Hitman: Absolution Will Be Free For PS Plus Members Next Month

Hitman: Absolution Will Be Free For PS Plus Members Next MonthWhile the Hitman franchise has churned out some pretty awesome games in the past, the latest release, Hitman: Absolution has been met with some mixed reviews, some positive, while some negative. While we have yet to play the game for ourselves, gamers out there if you’re still on the fence whether the game is going to be worth your money, you’re in luck because Hitman: Absolution will be free of charge for PS Plus members in May. The catch is that you need to be a PS Plus member, obviously, but if you are, we guess this would be a great way for you to get your hands on the game without having to pay for it, and whether you hate it or love it, at least it was free. If Hitman: Absolution isn’t your cup of tea, PlayStation Europe has also revealed that four additional titles will be announced next week, so stay tuned!

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Hitman: Absolution Deus Ex Human Revolution DLC gets detailed

The Hitman franchise has more or less been set in the present albeit in a fictional world, but have you ever wondered what the Agent 47 could look like in futuristic garb? Apparently that’s what gamers will be able to dress Agent 47 up as in the upcoming Hitman: Absolution Deux Ex Human Revolution DLC. Some of the DLC’s features have already been offered as pre-order bonuses for some gamers in the states, but we guess once the DLC has been released, these bonuses will be accessed by all. Players will be able to dress Agent 47 in Adam Jensen’s outfit and will able to tote a futuristic gun, or dress him in a “High Roller” suit with a Krugermeier 2-2 Pistol, or a “Public Enemy” suit with a Bronson M1928 SMG in tow.

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Hitman: Absolution Contract Mode can be accessed even if bought pre-owned

hitman absolutionBuying brand new games can get pretty expensive, and hardcore gamers who burn through games quickly will find themselves burning a hole in the wallets fairly quickly as well, which is why there still exists a market for pre-owned games which caters to gamers who don’t necessarily need to play the latest and greatest the moment it has been released. Now the good news is that if you were thinking about picking up Hitman: Absolution pre-owned and were worried that you might not be able to access Contracts because the online pass might have been used by its original owner, fret not as Square Enix has confirmed that they will be dispensing with the online pass system.

What this means for pre-owned game buyers is that if you were to pick up Hitman: Absolution secondhand, you’d still be able to access the game’s Contract Mode for free. In a statement Square Enix released to the folks at CVG, “We’d actually planned to have this mode accessible via a code in the game’s box, but we really want to make it available to anybody that plays the game – so we want to take a new approach.”

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Hitman: Absolution’s art director thinks the game was limited by current-gen consoles

It seems that when it comes to next-gen consoles, there are developers on either side of the fence. Some claim that current-gen consoles still have a lot of life left in them, while other claim that current-gen consoles are reaching the end of their life and reaching their limits, and apparently Hitman: Absolution was faced by said limitations. This was revealed by the game’s art director, Roberto Marchesi who was quoted in an interview with Trusted Reviews that there were things he would have liked to implement in the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Hitman: Absolution but couldn’t due to the current hardware.

He was also quoted as saying that this “does start to show the limitations of the current technology.” That’s not to say that he didn’t enjoy making Hitman: Absolution for current-gen consoles – in fact Marchesi seemed to welcome the challenge, stating that, “The first games that will come out for the next generation of consoles will probably be just like an up-scaled version of everything […] All the textures will be ramped up twice, the resolution, everything…that’s really just a brute-force approach to making great-looking games, and, in a way, it’s much more of a challenge doing it with this current generation.”

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New Hitman: Absolution trailer released, calls your ethics into question

Hitman: Absolution will be released come 20th November for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 console along with the PC, but until then it looks like a new trailer for the game has been released which was shown off at the Golden Joystick awards. As the trailer suggests, it will be calling into question your ethics, namely as to how many lives are you willing to take in order to save one. In any case you get a few snippets of gameplay footage in this latest trailer and if you weren’t excited before, perhaps this might get you psyched for the upcoming release. Until the game’s release on the 20th of November, we guess this trailer will have to do for now.

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AMD Never Settle bundle gives Radeon HD 7000 buyers free games they’d actually care to play

AMD Never Settle bundle gives Radeon HD 7000 buyers free games they'd actually care to play

Just about anyone who has bought more than one aftermarket graphics card knows that bundled games rarely matter. They’re usually year-old titles or neutered editions built only to showcase the GPU’s performance for a few hours. AMD thinks its Never Settle bundle might finally get us to notice. Buy any modern Radeon HD video card from the 7770 GHz Edition on up and you’ll get a download code for at least one new game you’d genuinely want to try, ranging from Far Cry 3 on basic cards to a full three-game deal that supplies Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution and Sleeping Dogs to high rollers buying the 7900 series. There’s likewise a discount for Medal of Honor: Warfighter and promises of bundles in 2013 for Bioshock Infinite and the reimagined Tomb Raider. As long as you’re not dead set on springing for a GeForce board in the next few months, one of the qualifying cards might be worth a look to jumpstart your game collection.

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Hitman: Absolution Sniper Challenge makes its way onto PCs

While Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers have been enjoying the Hitman: Absolution Sniper Challenge game which was a reward for pre-ordering it, it now looks like PC gamers who have pre-ordered the game will now be able to take part in the Sniper Challenge as well. For those wondering what this entails, it’s basically a competition between Hitman gamers around the world where players will attempt to top the leaderboards. Monthly prizes include an iPad and a pair of Sennheisser headphones, while gamers who end up as the ultimate winner will be crowned the “UK’s Ultimate Assassin”, be immortalized in a future Hitman game and will also be presented with a Golden Joystick at this year’s awards. More info about the challenge can be found on its official website.

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17 minute Hitman: Absolution gameplay revealed, looks fun

Hitman: Absolution is set for a release for the 20th of November, 2012, but we’re sure that there are many fans of the franchise who can’t wait and are devouring as much information, screenshots and videos of the game as possible. Well here to whet your appetite is a 17 minute gameplay video which is voiced over by the game’s director, Tore Blystad and IO Interactive community team member, Travis Barbour. In case you don’t have 17 minutes to spare or would rather not spoil the game for yourself, the video is essentially a play-through of one of the levels in the game which involves all the aspects that one might expect from the Hitman franchise (read stealthy murders, kidnapping, distractions and the works). So far the game appears to be shaping up pretty well and it is definitely worth looking forward to. So, who else plans to get their hands on the game come November?

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