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Hitman: Absolution getting prequel novel

New novel Hitman: Damnation set between events of Hitman: Blood Money and upcoming entry, penned by noted James Bond writer.

Gamers keen on delving deeper into Hitman history will have that opportunity when a new prequel novel titled Hitman: Damnation hits shelves this summer.

This summer gamers can get caught up reading about bleeding.

This summer gamers can get caught up reading about bleeding.

Announced today by publisher Del Rey, Hitman: Damnation is set between the events of 2006's Hitman: Blood Money and the upcoming Agent 47 title Hitman: Absolution.

Hitman: Damnation is being penned by Raymond Benson, a well-versed spy writer, most famous for being the fourth official James Bond novelist.

Hitman: Damnation follows iconic assassin Agent 47 and his mission to take out American political figures. According to Del Rey's description of the novel, events quickly turn south, and Agent 47 is thrust into a "web of lies, deceit, and murder."

In addition to Hitman: Absolution and Hitman: Damnation, fans of the franchise will have a new Hitman feature film to watch in 2012, if a report from last May is any indication.

Hitman: Absolution is due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2012. For more on the title, check out GameSpot's latest preview.

24 Comments

  • suko1983

    Posted Feb 7, 2012 3:02 pm GMT

    Hitman "the movie" was a piece of CR4P!

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 6:08 pm GMT

    @blacksaibot
    You think that I don't know that? I am having the impression that you are just looking for excuses to attack me with.

    As far as I am concerned, that film is a tie-in. It doesn't matter to me whether 47 is genetically-engineered agent or a ruthlessly trained orphan; that movie is made to exploit the popularity of the game franchise.

    You want a film with a not-so-naturally-conceived 47? Good luck convincing any film-maker to make such a movie with an outrageous premise.

    I am not sure why you are making statements about the film and novel together in the same sentence. I am wondering why you even bring up a suggestion for a film in the first place.

    (That is, I am not assuming that you are yearning for a film with a genetically-engineered 47 and want to make that yearning known out loud - if this is so, do read the underlined sentence.)

    (You do have some skill at reading comprehension, right?)

  • rsh007

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 11:40 am GMT

  • blacksaibot

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 10:11 am GMT

    @Gelugon_baat why don't you go back to school and learn how to comprehend what you read? The Hollywood film from WAY BACK IN 2007 has NOTHING to do with the Novel.

  • Soothsayer42

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 8:09 am GMT

    Just keep some of the previous game elements. I don't want Hitman Absolution to be a very linear game.

  • SaeeD22000

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 6:08 am GMT

    This is really horrible ... O_o

  • Banefire76

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 2:53 am GMT

    Let the milking begin!

  • Eric_Drav3n

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 2:48 am GMT

    I don't care about a novel, all I want is for the game to be as good as or better than blood money

  • gamingfrendly

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 2:19 am GMT

    not every game needs a movie or a novel

  • neoneo360

    Posted Jan 25, 2012 12:00 am GMT

    where is the next movie?

  • max-hit

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 8:46 pm GMT

    I have a funny feeling that they are destroying the title.

  • MGS2244

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 7:23 pm GMT

    But does that mean that the game wont come out till after the summer?
    I'll be getting the book. The Mass Effect and Deus Ex books worked and were a good read so I have good hopes for this one aswell with a good writer on board.

  • ezjohny

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 7:19 pm GMT

    i hope this book is good.

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 6:12 pm GMT

    @blacksaibot
    Dude - they did make a film.

  • Henrique2324

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 5:44 pm GMT

    @blacksaibot - Kids are too busy playing that Coowadoody bullcrap.

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 5:29 pm GMT

    It's official! There's plenty of money in video games now!

  • Rovelius

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 4:42 pm GMT

    If there's big money involved, the end product is usually bad.

    And oh surprise, this is indeed looking bad. Sigh, I hope it's not.

  • Spartan1017

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 4:34 pm GMT

    He also wrote the first two Splinter Cell novels. They're weren't bad.

  • vivalatour

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 4:06 pm GMT

    a book would be a bed time tail ! NO action NO excitement NO blaring sound effects ! yup a book would be pure stealth !

  • blacksaibot posted Jan 24, 2012 2:31 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    blacksaibot

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 2:31 pm GMT (hide)

    A book? LOL. Kids don't read these days anymore. Should have made a short CGI film or a video comic.

  • nima_metal90

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 2:25 pm GMT

    I love all hitman series but I won't buy the book though

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 2:08 pm GMT

    The more I hear about this game the more concerned I become about the franchise.

  • ShotgunSamurai

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 1:53 pm GMT

    I hope its a good book, but i do certainly hope that i don't have to read this book to get the full experience of Hitman: Absolution

  • SolidTy

    Posted Jan 24, 2012 1:42 pm GMT


    This sounds great, I used to LOVE playing Hitman games.

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