The game is more linear in structure than its predecessors, and introduces new gameplay features, such as 'Instinct', which allows Agent 47 to monitor enemies more easily, and an online mode called "Contracts", where players can create their own missions and share them with others online.
Before release, the developers stated that Absolution would be easier to play and more accessible, while still retaining hardcore aspects of the franchise. Hitman: Absolution was announced by Square Enix and it was released on 20 November 2012 worldwide for Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Meanwhile, a frame story presents 47's life and previously unseen contracts that he carried out, as narrated by a former FBI director to a journalist. After eliminating the ICA, the Franchise seeks to obtain the same cloning technology that created 47, to form their own army of cloned assassins. The main storyline follows Agent 47's efforts to bring down the Franchise, a rival contract killing organisation that was first hinted at in Hitman: Contracts. Beyond rewarding stealth over bloodshed as is traditional in the series, Blood Money includes features that directly penalize the player for making too much noise and/or being too violent either toward their targets, bystanders, or both. In order to carry out his mission, 47 may use any method at his disposal to eliminate his targets, regardless of witnesses or violence done to bystanders. The map indicates the layout of each topographical area of the level, the whereabouts of Agent 47 's main targets, and other AI-controlled characters. The game introduces a satelllite map to help guide the player through levels. Hitman: Blood Money was developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 in May 2006.
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Original series Hitman: Codename 47 (2000)
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The games are available for macOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows and multiple consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia.
IO Interactive completed a management buyout, regaining their independent status and retaining the rights for Hitman, in June 2017.
IO Interactive remained a subsidiary of Square Enix until 2017, when Square Enix started seeking buyers for the studio. Hitman is a stealth video game franchise developed by the Danish developer IO Interactive, and previously published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix.