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1. #WHEN DID THE FIRST HITMAN PC GAME COME OUT SERIES#
2. #WHEN DID THE FIRST HITMAN PC GAME COME OUT WINDOWS#

Meanwhile, a frame story presents 47's life and previously unseen contracts that he carried out, as narrated by a former FBI director to a journalist. After eliminating the ICA, the Franchise seeks to obtain the same cloning technology that created 47, to form their own army of cloned assassins. The main storyline follows Agent 47's efforts to bring down the Franchise, a rival contract killing organisation that was first hinted at in Hitman: Contracts. Beyond rewarding stealth over bloodshed as is traditional in the series, Blood Money includes features that directly penalize the player for making too much noise and/or being too violent either toward their targets, bystanders, or both. In order to carry out his mission, 47 may use any method at his disposal to eliminate his targets, regardless of witnesses or violence done to bystanders. The map indicates the layout of each topographical area of the level, the whereabouts of Agent 47's main targets, and other AI-controlled characters. The game introduces a satellite map to help guide the player through levels. Hitman: Blood Money was developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Xbox 360 in May 2006.

#WHEN DID THE FIRST HITMAN PC GAME COME OUT SERIES#

Original series Hitman: Codename 47 (2000)

Outside of the eight mainline games, the Hitman franchise also includes two spin-offs for mobile devices, Hitman Go (2014) and Hitman Sniper (2015) two novels, Hitman: Enemy Within (2007) by William C. The franchise has shipped over 15 million copies worldwide as of 2015. The main games in the Hitman series have received generally positive reviews for their unique approach to stealth gameplay and highly competent artificial intelligence. Most of the storylines in the series revolve around 47 gradually unravelling and subsequently stopping a major conspiracy, while also developing his mysterious background, humane side, and relationships with various recurring characters. Although most of the Hitman games tend to tell their own independent narrative, there are several story arcs that span multiple games in the series, and each entry so far has been connected, even if loosely, to previous ones, creating a sense of continuity. Originating as a clone who was genetically-engineered to maintain peak human physicality and intelligence, be easy to control, and display a cold and monotone personality, 47 is regarded as the best assassin in the world. The series' main protagonist and playable character is Agent 47, the eponymous hitman, who works for the fictional International Contract Agency (ICA).

Main games in the Hitman series are set in semi- open world environments and presented from the third-person perspective, and have players eliminate specific targets assigned to them while trying to remain as stealthy as possible by various means these include taking disguises, hiding from suspicious enemies, and using suppressed weaponry. The series started with 2000's Hitman: Codename 47, and has featured eight main games in total, the most recent being Hitman 3, released January 2021.

#WHEN DID THE FIRST HITMAN PC GAME COME OUT WINDOWS#

The games are available for macOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows and multiple consoles, including the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch, and Stadia (under the title Hitman: World of Assassination). IO Interactive completed a management buyout, regaining their independent status and retaining the rights for Hitman, in June 2017. IO Interactive remained a subsidiary of Square Enix until 2017, when Square Enix started seeking buyers for the studio.

Hitman is a stealth video game franchise developed by the Danish developer IO Interactive, and previously published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix.