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Hitman Beta Impressions | MONG

A writer for Middle of Nowhere Gaming shares what he thinks about the Hitman beta

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jlfleur3743d ago

Sounds like it's going to be fun if this preview is any indication.

jb2273743d ago

Something that hasn't really occurred to me for some reason until now...is there any mp aspect to this beta at all? I know that it requires a persistent online connection, but why exactly? If it is essentially just a campaign mission played solo, why is this a 'beta' instead of just being a demo? I know that Hitman will have some mp component but from what I understood there wasn't an mp aspect to the beta...am I wrong there?

I wish demos would make a comeback...I'd give my left testicle to be able to play through the Madagascar section of UC4 shown off at PSX in 2014....it'd be a nice way to tide me over in this excruciating wait. I used to love even what few sp demos we got last gen...getting access to TLOU demo from GoW:A was definitely a highlight for me, and it only served to build my anticipation for TLOU and justify my purchase of GoW:A that much more.

_-EDMIX-_3743d ago

"why is this a 'beta' instead of just being a demo?"

They have live events. This "demo" for a reason, its a beta to test out the servers for the live events.

"I wish demos would make a comeback" We still have demos, though only about 40 or so games have demos on PS4 right now, that is just 2 years in.

Publishers may have not found lots of correlation between demos and sales to keep doing them. Depends on the publisher I guess, but I would not see this as a demo as they are very clear its a beta to test out their online servers likely.

jb2273743d ago

That makes sense, thanks for the clarification...I knew that there was going to be some mp portion to the full Hitman title but I didn't know if the beta was going to be testing them or not.

I wonder how much a demo would cost a company...I've always kinda assumed it'd be easy to chop a chunk off & throw it in the wild but there's probably a lot to it...in Uncharted's case at least they'd have had to create that vertical slice for the trade shows either way...I guess I'd just like to see demos prior to release as opposed to after how they are now. Honestly the first trade show or conference that gives demos to the general public as they are being played on stage would be the best yet for me...great to see new games but something different to actually try them.

_-EDMIX-_3743d ago

No problem I merely assumed that they are testing out the servers for the live events.

I would actually love to see more demos except the reception from lots of Gamers prior to release of game like The Witcher or even the division has shown early build of game people tend to believe them to be final indication of the product that something that is very hard to do the market in the middle of development maybe they could seek a final build but even that is something that's hard to do if you consider that's being worked on when they're doing the final push on the game.

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Hitman series games are no longer available in Russia and Belarus – on Steam and also on EGS

Stealth action games from the Hitman series are no longer available for purchase on Russian Steam. When going to the game pages, the message “This product is not available in your region” appears. The changes were noticed to us by one of our users along with a screenshot.

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PRIMORDUS489d ago

They can probably just torrent them easily.

Terry_B489d ago

I feel so sorry for Igor, Olga and Vlademir ^^

Pedrof489d ago

Kudos to IO if it's intentional.

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Hitman celebrates 25 years with new content, events, and more in October

The month of October is going to be filled with excitement as the Hitman franchise is commemorating its 25 years of being in the business.

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-Foxtrot953d ago

It’s the 25th anniversary this year?

I’d have assumed it would have gotten something like a remastered trilogy of the original games or a remake of the first game. Something for a 25th celebration.

Super lacklustre

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Ranking the Hitman Games From Worst To Best

Cultured Vultures: With the World of Assassination Trilogy wrapped up, here's our thoughts on the best and the worst in the series.

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