NVIDIA’s Jacob Freeman has shared some screenshots, showcasing two WIP RTX Remix mods for XIII and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. These mods aim to introduce Path Tracing effects to these classics, and the following screenshots can give you an early idea of their visual improvements. Continue reading Take a look at the PC classics XIII & Hitman 2 with RTX Remix Path Tracing WIP Mods
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Hitman 3 players can now import locations from the previous Hitman titles
It’s been only a few weeks since the release of the third installment of the rebooted Hitman series. Hitman 3 has already recouped its development costs in just a week, making it the most successful game of the trilogy.
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It’s official, Hitman 1 & 2 Steam owners will be able to transfer their progress to Hitman 3
A controversy surfaced yesterday regarding Hitman 3. And today, IO Interactive officially announced that Steam owners will be able to transfer their progress to the EGS version of Hitman 3. Continue reading It’s official, Hitman 1 & 2 Steam owners will be able to transfer their progress to Hitman 3
Epic Games is looking into allowing Steam Hitman owners to transfer their progress to EGS
Back in August 2020, IO Interactive announced that Hitman 3 will be timed-exclusive on the Epic Games Store, and that Hitman 3 will act as a platform for the entire trilogy, allowing players to import locations their progression and unlocks that they own from previous HITMAN games. Continue reading Epic Games is looking into allowing Steam Hitman owners to transfer their progress to EGS
Hitman 2 November 2019 Update adds AMD FidelityFX support for both NVIDIA and AMD, reduces DX12 CPU usage
IO Interactive has released a brand new update for Hitman 2. According to the release notes, the November 2019 update adds support for the AMD FidelityFX tech. Moreover, it reduces DX12 CPU usage and improves DX12 Shader Cache. Continue reading Hitman 2 November 2019 Update adds AMD FidelityFX support for both NVIDIA and AMD, reduces DX12 CPU usage
Hitman 2 May 2019 Update 2.30 available for download, full patch release notes revealed
IO Interactive has released the May 2019 update for Hitman 2. According to the developers, patch 2.30 comes with some menu optimizations as the team has made some backend changes to the Destination Pages that should result in faster loading times. Continue reading Hitman 2 May 2019 Update 2.30 available for download, full patch release notes revealed
HITMAN 2 runs significantly faster in DX12, 15-40fps increase in CPU/RAM-limited scenarios
When Hitman 2 originally came out, we were really disappointed by its PC version. Contrary to the first Hitman game, Hitman 2 had very limited graphics settings, did not support DX12 and lacked a benchmark tool. Thankfully, and since then, IO Interactive has been constantly improving it, and released yesterday a patch that added support for DirectX 12. As such, we’ve decided to benchmark DX12 and see whether the game runs better with it. Continue reading HITMAN 2 runs significantly faster in DX12, 15-40fps increase in CPU/RAM-limited scenarios
Hitman 2 will get official DX12 support on March 26th
IO Interactive has announced that Hitman 2 will be receiving official DX12 support on March 26th. The game’s latest update will add support for Microsoft’s latest API so it will be interesting to see whether the game’s CPU optimization issues will be resolved with it. Continue reading Hitman 2 will get official DX12 support on March 26th
Warner Bros has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Hitman 2
It appears that Warner Bros and IO Interactive have removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Hitman 2. This information comes straight from the game’s Steam database entry, and its Steam store page does no longer list Denuvo. Continue reading Warner Bros has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Hitman 2
Hitman 2 Patch 2.13 adds Launcher Benchmark option, brings several game improvements and new content
IO Interactive has released a brand new update for Hitman 2. According to the release notes, this patch brings hundreds of improvements, fixes and tweaks to the entire game across all platforms that will greatly improve the overall experience, and packs some PC-specific tweaks and features. Continue reading Hitman 2 Patch 2.13 adds Launcher Benchmark option, brings several game improvements and new content