Game director Tore Blystad is quoted as saying, “For the first time we are taking Agent 47 on a personal journey which allows us to explore other parts of the Hitman fantasy. This is both a familiar and yet significantly different experience from other Hitman games; something our silent assassins will relish, as will all those new to the Hitman world.”
This is echoed later in the release, which states "Hitman Absolution combines much-loved classic gameplay with completely new features never seen before in the Hitman franchise."
The game is running on IO's proprietary Glacier 2 engine, and will be shown to the public at this year's E3 convention. Hitman Absolution will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/05/10/square-unveils-hitman-absolution-with-new-teaser-trailer.aspx
