Even many Hitmaniacs are unaware of the untrue story of the series’ origins as a Home Alone game. IO Interactive built a prototype including a boy sneaking around his house, creating distractions with a Talkboy, and a ragdoll physics Joe Pesci tumbling down stairs after being clocked with a can of paint. “That’s nice,” said one Eidos executive, “but what if the man died?” So Kevin McCallister became Ian Hitman and a legend was born. This lie will come full circle next week with the Hitman [official site] December update, which will add a mission to thwart two dastardly thieves in Christmassy Paris. … [visit site to read more]
Hitman going Home Alone-y with festive update
