MONTRÉAL (18th March, 2021) — Square Enix Montréal™, the award-winning studio behind Lara Croft GO®, Hitman GO®, Hitman Sniper®, and Deus Ex GO®, announced today that its development teams have been working on a brand new Hitman Sniper mobile game, Project Hitman Sniper Assassins (working title).
The new mobile game will feature a wholly original Hitman story, with new playable assassins and brand-new gameplay features. A short teaser trailer for the project was unveiled at SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS, digital showcase of highly anticipated upcoming releases from the iconic video game publisher.
Watch the teaser here: https://youtu.be/fEglTCE-Zpo
“Praised as one of the best mobile games available upon its release, Hitman Sniper raised the bar for player expectations of mobile sniper games,” said Dominic Allaire, executive producer at Square Enix Montréal. “Project Hitman Sniper Assassins will be an evolutionary leap forward for the genre, and we can’t wait for players to share our excitement when they get their hands on it in the coming months.”
“2021 will be one of the best years to be a fan of the Hitman franchise,” said Fahad Khan, lead game designer at Square Enix Montréal. “Creativity in approach and tactics are hallmarks of the game’s universe. We’ve doubled down on what fans loved and are delivering an experience that gives players even more freedom to truly embody a Hitman Sniper.”
Full product features will be revealed at a later date.
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About Square Enix Montréal
Founded in 2011, Square Enix Montréal is a multi-award-winning mobile game studio that develops games based on existing franchises and new intellectual properties. Square Enix Montréal is dedicated to the creation of innovative and carefully crafted games that become international benchmarks such as the critically acclaimed titles Hitman Sniper®, Hitman GO®, Lara Croft GO® and Deus Ex GO®. In 2021, Square Enix Montréal announced that it was in development on a newly imagined mobile experience based on Taito’s Space Invaders and the upcoming release of Project Hitman Sniper Assassins. To date, the studio’s games have been downloaded over 130 million times in 175 countries. For more information, please visit square-enix-montreal.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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