Hitman: Absolution Streets of Hope E3 Demo Released

Hitman: Absolution

Have you ever wondered what it is like to attend a presentation at E3? Well, you cannot really know-know because you really have to be there, but thanks to Square and IO Interactive you can at least see the video part of what we saw -- which is called The Streets of Hope, and is made up of a 17 minute hand's-off demo.

Bear in mind that we sat in a theater that was built in the Square exhibit space that held around 30 people or so, and we were walked through the demo much in the same way that you will be when you watch the video below -- with one of our hosts playing through the level while the other narrated for us, filling us in on all of the interesting bits.

So close your eyes for a moment and try to imagine that you are sitting in a small very dark theater that is an island of quiet in a sea of noise because on the other side of the sound-proofed walls that contain you, E3 is an exploding wave of voices, sounds, noise, and chaos! Now the screen lights up, the hosts take over, and this is what you see: