A new Hitman: Blood Money movie is now available, showing a minute and a half of cinematic and gameplay footage. Thanks 3D Gamers.

Due out in May is Hitman: Blood Money, the fourth installment in IO Interactive's popular assassin game series. David got to talk to Game Director Rasmus Højengaard, asking him about Agent 47's new moves, weapon upgrades, the Notoriety system and much more.

Shack: What new steatlh/athletic moves does Agent 47 have in order to keep up with the likes of Solid Snake and Sam Fisher?
Rasmus: We don't feel we need to keep up. There are 3 [main entries] in this genre - there's Hitman, Splinter Cell and Metal Gear. All games are different and [have] different approaches. Solid Snake is very linear and rule bound ... but makes use of excellent visuals and avantgarde style. Sam Fisher is also very linear, and takes [a] high tech approach. We've made an open ended game, where the point is not to be athletic, not to be a tech-stealth ninja, but to be a cool, believable assassin in cool believable and recognizable environments. We did though include new moves like scaling walls, sidling ledges, climbing drainpipes, etc. But the idea with this has not been to create a "Sam Fisher" but rather give us more possibility of making the levels more interesting, with even more ways of approaching the objective.

Eidos today announced that Hitman: Blood Money will feature an online ranking system, allowing people to see how skilled an assassin they are compared to others. There will be quite a few categories listed through the H.O.R.S. system, include Highest Paid, Most Wanted, Fastest, Most Accurate, Create the Most Accidents and the Best Hitman. The game is due out early next year.

Eidos has released a new Hitman: Blood Money trailer, showing a mix of cutscene and in-game footage during its two minute runtime. Thanks 3D Gamers.

IGN's preview of Hitman: Blood Money is up, going hands-on with the third person assassin game sequel from Io Interactive.

GameSpot has been updated with a new Hitman: Blood Money preview, offering an overview of all the new features in this stealth action game sequel. Includes new screenshots.

Voodoo Extreme has a new set of screenshots from Hitman: Blood Money, showing plenty new from IO Interactive's third person assassin game sequel.

Total Video Games has a Hitman: Blood Money Q&A, talking to assistant producer Adam Lay about the assassin game sequel. Topics include the new game engine, new interactive objects and environments, weapons, the picture in picture system, and AI.

EuroGamer has a Hitman: Blood Money Q&A, asking producer Adam Lay about the game. Topics include the gameplay style of Blood Money, the storyline, engine improvements, and next-gen plans.

A Hitman: Blood Money movie has been released, showing the cinematic intro movie from IO Interactive's assassin game sequel. Thanks Worthplaying.

At IGN tonight you can find a Hitman: Blood Money preview, checking out IO Interactive's third person assassin game sequel. New media is included.

Tiscali Games has posted three new screenshots from Hitman: Blood Money, showing off the latest in the third person assassin game series from IO Interactive & Eidos.

Eidos just can't get enough of the Hitman series, so a new one is on the way. Hitman: Blood Money is set for a spring 2005 release on PC, PS2 and Xbox. "Agent 47 is back and this time he's paid in cold, hard cash. How the money is spent will affect his passage through the game and the weapons at his disposal, resulting in a unique gameplay experience for each player. Powered by a new version of Io's stunning Glacier engine, Hitman: Blood Money will deliver the most brutal and realistic simulation of life as the world's deadliest assassin."