IO Interactive has confirmed its upcoming Hitman title for PS4, Xbox One and PC won't be on show at E3 this year, but released the first concept art of the game to compensate.

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The image, which you can see below, shows off a location from Central Europe, and "you’ll be able to explore the entire building you see in the image, inside and out. For a sense of scale, the building on its own is larger than any location in Hitman Absolution."Regarding its absence from E3, IO explained "We know the worst thing is to hope for something that doesn’t turn up; so we wanted to let you know that our next Hitman is going to be under wraps for a bit longer. We’re focusing all of our time and efforts into creating the best possible Hitman game. That’s our number one priority and we don’t want to divert valuable resources to show something before it’s ready." First confirmed earlier this year , we also know the as-yet-unnamed Hitman game will feature a globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career, sneaking through a wealth of open, non-linear levels

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