Hitman: Absolution 'Contracts Mode' Dev Diary

Hitman: Absolution 'Contracts Mode' Dev Diary

A closer look at the new Contracts mode

Written by Lexual on 01 September 12 at 17:44

The team behind Hitman: Absolution gives us a closer look at the new Contracts multiplayer mode in this new developer diary. For those who may have missed our previous stories, Contracts is a new online mode which allows gamers to create and share their own custom hit challenges. Players can choose the level, targets, weapons and then set the rules for completing the contract, scores are then ranked on a leaderboard so you can see who is the most efficient contract killer.



Hitman: Absolution is due to be released worldwide on November 20th.
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mitchcraft1980 - deleting account bye bye [wave]
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 17:56
ive been tempted to buy blood money but i might just hold off and get this
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 18:03
Looking forward to this!
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 18:18
November 20th cant come fast enough.

mitchcraft1980 said:ive been tempted to buy blood money but i might just hold off and get thisBlood Money is the best in the series. I highly recommend it.
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Can't wait for this! Its way overdue.
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 18:45
Gonna be great yo!
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 21:32
I'm just wondering, I 'once' heard in an interview a 2nd Hitman movie will be released when the game comes out, based on the game. Is that true? Because I can't find anything about it
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Posted on 01 September 12 at 23:53
nice video !!!
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Posted on 02 September 12 at 06:02
Hitman: Blood Money was a nice push forward for the series in terms of gameplay, graphics, and story. I'm certainly looking forward to this installment!
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Posted on 02 September 12 at 13:06
Interesting idea... But like she said, it's going to be all in the execution. We'll see how it actually works.
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Posted on 02 September 12 at 20:49
I've never played a Hitman game, but what I've seen sparked my interest.
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Posted on 02 September 12 at 22:57
Sold.

It looks like this mode will encourage different styles of play. One of the problems with this type of game is that once you've found a route through the level you tend to stop looking for others and repeated playthroughs are essentially clone runs. By forcing the players hand with score bonuses and multipliers it encourages experimentation.

The idea of picking your own targets for other players to attempt is brilliant and I can already think of some pretty dark scenarios to create.

This mode rounds out what was already looking like a decent package. I pre-ordered the other day and got the Sniper Challenge demo. Have already put too many hours into that, loving it.
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Posted on 03 September 12 at 13:47
Been waiting a long time for a hitman game. This looks like it's gonna be awesome.
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Posted on 03 September 12 at 17:02
Damn im just loving the Contracts mode more and more everytime i look at it , and ive had it on pre order for about 5 months so im looking forward to playing it .
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Posted on 04 September 12 at 04:21
The cutscenes I had seen were a bit action packed for a stealth game. Though I'm sure gameplay will pan out to be similar to it's predecessors.
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Posted on 04 September 12 at 19:54
good video and interesting idea..
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