<s>
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
clone	O
assassin	B-Application
called	O
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
assigned	O
by	O
the	O
International	O
Contract	O
Agency	O
to	O
eliminate	O
targets	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
(	O
IO	B-Application
)	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
previous	O
consoles	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
six-year	O
hiatus	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
after	O
their	O
2009	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
Absolution	B-Application
received	O
a	O
polarized	O
reception	O
for	O
deviating	O
from	O
the	O
typical	O
Hitman	B-Application
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
linear	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
another	O
hiatus	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
episodically	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
soft-reboot	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
saw	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
typical	O
Hitman	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
dropped	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
story	O
its	O
predecessor	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
dropped	O
its	O
episodic	O
release	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
opting	O
for	O
all	O
its	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
downloable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
and	O
finished	O
the	O
story	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
set	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
IO	B-Application
rebranded	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
"	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
"	O
;	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
feature	O
semi-open	O
world	O
environments	O
and	O
are	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
games	O
include	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
first-person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
mainline	O
releases	O
,	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
includes	O
three	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
two	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
miniseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
live-action	O
film	O
adaptations	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Agent	O
47	O
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
share	O
no	O
narrative	O
connections	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
negatively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
team	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
(	O
IO	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	B-Application
's	O
first	O
intellectual	O
property	O
would	O
be	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
they	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
IO	B-Application
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
simple	O
shooter	O
"	O
titled	O
Rex-Domonius	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
scrapped	O
by	O
Reto-Moto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danish	O
designer	O
Jacob	O
Anderson	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
genesis	O
of	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
and	O
its	O
depiction	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Agent	O
47	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
was	O
proposed	O
,	O
the	O
background	O
for	O
Agent	O
47	O
took	O
hold	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
genetically	O
modified	O
clone	O
assassin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
taking	O
disguises	O
from	O
non-player	O
characters	O
fundamentally	O
changed	O
the	O
way	O
Hitman	B-Application
would	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2000	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
hardware	O
because	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
hard	O
for	O
us	O
to	O
get	O
hold	O
of	O
development	O
kits	O
"	O
,	O
Anderson	O
recalls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
October	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
of	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
had	O
been	O
improved	O
,	O
removing	O
the	O
action-focused	O
segments	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
incapacitate	O
enemies	O
instead	O
of	O
eliminating	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
missions	O
with	O
multiple	O
possible	O
approaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Now	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
platform	O
was	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
we	O
felt	O
more	O
at	O
home	O
"	O
,	O
Anderson	O
remembers	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
were	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
mid-level	O
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
It	O
just	O
has	O
to	O
have	O
those	O
odd	O
moments	O
,	O
otherwise	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
be	O
Hitman	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
features	O
several	O
levels	O
from	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
remastered	O
with	O
new	O
graphics	O
,	O
better	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
stemmed	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
only	O
10%	O
of	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
players	O
had	O
played	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
;	O
Anderson	O
is	O
quoted	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
Hitman	O
2.5	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
content	O
from	O
[	O
Codename	O
47 ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contracts	B-Application
included	O
new	O
levels	O
depicting	O
some	O
of	O
Agent	O
47	O
's	O
past	O
contracts	B-Application
not	O
featured	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
contracts	B-Application
are	O
told	O
through	O
flashbacks	O
,	O
which	O
47	O
experiences	O
after	O
being	O
hurt	O
during	O
a	O
botched	O
job	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
get	O
to	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
title	O
being	O
made	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	B-Application
and	O
Eidos	O
both	O
put	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
resources	O
and	O
time	O
into	O
Blood	O
Money	O
,	O
achieving	O
major	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
after	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
's	O
buyout	O
six	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
stated	O
that	O
Absolution	B-Application
,	O
while	O
still	O
a	O
stealth	O
game	O
,	O
would	O
adopt	O
many	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
elements	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
cinematic	O
story-driven	O
narrative	O
and	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
gunplay	O
,	O
which	O
upset	O
some	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absolution	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
'	O
Instinct	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Agent	O
47	O
to	O
monitor	O
enemies	O
more	O
easily	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Contracts	B-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
would	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
missions	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
others	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
were	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
—	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
;	O
it	O
contains	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sniper	I-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
making	O
of	O
"	O
documentary	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
72-page	O
artbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodic	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
features	O
six	O
levels	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
throughout	O
2016	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
apart	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Elusive	O
Targets	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Escalations	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
user-created	O
"	O
Contracts	B-Application
"	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolutions	I-Application
"	O
Contracts	B-Application
"	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
is	O
more	O
detailed	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
complex	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
following	O
IO	B-Application
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
13	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay-wise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
episodic	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
several	O
features	O
and	O
online	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
continues	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
with	O
47	O
pursuing	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Client	O
for	O
Providence	O
,	O
who	O
in	O
return	O
promised	O
to	O
reveal	O
his	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
reveal	O
event	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2021	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
(	O
originally	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Assassination	I-Application
before	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
used	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
26	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
shutdown	O
on	O
18	O
January	O
2023	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
as	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
version	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
solely	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
,	O
now	O
an	O
independent	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
not	O
episodic	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
progress	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
includes	O
VR	O
support	O
in	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
VR	O
support	O
also	O
extending	O
to	O
levels	O
imported	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
concludes	O
the	O
story	O
arc	O
started	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
as	O
47	O
and	O
his	O
remaining	O
allies	O
attempt	O
to	O
eliminate	O
Providence	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
second	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
outlined	O
additions	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
subsequent	O
years	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
PC	O
VR	O
support	O
,	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
new	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
merged	O
into	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
renamed	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Assassination	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn	O
based	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
17	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
4	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
"	O
including	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
all	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
23	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sniper	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
4	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Sniper	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Shadows	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montreal	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sniper	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
3	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
box	O
set	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
Trilogy	O
(	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Triple	O
Hit	O
Pack	O
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Eidos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
set	O
of	O
titles	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
Trilogy	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
compilation	O
contains	O
newly	O
ported	O
versions	O
of	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
and	O
Contracts	B-Application
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
port	O
of	O
Blood	O
Money	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
previously	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Pack	O
,	O
containing	O
just	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
and	O
Contracts	B-Application
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
users	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	O
Money	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
11	O
January	O
2019	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Store	O
featuring	O
new	O
ports	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
for	O
both	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital-only	O
collection	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2022	O
by	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
passes	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
content	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
within	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Premium	O
Add-Ons	O
bundle	O
includes	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
excluding	O
the	O
"	O
Seven	O
Deadly	O
Sins	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hitman	B-Application
Trilogy	O
bundle	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Epic	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
of	I-Application
Assassination	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
the	O
importation	O
of	O
all	O
21	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
(	O
Hitman	B-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
3	O
-	O
including	O
DLC	B-Protocol
of	O
each	O
)	O
into	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
called	O
'	O
Hitman	B-Application
Freelancer	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
cases	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
different	O
options	O
to	O
accomplish	O
this	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
is	O
not	O
hiding	O
in	O
the	O
shadows	O
from	O
the	O
enemy	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
blending	O
in	O
amongst	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disguises	O
are	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
disguises	O
are	O
integral	O
to	O
remaining	O
undetected	O
throughout	O
the	O
mission	O
and	O
award	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
"	O
mission	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
first	O
implemented	O
in	O
Absolution	B-Application
and	O
later	O
revised	O
upon	O
in	O
future	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
have	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
their	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Codename	I-Application
47	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
that	O
Codename	B-Application
47	I-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
sales	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	O
Assassin	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
every	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
3.7	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
23	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Hitman	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contracts	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
darker	O
tone	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
significant	O
improvements	O
and	O
the	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Absolution	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
polarized	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2016	O
's	O
Hitman	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
episodic	O
release	O
format	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
replayability	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
always-online	O
requirement	O
and	O
excessive	O
handholding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
under-performed	O
commercially	O
and	O
caused	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
divest	O
from	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
slow	O
start	O
,	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
attracted	O
seven	O
million	O
players	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2017	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
13	O
million	O
players	O
had	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
and	O
Evolving	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
13th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
publication	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
named	O
Hitman	B-Application
their	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
10,162	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
critics	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
even	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
selling	O
300%	O
better	O
than	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
making	O
back	O
its	O
development	O
costs	O
in	O
only	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collection	O
was	O
a	O
boxset	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
included	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Hitman	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
were	O
all	O
sold	O
in	O
this	O
boxset	O
together	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
HD	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
to	O
both	O
the	O
consoles	O
and	O
an	O
HD	O
remaster	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bundle	O
received	O
a	O
mixed-positive	O
review	O
as	O
noted	O
by	O
PlayStation	O
Country	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
score	O
a	O
7/10	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
remaster	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
HD	O
Enhanced	O
Collection	O
does	O
deliver	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
edition	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
to	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
either	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
are	O
missing	O
from	O
your	O
Hitman	B-Application
collection	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
worth	O
a	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
skepticism	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
translation	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sniper	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
separate	O
continuity	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Xavier	O
Gens	O
and	O
starring	O
Timothy	O
Olyphant	O
as	O
Agent	O
47	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
game	O
wherein	O
the	O
hitmen	B-Application
are	O
contracted	O
from	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
the	O
Organization	O
instead	O
recruits	O
orphans	O
and	O
trains	O
them	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
was	O
being	O
rebooted	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Aleksander	O
Bach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
film	O
producer	O
Adrian	O
Askarieh	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
oversee	O
a	O
film	O
universe	O
with	O
Just	O
Cause	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
,	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
,	O
and	O
Thief	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
and	O
Fox	O
21	O
Television	O
Studios	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
produce	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kolstad	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
his	O
adaption	O
of	O
Agent	O
47	O
will	O
differ	O
slightly	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
vision	O
IO	B-Application
has	O
already	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
C	O
.	O
Dietz	O
wrote	O
the	O
first	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
book	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
2002	O
's	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
and	O
2004	O
's	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Contracts	I-Application
,	O
the	O
novel	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
Franchise	O
(	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
2006	O
game	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
rival	O
contract	O
killing	O
organization	O
that	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
47	O
's	O
employers	O
,	O
the	O
ICA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
novel	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
book	O
series	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	O
Damnation	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Raymond	O
Benson	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
and	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2012	O
game	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
partnered	O
with	O
Dynamite	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
create	O
Agent	O
47	O
:	O
Birth	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
,	O
a	O
six-issue	O
comic	O
book	O
miniseries	O
that	O
ran	O
from	O
November	O
2017	O
to	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
graphic	O
novel	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
ties-in	O
with	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
and	O
depicts	O
47	O
's	O
life	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
upbringing	O
at	O
Dr.	O
Ort-Meyer	O
'	O
s	O
asylum	O
and	O
his	O
previous	O
career	O
as	O
a	O
brainwashed	O
assassin	B-Application
for	O
Providence	O
alongside	O
his	O
best	O
friend	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Grey	O
/	O
Subject	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
had	O
complete	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
various	O
interviews	O
conducted	O
with	O
IO	B-Application
Interactive	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
despite	O
Hitman	B-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
World	O
of	O
Assassination	O
trilogy	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
