Despite having a few minor issues, Hitman: Absolution was one of my favorite video games of 2012 (read my review here), and it certainly made up for the insane amount of time fans of the franchise had to wait for it to finally arrive.

Around the time that game was being released, it was said that Io-Interactive was already working on next-gen sequels—an exciting rumor if only for the fact that it would mean that the wait time for a new entry in the series would not be nearly as painful to bear.

Now comes word from Io-Interactive directly—and in the quietest and most subtle of ways—that they are indeed working on Hitman 6 for PC and next-gen consoles. Read their full announcement below.