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Hitman 2 – You can expect a new Elusive Target and more Escalation Contracts this December

By Darryn Bonthuys
December 6, 2018
in :  Gaming
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A new Elusive Target, more Escalation Contracts and a certain festive visit await players in Hitman 2 this December.

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The ten best assassinations in Hitman 2

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 28, 2018
in :  Features, Gaming
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Hitman 2 goes a step further with its design. Mission stories make for more intriguing opportunities, peppering any of its magnificent stages with mystery, narrative and deliciously ironic assassination. Here are ten such instances, where Hitman 2 absolutely shines as a MacGuyver box of murder.

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You can surf a dolphin in Hitman 2

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 26, 2018
in :  Gaming
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Killing your targets in Hitman 2 is only half the game. The rest of it, is walking away from the scene of the crime and looking badass in the process. Or you could just ride a dolphin out of Miami.

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Killing Sean Bean in Hitman 2 is a perfect reintroduction to Elusive Targets

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 23, 2018
in :  Features, Gaming
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Hitman 2 is out, it’s superb and your first Elusive Target currently available to kill is none other than Mr Bean. No, not Rowan Atkinson (Idea to self: Pitch a Johnny English murder to IO Interactive), but actor Sean Bean, who lends his voice and likeness to Mark Faba. In Many ways, Faba feels like a subtle dig at the entire Hitman franchise.

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Twitter accidentally bans user for celebrating Sean Bean kill in Hitman 2

By Alessandro Barbosa
November 23, 2018
in :  Gaming
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Hitman 2 is celebrating the many murders of British actor Sean Bean this weekend, but be careful about posting that on Twitter lest you want to get banned.

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Hitman 2 Review – Par for the corpse

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 19, 2018
in :  Features, Gaming, Reviews
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Hitman 2 feels like a macabre collection of dominos falling and eventually toppling one final piece in a gloriously “accidental” death that can best be summed up as an act of god when the dust has settled. A game that’s more about the journey than the destination, Hitman 2 is lengthy, gruesomely charming and still hiding plenty of secrets up its immaculately dressed sleeves.

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Hitman Absolution and Hitman Blood Money rated for PS4 and Xbox One

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 5, 2018
in :  Gaming
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Two of the finest Hitman games might soon be remastered for the PS4 and Xbox One. Yes, you heard me right, I think Hitman Absolution is awesome.

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Hitman 2 Developer IO Interactive had to lay off a lot of staff after their split with Square Enix

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 30, 2018
in :  Gaming
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2016’s reboot of Hitman may have been polished brilliance and a guilty pleasure of creative murder, but the sales numbers simply weren’t good enough for the massive Japanese publisher that was chasing immediate sales over a more steady and consistent stream of fans who were sticking around for a very long run. Kicked to the curb, it looked like IO Interactive’s days were numbered. Fortunately, that proved to not be the case when IO Interactive rose from the ashes like a proverbial phoenix.

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