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01-13-2017, 12:00 AM
2016's 'Hitman' was great because it didn't let players binge
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Hitman's 2016 success was moored to a simple idea: shut down the binge.
Yes, the drawn-out release of six episodes during an eight-month period also kept the game in the "new releases" conversation far longer than most. But for developer IO Interactive, the biggest benefit by far was the way an episodic release took all players — new and old — to Hitman school.
SEE ALSO: Here are the 10 best video games of 2016 (http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/game-of-the-year-2016-mashable/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
"A level is **t supposed to be beaten by just killing the targets and proceeding [to the next level]; it's actually meant to be played multiple times," creative director Christian Elverdam said in an interview. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/12/hitman-season-1-christian-elverdam-interview/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Hitman's 2016 success was moored to a simple idea: shut down the binge.
Yes, the drawn-out release of six episodes during an eight-month period also kept the game in the "new releases" conversation far longer than most. But for developer IO Interactive, the biggest benefit by far was the way an episodic release took all players — new and old — to Hitman school.
SEE ALSO: Here are the 10 best video games of 2016 (http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/game-of-the-year-2016-mashable/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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