What is Hitman (franchise)?
{{Infobox video game series |title=Hitman |image=Hitman reboot vector logo.svg |caption=Logo of the franchise used since 2016 |genre=[[Stealth game|Stealth]] |developer=[[IO Interactive]] |publisher={{ubl|[[Eidos Interactive]] {{small|(2000–2006)}}|[[Square Enix]] {{small|(2012–2016)}}|[[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] {{small|(2018)}}|IO Interactive {{small|(2021)}}}} |platforms={{hlist|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[PlayStation 2]]|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|[[GameCube]]|[[Xbox 360]]|[[OS X]]|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[iOS]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[Windows Phone]]|[[Linux]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[PlayStation Vita]]|[[Xbox One]]|[[Xbox Series X]]|[[Google Stadia|Stadia]]|[[Nintendo Switch]]}} |first release version=''[[Hitman: Codename 47]]'' |first release date=21 November 2000 |latest release version=''[[Hitman 3]]'' |latest release date=20 January 2021 }} '''''Hitman''''' is a stealth video game franchise made by the Danish developer [[IO Interactive]], and was published by [[Eidos Interactive]] and [[Square Enix]]. IO Interactive completed a [[management buyout]] in June 2017 and gotten the legal rights to the series.<ref>{{cite news|last=Osborn|first=Alex|date=17 June 2017|title=E3 2017: IO Interactive Officially Goes Indie, Gains Full Rights to Hitman IP|work=[[IGN]]|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/16/e3-2017-io-interactive-officially-goes-indie-gains-full-rights-to-hitman-ip|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> The games are available for [[macOS]], [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows]] and many consoles, including the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X]], [[Nintendo Switch]], and [[Google Stadia|Stadia]]. ==References== <references /> {{video-game-stub}} [[Category:Stealth video games]] [[Category:Video game series]] [[Category:Video games about crime]]