"The Hitman series is one of Eidos' biggest franchises and goes from strength to strength with every new instalment," expounded Mike McGarvey, CEO of Eidos. "Io-Interactive is one of the world's most accomplished developers, and yet again has raised the stakes in terms of graphics and gameplay with Hitman: Blood Money."
"Considerable time and effort has been spent developing a new version of the Glacier engine that enables us to implement many new and exciting features," explained Janos Flösser, managing director of Io-Interactive. "The quality of the graphics and A.I. surpasses even our own expectations and this combined with a gripping narrative and the introduction of some really inventive characters makes us confident that Blood Money will be the greatest Hitman title to date."
The world will find out if indeed this is the greatest Hitman game to date when Hitman: Blood Money hits stores in spring 2005. As details develop, we'll bring 'em to you, so keep it here.
