Hitman 5 Comes Out of Hiding at E3

The latest entry in the Hitman series has been the subject of rumor for the last couple years. Reports in 2009 indicated that title would not switch developers when a motion capture artist revealed he was working on the title. Since then fans of the series have developed their own viral videos and other media to show support for the unannounced title.

Recently the company ran an alternate reality game using barcodes and other clues. At the end of the series of clues players found a series of emails from the game's community manager, a single teaser image and the date of June 7th 2011. That also just happens to be the first day of E3. Keep your fingers crossed for a huge reveal.

Agent 47 is getting ready for his moment in the spotlight.

There isn't much to talk about in regards to the teaser image. It shows Agent 47 screwing a silencer on to a 9mm pistol. His iconic suit, tie and gloves are all accounted for. The screenshot does use an impressive amount of depth of field - focusing on the glove so that the background go goes blurry. It is possible that this still is a frame from a CGI trailer rather than in game footage.

More details should be forthcoming as E3 draws near. Keep your eyes peeled on TeamXbox.com for the latest Hitman 5 news.

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