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Spent the last week shooting men in the head for fun and profit (hopefully by way of our Hitman: Sniper Challenge competition, as we really can't help you if you've been doing such in real life)? Time to find out if you're in the first batch of profiteers, as we reveal the week one winners.

There are two winners on the PS3 and two on the Xbox 360 fof the first week of the competition, with prizes being snagged by those on each format who came first and 47th. And those winners (who all recieve a rather natty chibi Agent 47 figurine) would be...

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1st place: Craig Mcveigh a.k.a. Mackdadi
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47th place: Krosion
Score: 126770

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1st place: Matt Yates a.k.a. MattYates91
Score: 4876364

47th place: Jules Achiel a.k.a. Achiel
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For your score to be eligible, you MUST register your Gamertag/PSN ID at www.hitmansniper.com and you MUST “link your account” at hitmansniper.com/leaderboards

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Above: First up, check out this Hitman: Sniper Challenge guide video. Then...

All you need to do is pre-order Hitman Absolution (you can do this here) where you'll receive a code. You must then visit www.hitmansniper.com where you can enter that code in order to receive the redeem code to download Hitman Sniper Challenge from Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network. PC owners will be able to download Hitman Sniper Challenge from August 1, so our league table for PC opens next month - you'll just have to have the patience of Agent 47 and wait patiently for your moment!

Remember, for your score to count, you MUST register your Gamertag/PSN ID at www.hitmansniper.com and you MUST “link your account” at hitmansniper.com/leaderboards in order to be eligible! Please note, you must also be over 18 and a resident of the UK.

Once you've signed up... get sniping! Simple as that. Keep checking GamesRadar.com to find out who wins at the end of July, as well as the winner of our weekly challenge. Best of luck.

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