Today came another indicator that a new installment in the Hitman saga is in the works. Square Enix has filed a trademark application (spotted by Siliconera) for the term "Hitman: Absolution" with the trademark registry for the European Union. The filing was done through Square Enix's British arm, formerly known as Eidos Interactive before the publisher was bought and absorbed by the Japanese company in 2009.

The guard conversations were frequently very funny, whether reacting to their suspicions that you might be around, or just nattering to each other. A particularly lovely discussion took place over their shared disgust for books. 47 remains silent, but you can still somehow feel his disapproval.

As with every single game at E3 this year, 47 has an “instinct” skill that lets him see guard positions, through what looks like some form of sophisticated sonar. But it’s cleverer than just that. He can even see where they’re going next, a fizzling line showing their future path and where they’ll stop. Quite how he can do this is not clear – perhaps sharing a publisher with Deus Ex has caused some cross-pollinating – but it means tactical positioning is a fun option.

...with a rather splendid moment taking out a policeman by smashing him in the face with a bong