Why ‘Hitman’ Movie Might Not Be a Bad Idea

Feb 6, 2013 | Forbes

Hitman was a 2007 movie based on the videogame series by IO Interactive. It came and went quickly  in U.S. theaters, and the people who saw it generally disliked it. (Movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 3.7 out of 10.) But thanks to a strong...

The 15 Worst Moments in Gaming in 2012

Dec 10, 2012 | Forbes

2012 was a great year for videogames. After all, this is the year we saw the release of Guild Wars 2, Dishonored, Halo 4, Borderlands 2, and Assassin’s Creed III, not to mention some fantastic indie games like FTL and The Walking Dead. However, there were also a...

IO Interactive ‘Hitman: Absolution’ Launch Party: Do We Really Need Pole Dancers?

Nov 21, 2012 | Forbes

Two dancers in the foreground; “The Saints” trailer in the background Hitman: Absolution isn’t the only game to contain a scene in which our protagonist frequents a strip club for the purpose of tracking a target. But unlike the other games, IO...

A Stripper Reviews the Saints of ‘Hitman: Absolution’

Nov 19, 2012 | Featured Articles, Forbes

A few months ago, I was so horrified at the science in Prometheus that I interviewed scientists, experts in the fields that were portrayed in the Ridley Scott film. After asking them some frankly leading questions, they confirmed that the science was deeply...

Review, Hitman: Absolution

Nov 18, 2012 | Forbes

If you think Hitman: Absolution is a stealth-’em-up game, you’d be…not quite right. At its heart, Hitman: Absolution is a puzzle game, one that involves setting up multiple sequences of events with perfect timing. Like any puzzle, get one piece wrong, and your...