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.

With today comes the release of the Hitman HD Trilogy, a collection of games from the great Hitman video game series given a high-definition makeover!

The games being re-released in HD for the set are Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money. As an added bonus, you’ll also receive Hitman: Sniper Challenge, which was an extremely fun little pre-order bonus offered to those who locked up their copy of Hitman: Absolution (which is not part of this set) early.

In conjunction with the release of the trilogy, a launch trailer has also been released and can be seen below!

Hitman: Absolution
Xbox 360 l PS3 l PC
DEVELOPER: IO Interactive
PUBLISHER: Square Enix
Rated M
RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2012

Six long years. That’s how long fans of the Hitman video game franchise have waited for this. And finally, Hitman: Absolution arrived this year.

Six years is a very long time to wait for the next installment in a game series you adore, indeed, as fans of Hitman and Bethesda games can very well tell you. For we who have anxiously awaited the chance to once again slip on the gloves of Agent 47, watching in stunned silence as not one but two Kane & Lynch games were made instead, the moment we finally got our hands on it could only be described as blissful.

This also comes with a healthy dose of bias, even for those trying to be as objective as possible such as myself, as Absolution was going to have to be an unfathomable disaster for fans to be unsatisfied. Still, while the game has a lot to be happy about, there were still some minor flaws to overcome.

It’s been a long wait for fans of the Hitman video game franchise—about five and a half years since Hitman: Blood Money was released—but a new game is finally set for our loving embrace when Hitman: Absolution finally arrives.

Absolution hits store shelves tomorrow for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

To celebrate the release of the game, publisher Square Enix has also released a launch trailer for the game, which you can watch below.

The full voice cast for the upcoming fifth installment in the Hitman video game franchise, titled Hitman: Absolution, has been announced by publisher Square Enix.

Notable voices you’ll hear while playing the game include Powers Boothe, Vivica A. Fox, and former porn star Traci Lords.

Continue reading for a full rundown of who’s starring in Hitman: Absolution.