Rocksteady 'not involved' in the development of Hitman 5
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Aug 16th 2009 at 1:00PM }
Worried about miswording in that? He followed up with, "Rocksteady are not involved with the development of Hitman 5." All that said, we do know that some version of Hitman is on the way, as Livingstone has confirmed as such in the past and Rocksteady is currently hiring a few positions to produce a "AAA titile on the next generation platforms." It appears as though the two are unrelated though, at least for now. Meanwhile, IO Interactive is currently wrapping up development of Mini Ninjas for a September release -- and then the studio can get to work on the next Hitman game in earnest, eh?
(Please?)
[Via Blue's News]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 16th 2009 1:10PM
To be honest I never played any Hitman.
But I'm excited about Rocksteady's Just Cause 2. The first one was fantastic.
Ben Gilbert @ Aug 16th 2009 1:32PM
Actually, Avalanche Studios is developing Just Cause 2. I wonder what Rocksteady is working on next!
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/09/just-cause-2-developer-walkthrough-video/
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 16th 2009 1:41PM
Oh yeah...Hmm, I hope the sequel lives up to its predecessor.
Flo @ Aug 16th 2009 1:14PM
Hitman is ftw. I rigged a pyrotechnics show to kill someone in that game, tell me that isn't awesome.
Arnie @ Aug 16th 2009 1:14PM
I laugh everytime I see that photograph. It looks like he is reaching for her breasts with his hand but is afraid of the gun in her hand.
WRYYYYYY @ Aug 16th 2009 1:14PM
Am I the only one who's sick of hearing the term next generation? It's been the -current- generation since 2006.
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 16th 2009 1:16PM
Well, actually we've kind of been "next-gen" since 2005...
Nate Addison @ Aug 16th 2009 1:28PM
That rant is SOOO last-gen >.>
Lurkero @ Aug 16th 2009 1:15PM
Io should have done this when Hitman still had potential. They missed the chance for Freedom Fighters 2 (online co-op) and Hitman 5 to be cool.
I think the only way Hitman could be marketable now is if the franchise is re-branded. With a fresh look and story.
Nate Addison @ Aug 16th 2009 1:30PM
I am stoked for Mini Ninjas...the videos on psn make me lol. NOT LAUGH....just lol.
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 16th 2009 1:41PM
Same here. Can't wait.
Sly [Planeteer | Power of Teets & Crumpets] @ Aug 16th 2009 2:53PM
you know, i never understood lol. when most people say it, they usually don't even laugh. it's become more like punctuation...
freaparn @ Aug 16th 2009 3:37PM
Yeah, it's boiled down to "I recognize you have done something that is intended to be amusing and I am acknowledging it as such, thought it is unlikely I am doing more than smiling slightly at best". That would be a bit of a clunky acronym though, and thus "lol" becomes the catchall response to humor.
Blah blah, death of the English language, etc etc.
simblor @ Aug 16th 2009 7:37PM
lol
Jack_Jackington @ Aug 16th 2009 9:23PM
i olo'd
Shadowbender ( Sweatshop Supporter In Hiding) @ Aug 16th 2009 9:33PM
I've never said LOL. Never in my life (Except for right now, being that I'm giving an example).
Vii @ Aug 16th 2009 2:25PM
Too bad Rocksteady isn't making Hitman5. I was really looking forward to having a Hitman game that played in a manner similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum or Splinter Cell: Conviction.....at least in terms of the variety of hand to hand combat moves. Of course the accident system would have to say in. Its ftw ;).
zsb2003 @ Aug 16th 2009 3:19PM
I loved Hitman: Blood Money
Vii @ Aug 16th 2009 3:39PM
Ditto zsb2003.....though one thing that bothered the hell out of me is that you could be acting as inconspicuous as possible and still get detected in that game. Still was a lot of fun, but there really wasn't too much emphasis to get slient assassin ranks in that game aside from the money that it gave you.
WMain00 @ Aug 16th 2009 3:42PM
Heh. I'm somewhat pleased. :D
Douche Bigalow @ Aug 16th 2009 8:08PM
I can't understand how IO stays in business. The Hitman/Freedom Fighters series were good, although Hitman is kind of stale ... Kane & Lynch was unfairly pissed on ... but IO is in Denmark. You get taxed at least 63% on income of USD 70,000 or more. It has one of the highest costs of living in the world. Must be hard to draw talent there.
Lekko @ Aug 16th 2009 8:26PM
That guy should have a T-rex shirt on. It looks like cockmongler's dad.
Bones3D @ Aug 17th 2009 2:06AM
Wow, joystiq is slipping... "Rocksteady" in a headline, and they didn't reference the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character?! Ubisoft has even been laying it on us extra thick this year...