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Hitman: Absolution Artist Reveals Stunning, NSFW Character Renders

NowGamer: Agent 47 and friends are the subject of a new CG character gallery from former character lead Tom Isaksen.

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chukamachine4179d ago

faces are like men in drag,lol

Slugg3r4179d ago

Following the tradition. There was always something in the females of Hitman games that wasn't quite right.

SilentNegotiator4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

The redhead looks....passable. But the "NSFW" pics.....well, I think I'm glad they weren't TOO NSFW.

thorstein4179d ago

Sincerely... and no sexy nuns but now we have *ahem* tranny nurses.

Great job at giving in to pressure from people who WON'T buy the game in first place. Saints Row has a dildo bat, but oooohh nooooo we can't have hitwomen dressed as nuns. /s

SilentNegotiator4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

@thorstein

Another person who doesn't understand the controversy, I see.

The issue was with the gratuitousness and lack of context in the original video. Women appeared, took their clothes off, and were killed in violent ways. That doesn't represent the game well and it features incredibly primal, overly simple thrills. It lacked context and the studio even admitted themselves that it lacked context and made changes to the game to make sure it did.

"We learned from the trailer that we really needed to give these characters some context and some backstory. We're working within the game - within that level - to build these characters up before you meet them. That way you know what you're getting and you aren't put off by them."
--blystad

The "whining" lead to an improved game.

BozoLoco4179d ago

@SilentNegotiator It led to an improved game?

How? Elaborate. And from a mechanic, engaging standpoint, not from an ideological, morality standpoint.

thorstein4179d ago

@Silent Far smarter people than you or I have said much about such things:

"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but, unlike charity, it should end there."
Clare Booth Luce

"There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches." -(the late great) Ray Bradbury

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."

Thomas Jefferson

The point is, it is censorship, be it by an authority or by kowtowing to a outspoken minority group. My statement was that they bowed to pressures from a group that never would have purchased it in the first place.

You claim that it is now a better game. How do you know that? Did you have an alpha build of the original? And now you have a preview copy? The retail version isn't available until 11/20. How is it that you are privy to information the rest of the gaming public and journalism has not put its hands on?

SilentNegotiator4174d ago (Edited 4174d ago )

They ADDED CONTEXT. They didn't censor anything.

The developers themselves said that the scene lacked context and went back and added story to make sure the scene made sense and the characters were understood.

You guys don't understand the issue and I even tried to explain it. All you guys did was type out tropes about censorship and morality, when even by the developer's words the issue was context.

Rude, rude, ignorant people.

thorstein4174d ago

This is from the Devs:
"The nun characters did "fit" the Hitman universe, Blystad argued, explaining that previous games have always been "colourful and cartoony".

"The Saints fit into that somewhere, but it is a more extreme level in the game than others."

And, with the changes in place, developer IO Interactive does not expect any further fallout from the footage."

And with the changes in place. Censorship -the suppression of words, images, or ideas

The key word being suppression. It doesn't necessarily mean elimination. IE Manhunt 2 was censored when Rockstar suppressed the images of the most brutal kills.

As I said in a PM, I am not trying to be snarky about the definition, silent. I don't think you understand what it means.

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VanguardOfCalamity4179d ago

Pic of that one girl reminds me of Charlie Murphy's Hollywood Stories...

"one eye was on me.... the other was on Rick" XD

ThanatosDMC4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

At first, i doubted you, but i clicked and immediately closed the tab. I'm sorry...

crxss4179d ago

oh gawd thanks for the warning. *puke*

showtimefolks4179d ago

Everyone i spoke to about this game says the same thing either this will be the best hitman game to date or it will suck. There is no middle ground.

I do hope this turn out to be great game because hitman is a very under rated and under appreciated series,

SE have 2 huge reboots. Tomb raider and hitman

bozebo4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

They said it's a change from the usual, so in my mind that makes it suck - because it isn't really Hitman anymore (and the x-ray vision and stuff, wtf?). Still, it could be a great game otherwise.

It involves Enix, so don't expect much.

attilayavuzer4179d ago

Can't believe this is still ahead of all the GTA V articles...

knowyourstuff4179d ago

Right, becase nobody knows men in drag quite like chukamachine.

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-Mika-4179d ago

SMH, Now watch this become a top news article. Sigh... The n4g community needs to get out more.

DragonKnight4179d ago

Do you really think that people who go out what you would consider a sufficient amount of times are dead and stop looking at hot people? They don't you know. It's just biology.

Bimkoblerutso4179d ago

This time I wish my biology would have just shut the hell up.

attilayavuzer4178d ago

But it's not "hot people", it's awkward cg models

DragonKnight4178d ago

The point is that Mika believes that n4g is filled with sexually starved outcasts and thus news like this always reaches high degrees for that reason. It's an implication that people who "have lives" or "go out" wouldn't be inclined to look at things like these. Sorry, but it doesn't work like that. Whether it be sexually suggestive writing, or full on nudity, everyone will pay attention unless they are asexual. It's biology.

Omnislash4178d ago

Shes basically calling us basement dweller, kissless virgins that get too excited over news of hot CG rendered video game girls...

I guess we should all go fist pumping and have sex with random leather couch girls from the jersey shore so we wont be looking at these character renders and make it a top news article.

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BioDio4179d ago

You've seen AND commented this article... so.. by your way of thinking... you need to get out more =/

SilentNegotiator4179d ago

1) You comment in like, all of these articles.

2) Getting out has nothing to do with anything....people don't get bored of looking at attractive people (even though these happen to be horrendously disappointing and ugly) just because they get out.

Hicken4179d ago

I have to wonder if you're some sort of Puritan who somehow got a computer, as what you have to say about this stuff is... ignorant, at best.

On topic, the renders look pretty freakin good from a graphical standpoint. Don't know how bikinis are NSFW, though.

Ducky4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

Bikini's are usually not valid work-appropriate attire. For some employees (such as those involved in construction work, assassinations or cooking) bikinis can indeed be unsafe for work. Thus the precautionary tag.

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J86blum4179d ago

The models look down to earth, not huge breast like in alot of games. and the faces dont like men in drag, they look like natural women, not hyper-stylized.

2pacalypsenow4179d ago

Yeah compared to Blood money they learned cuz that game all women where DD's and huge asses

CaptCalvin4179d ago (Edited 4179d ago )

Just like how agent 47 is bald with a bar code on the back of his head, and always wears a suit with a bright red tie, because its super inconspicuous and is how all assassins would look to blend in with surroundings when they carry out hit right?

I like some of my games to be hyper stylized thank you very much, especially the ones that are MEANT to be hyper stylized. There are enough down to earth women down here on earth.

strigoi8144179d ago

Those women are supposed to look like women..but this are like men dressed up to be a women..

Captain Qwark 94179d ago

yeah they are flipping gross lol

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IO Interactive Wants to Develop Multiple James Bond Games; Turned Down Several Other IPs

Hitman developer IO Interactive was approached by several IP holders, but eventually settled with the James Bond IP.

Number1TailzFan168d ago

Interested in seeing how these turn out. An updated Goldeneye style game would be nice if they could take everything good about it but modernise it and expand/make better, without taking away that particular feel it had.

-Foxtrot168d ago (Edited 168d ago )

“with their version of Bond being closer to Daniel Craig’s than Roger Moore’s”

This is disappointing to hear, I liked the Craig films but they made Craig more like a tank, Bourne style, I was hoping for someone who looks like what Flemming envisioned for Bond with his sketch, it’s a video game they could literally do the most accurate Bond ever.

Someone who you’d underestimate, relies on gadgets, his environment and his quick thinking to get out of situations, Craig didn’t really have that.

strayanalog166d ago

Agreed. That "more Craig" comment is sadly what I expected, given that this game was made during and after Craig's tenure. I was hoping for Moore myself, or maybe even Brosnan since his version of Bond was between Moore and Connery.

The Hitman structure they seem to want do with multiple games makes me cautious. I suppose as long as each game can stand on its own - just as the old Bond movies did - all the while giving small tidbits of a larger threat until the ultimate confrontation, then I'll gladly keep backing these games.

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IOI's 007 "Looking Very Cool," Project Fantasy "Not Confirmed" To Be Xbox Exclusive

Now, when for years talking with IOI meant talking Hitman, this time around their two other, still under wraps projects were getting closer by the day. And Project Fantasy specifically, which had been linked to Xbox as early as in 2021, saw earlier this summer how the Activision acquisition all but confirmed, or leaked, its future publishing under the Xbox Games Studio logo.

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Noskypeno250d ago

It's been about 20 years since a good James Bond game. Not sure if its the nostalgia but the og Xbox just had banger after banger for the Bond games

Profchaos249d ago

I think it's nostalgia the only two bond games I consider good are Goldeneye and from Russia with love which was an 6th gen game on PS and Xbox (think it skipped GameCube) the last under EA before Activision started making bond of duty games

Hofstaderman249d ago

My favorite is Agent Under Fire.

P_Bomb249d ago (Edited 249d ago )

007 Everything or Nothing was my main! Last 007 I bought/beat was Blood Stone.

terstomp249d ago

From Russia With Love was on the GameCube.
Goldeneye Rogue Agent was on the GameCube.

Battlestar23249d ago

I hope Project Fantasy is exclusive to Xbox and more games become exclusive to Xbox in the next few years as it might get Sony to become a 3rd party publisher and release all their 1st party games on Future Xbox consoles.

thesoftware730249d ago

Battlestar23

Hahahaha, that was a good one.

Vengeance1138249d ago (Edited 249d ago )

Hahahahahahaha 🤣😂 most unrealistic fantasy ever put to words hahahaha
Also ironic since Xbox is pretty much a 3rd party publisher already, not a chance they'll make anymore hardware.

wiz7191249d ago

@Vengence if you think MS will stop making hardware now that’s an unrealistic fantasy 😂😂😂 why would they stop making hardware to solely depend on making money on the competition hardware ?? That’s kind of dumb .. they didn’t buy studios to stop making hardware lol

Vengeance1138249d ago

@wiz

Not sure if you keep up with latest events but Microsofts big push is no console required to play their games. Starfield has a big marketing ad to play straight from Samsung TVs on their hub (no console required) .
Xbox is just a subscription service nothing more. Play it on phones, tablet, PC etc literally no reason in the world for Microsoft to make another console, it's against their whole strategy. Not to mention current Xbox hardware sales are horrendous, can't even crack 30M when Sony is beyond 40M. Nobody needs an Xbox.

wiz7191249d ago

@Vengence what are you talking about ? The Xbox app you have to have a Xbox to use any functionality .. when I stream through the Xbox app it uses My Xbox , I cannot stream anything if my Xbox isn’t connected to the internet. I’m guessing ppl never heard of OPTIONS before SMFH .. Just because someone gives you more options to get into the ecosystem doesn’t mean they will drop their dedicated gaming machine. You think MS will take the same route Stadia did ?? Only fools on N4G believe that .. think about it like this wtf would they stop making hardware to develop for Sony or Nintendo .. Who are worth way less than they are ? They could just out right buy them both lol .. half you ppl on here don’t know wtf y’all be talking about lol you can only stream certain games on mobile and tablets , so you’ll still need a Xbox regardless. It takes consistent work and release of good games to easily increase sales , lol I own all three so I can enjoy everything like a REAL gamer should.

Vengeance1138249d ago (Edited 249d ago )

@wiz
Oh man what an absolute mess of a rant you just vomited lol you really reveal your fanboyism for Xbox. It's incredibly hilarious how you somehow brought up company worth into your unhinged rant like it has any impact on anything. MS has always been worth more than Sony and Nintendo since they entered the industry, how's that working out for them? Oh right last place every generation. Do you know why Gamepass exists? Because Sony beat MS so incredibly badly and humiliated them that they had to think up a whole new way to exist lol 😆
Also buy them?? Do you realize MS did try to buy Nintendo once and Nintendo literally laughed in their face LOL That's how much of a joke MS is. Sony would do the same, Microsoft would have to run out of the meeting room humiliated once again lol. All that money and it's useless to them. How's Bethesda working out? Oh right they haven't moved the needle at all.
Xbox is done making hardware. If they did, it'd be incredibly hypocritical to their own marketing. No console needed just like Starfield. Play on a TV, nobody needs an Xbox.
Go ahead name one game where anyone NEEDS an Xbox to play lol I bet you can't do it.
So adorable lol ohhh a REAL gamer oh wow, we all better watch out for you hahaha ha, big kid in town.
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-Foxtrot249d ago

If anything, with the way they are going and what their overall goals seems to be, you have more chance of Xbox becoming third party than Sony

And you know it

MisterZay0000249d ago

LOL! That some weak trolling. Anyways Xbox may not even be around for much longer the way their low sales has been going.

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ApocalypseShadow249d ago

I actually laughed at this ridiculous nonsense.

tay8701249d ago

Lmao that's not going to happen. You want sony games, buy a playstation or wait for them to come to pc. It's far more likely that xbox will become a 3rd party publishers since they continually finish last place and their push towards gamepass is growing. They will probably end up exiting the console market and become a huge 3rd party publisher.

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DarthZoolu249d ago

I’m not excited at all because you’re not going to be able to play it off line and they’re gonna come out with a bunch of different packages that makes the entire game a mess!

CrashMania249d ago

Been a very long time since we got a good 007 game, and I don't count the recent barebones ports of Goldeneye either, I hope it's good.

-Foxtrot249d ago

I really hope they design Bond to look like the classic sketch Flemming did of him

Also I really hope this gets a vocal theme song for the game.

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IO Interactive Announces New Studio in Brighton, UK; Will Work on Project 007

Developer IO Interactive, the studio behind Hitman has announced that it has opened a new studio in Brighton, United Kingdom.

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Christopher286d ago

I would love a story-driven 007 game with a focus on gadgets and, this is very important, an actually definitive ending to the story and not more 'drag on for five movies/games' thing we've been getting.

Nacho_Z286d ago

Yeah that'd be great. I fancy IO Interactive to be a really good fit for a Bond game.

-Foxtrot286d ago

I’d like to see a Bond closer to the books, even a design that looks like the sketch Flemming did.

Hopefully though it still has a theme song opening

mkis007286d ago

Nah overlaps with perfect dark too much

Sciurus_vulgaris286d ago

The rumoured IO Xbox game is project dragon, not 007.

TheColbertinator286d ago

IO may pull off a big winner here

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