Hitman going Home Alone-y with festive update
I'm gonna give you to the count of 10
Even many Hitmaniacs are unaware of the untrue story of the series' origins as a Home Alone game. IO Interactive built a prototype including a boy sneaking around his house, creating distractions with a Talkboy, and a ragdoll physics Joe Pesci tumbling down stairs after being clocked with a can of paint. "That's nice," said one Eidos executive, "but what if the man died?" So Kevin McCallister became Ian Hitman and a legend was born. This lie will come full circle next week with the Hitman [official site] December update, which will add a mission to thwart two dastardly thieves in Christmassy Paris.
Here's the official word on the festivities:
"The 'Holiday Hoarders' mission gives a festive feeling to the existing Paris location with snow, decorations and even presents, which have been scattered all around the palace. Unfortunately, not everyone in attendance at the fashion show is there to spread festive joy. Two thieves have gained entrance to the fashion show event and are stealing the presents. As Agent 47, it's your job to stop them, for good. If you are able to get to the presents first, feel free to open them and use whatever you find inside to help eliminate these two sticky bandits..."
This mission will arrive on Tuesday, December 13th. Check the official blog post for more on the update and other plans for December.
If you'd been waiting for Hitman to finish its episodic antics, hey, it has. Read Wot Alec Thinks of the whole first season.