GamesRadar - Hitman: Blood Money

Mature games remade for the Wii family (Feature)

12 Nov 2009

The Wii is the home of clueless casual gamers, housewives and grannies: fact. Ok, so that’s not entirely true, but there’s no doubt the aforementioned groups have helped propel the little white box into the sales stratosphere. But while they’re undoubtedly the backbone of Nintendo’s current business model, there’s only so long they can last on Wii Sports and Wii Fit. That’s why we’ve taken some of ...

Awesomely bad videogame movies - Hitman - Subway sword fight (Video)

29 Apr 2009

Io Interactive is upping the ante not only by giving players new ways to kill, but also by giving them incentives to use them.

Livingstone promoted to 'life president' of Eidos (News)

29 Apr 2009

Ian Livingstone has been promoted to 'life president' of Eidos, following Square Enix's acquisition of the company.

Lifetime sales of Eidos Franchises Revealed (News)

23 Apr 2009

Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex and Kane & Lynch lifetime sales data

Zero to 100: Videogames by the numbers (Feature)

31 Mar 2009

Numbers. Man, there must be millions of ‘em. Seems like every other game on the shelf has a number in it. Boy, I bet you could count to a hundred using just videogame titles and related items. Let’s see if I’m right. ...

Hitman creators to 'redefine online multiplayer' (News)

14 Apr 2008

The founders of Hitman developer IO Interactive have "re-formed" the Copenhagen, Denmark-based development studio, Reto-Moto.

A press statement from Reto-Moto gave no specific details about current or upcoming projects, but did state that the studio is "committed to redefining the online multiplayer space."

According to Reto-Moto's website, the studio, in name, isn't exactly new. Reto-Moto was founded in 1997, then it immediately ...

Video Games Made Me Do It: Defendant in Beheading Trial Blames Hitman (News)

11 Apr 2008

A 18-year-old Michigan man is on trial for murder, charged with beheading a 26-year-old-victim last November.

Now, it appears that his attorneys will claim that Jean Pierre Orlewicz (left) was under the influence of Eidos' Hitman when he stabbed and decapitated 26-year-old Daniel Sorensen.

The Top 7... Assassins (Feature)

6 Feb 2008

On some level, roughly 95 percent of games have always been about assassination: go to point A and kill prominent entity B, fighting your way through goons C through Z to get there. Most games tend to come up with a morally justifiable pretext for all the violence, but more and more, we're seeing games that drop the act and let you be what you've secretly known yourself to be all along: a remorseless killing machine bent on destroying your targets. ...

Eidos: We need more 'Lara's (News)

13 Aug 2007

The Eidos executive thinks that the games industry needs more iconic characters to compete with movies, TV, and comics:

Industry veteran Ian Livingstone thinks that game developers need more character. The Eidos product acquisition director, speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2007, told the audience that characters were extremely important not just in games, but also as intellectual properties that can then be used in other products.

Hitman movie: Officially rubbish (News)

27 Jun 2007

Ridiculous as it seems, we had hoped that the Hitman movie might not be rubbish. After all, you've got one of gaming's coolest cats, Agent 47, and his globe-trotting career choice of killing people for money. He's a bald, mercenary James Bond. How could the film not be a winner? Well, by the looks of this first trailer, there are plenty of ways to foul up a perfectly good idea. For example: 1. Reinvent the lead character - a man who's been born artificially and raised purely to kill - as some ...

First Hitman movie trailer hits the web (News)

26 Jun 2007

The very first teaser trailer for the forthcoming Hitman movie has sneaked onto the internet - having watched it, we don't reckon Timothy Olyphant is very convincing as Agent 47, but we suppose it is only a teaser... Anyway, you can watch the trailer, which runs just under two minutes, for yourself here. The film is due out this ...

Hitman movie plot details unmasked (News)

26 Apr 2007

Initial details on the plot for the forthcoming Hitman movie have materialized, and Agent 47's on the run. Reported on IGN, an official synopsis of the storyline released reveals that the contract killer becomes embroiled in a political takeover and gets set up, resulting in him being pursued by the Russian military and Interpol. Someone wants Agent 47 out the picture, but who? Very ...

Ruined endings - part two (Feature)

2 Mar 2007

God of War Kratos is totally bad ass - when have you ever killed a god? And the fact that Aries ate an H-bomb for breakfast that morning really added to the effect. Except, now that Kratos is the new God of War, shouldnt we have to kill him in God of War 2? Whatever, just let us rip the eyeballs out of something and dont make us ...

CheatPlanet's Top 5 FAQ Submitters (Feature)

22 Dec 2006

You turn every knob, pull every switch, press the A button, the B button, the “just get me past this effing level” button, but nothing works. After exhausting what seems to be every possible solution with no success, your burning frustration finally sears a hole through your thick ego. You have no choice, its time to put down the controller and find help. Weve all done it. Its free, easy, and available - no, not your buddys hot sister - the answer to your gaming woes. Detailed ...

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men Revealed (News)

19 Aug 2006

Xbox 360 owners already saw what IO Interactive can do with next-gen hardware when they played Hitman: Blood Money. With that project done, the team is now hard at work on Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

Xbox 360 Piracy Spreading Fast In China (News)

1 Aug 2006

As part of Gamasutra's visit to Shanghai for this week's ChinaJoy game exhibition, they've discovered that Xbox 360 game piracy appears to be spreading notably in the country, with at least one vendor offering Xbox 360 titles such as Hitman: Blood Money for around 30 Chinese yuan ($3.50).

Blood Money's Top Hits (Feature)

16 Jun 2006

As we played through Hitman: Blood Money, we couldn't help but be captivated by both the moody environment and the twisted sense of humor. In fact, we were so tickled by Agent 47's various methods of madness that we shot a couple of our favorites on our uber high-tech video capture stations and stitched 'em together for you in a feature we've titled "Hitman: Blood Money's Top ...

Hitman: Blood Money - trailer (Video)

16 Jun 2006

Io Interactive is upping the ante not only by giving players new ways to kill, but also by giving them incentives to use them.

Hitman: Blood Money - top hits (Video)

16 Jun 2006

Io Interactive is upping the ante not only by giving players new ways to kill, but also by giving them incentives to use them.

NEW Hitman: Blood Money Gamerpics (News)

2 Jun 2006

Last night saw some new Hitman: Blood Money gamerpics hit the marketplace. They come in the form of a gamerpic pack with five gamerpics enclosed and two single gamerpics. The single gamerpics consist off the Fleur de Lys Hitman logo and the other of Agent 47's tie. The pic pack has a variety of in-game shots featuring the deadly Agent 47.

Hitman Strikes Stores (News)

31 May 2006

Hitman: Blood Money is now shipping to retailers, offering the unwashed public the latest in the stealthy murder simulation. Hitman: Blood Money is available for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, and the PC.

Hitman: Blood Money (Review)

30 May 2006

Creeping quietly down the hall, the harsh fluorescent lighting gleams off your bald head. Your target walks a few paces ahead, unknowingly striding into certain doom. As you round the corner, you carefully unwind the fiber wire and prepare to throttle your quarry to death. You raise the deadly garrote, but before you can strike, you accidentally bump the back of your target's knee with your own, alerting him to your presence. He turns around and lets out a scream that alerts everyone within a ...

Hitman demo goes Live (News)

25 May 2006

A demo of the upcoming Hitman: Blood Money should hit the Xbox Live Marketplace later today, according to our favorite mole-blogger and director of Xbox Live programming Larry Hryb (better known as Major Nelson). The download is slated to be a whopping 783MB in size though, so you might want to go ahead and clean up your hard drive first... we suggest starting with all those *NSYNC albums (yes, the photos of Lance Bass too!). May 25, ...

Hitman the gun-damentalist (News)

19 May 2006

• Hitman: Blood Money (MOV, 8.61MB) Friday 19 May 2006 Hitman: Blood Money, the latest in Eidos' contract killing series, is released at the end of next week so to get you in the mood for Agent 47's unique style of work we've got a new trailer to share with you. The name of the trailer, 'Guns', says it all really as the slaphead assassin shows the devastating power and size of his arsenal. Basically he's got a fire arm for every day of the week and for every situation. Blood Money is a ...

New Blood Money trailer (News)

5 May 2006

We got our hands on a new trailer for Hitman: Blood Money late last night and have posted it here for you to check out. Featuring the "Wheelchair Man," the trailer highlights gameplay and cutscene footage while the creepy paraplegic rattles on about Agent 47's lesser qualities. Clearly, this weirdo has some beef with Agent 47 that goes well beyond your average grudge, but where exactly the hate comes from isn't revealed. There's still a bunch of great shots of Agent 47 killing people, ...

Hitman: Blood Money (News)

21 Apr 2006

Today, Eidos released these shots supposedly from Xbox, PS2, PC and 360 ... but we're pretty sure that these are actually from development hardware and not necessarilly indicative of what the game will look like on Xbox and PS2. Still, you can get a flavor for the game, so peep to your hearts content. April 21, ...

Hitman: Blood Money (Feature)

6 Apr 2006

Agent 47, everyone's favourite hired killer, makes a welcome return this summer, and we tracked down Rasmus Hojengaard, game director at IO Interactive, for a Hitman: Blood Money interrogation. Born in a secret lab and genetically engineered to be a ruthless killer, Agent 47 uses his shadowy ties to an unknown agency to acquire missions - and for the first time, we'll finally be able to earn cash for killings and blow it on gleaming metal murder-tools. Hitman: Contracts gave us some excellent ...

Hitman hunts down 360 (News)

4 Apr 2006

Tuesday 4 April 2006 Slip on the leather gloves, dust off the fibre wire and prepare for some high definition blood spilling because publisher Eidos has announced that Agent 47's latest lesson in cold, calculated killing - Hitman: Blood Money - will be released on Xbox 360 this spring. Agent 47's soiree on Microsoft's next-gen beauty should certainly mean that the super sharp-shooting Hitman action will look even sweeter in super sharp HD-o-vision. The game's executive producer, Neil Donnell ...

Hitman: Blood Money interview (Feature)

9 Mar 2006

Agent 47, everyone's favorite hired killer, makes a welcome return this summer, and we tracked down Rasmus Hojengaard, game director at IO Interactive, for a Hitman: Blood Money interrogation. Born in a secret lab and genetically engineered to be a ruthless killer, Agent 47 uses his shadowy ties to an unknown agency to acquire missions - and for the first time, we'll finally be able to earn cash for killings and blow it on gleaming metal murder-tools. Hitman: Contracts gave us some excellent ...

Hitman: Blood Money (News)

6 Mar 2006

International killer of mystery, Agent 47, has recently been set up with a revamped website to showcase his latest assassin antics in his upcoming game, Hitman: Blood Money. The new site (www.hitmanbloodmoney.com) features new screens and videos, but you can save a pile of time and just scope them here instead. Hitting the States for the first time, Agent 47 comes strapped with a new repertoire of killing moves and a system for upgrading his weapons arsenal. Blood Money will also record 47's ...

Silent Assassin Walkthrough (FAQ)

29 Jul 2008

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Unlockable Weapon List (Unlockable)

15 Aug 2007

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Achievements (Unlockable)

15 Aug 2007

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Secret Achievements (Unlockable)

15 Aug 2007

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Send Rats to a Happy Place (Easter Egg)

2 Apr 2007

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Nude Man's Run (Easter Egg)

24 Oct 2006

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Infinite Saves on Normal and Expert (Glitch)

19 Oct 2006

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Infinite Money (Glitch)

19 Oct 2006

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Dancing 47 (Easter Egg)

19 Oct 2006

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6 Oct 2006

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Redneck Wedding (Easter Egg)

29 Sep 2006

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Faster Fiber Wire Kills (Glitch)

28 Sep 2006

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47's Garbage Truck (Easter Egg)

28 Sep 2006

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Weird Face (Easter Egg)

22 Sep 2006

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Agent 47 Dances (Easter Egg)

22 Sep 2006

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Secret "Russian Hare" Mission Rating (Unlockable)

12 Sep 2006

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Secret "Sushi Chef" Mission Rating (Unlockable)

12 Sep 2006

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Agent 47 Dances (Easter Egg)

7 Sep 2006

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Make Guys Leave their Posts (Hint)

28 Jul 2006

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A New Life - Slugger Rank (Hint)

18 Jul 2006

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Requiem (Cheat)

26 Jun 2006

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Handy Hints (Hint)

26 Jun 2006

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Extended Life Period (Cheat)

22 Jun 2006

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"A Vintage Year" (Hint)

22 Jun 2006

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"Rat Room" (Easter Egg)

22 Jun 2006

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Hitman: Blood Money FAQ (FAQ)

22 Jun 2006

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Hitman: Blood Money FAQ (FAQ)

22 Jun 2006

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Hitman: Blood Money FAQ (FAQ)

7 Jun 2006

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Accidents (Hint)

1 Jun 2006

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"A New Life" Level Walkthrough (Hint)

1 Jun 2006

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