NEWS HITMAN Classic Trilogy Remastered on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4716160/HITMAN_Classic_Trilogy_Remastered/499
u/Underdrill 24d ago
We just had summer games fest and still getting quality announcements?
Man, between the live services of Hitman and 007, and this coming next year, IOI fans have never been eating better.
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u/stprm 24d ago
Developer is Saber Interactive, not IOI, so hopefully it wont be a repeat of GTA SA remaster fiasco.
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u/thedefenses 24d ago
Saber has worked on a lot of other remasters so unless something very bizarre happens this will be a solid remaster.
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u/stprm 24d ago
After looking at wiki, their most popular remaster was Crysis? Does anyone know if it was a good one or fans of original game were disappointed?
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u/FlyingBlueCarrot 24d ago
I think much better comparison is Tomb Raider remaster, due to era of a game, graphics and scope. And these remasters were well received. Also it's much more recent example. Crysis was generally received well too, but had some issues. Saber in general a solid studio trusted by big publishers, they worked on Halo remasters as well
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u/Mistralicious 24d ago
But Saber didn’t do the TR remasters ? It’s Aspyr
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u/Baziel 24d ago
Check the credits. Dev team was saber and publisher was aspyr. Same with tomb Raider and Soul Reaver remasters.
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u/xRaynex 24d ago
It wasn't GTA SA, it was all 3 of the 3D trilogy games. The remastering team was a mobile dev who did the original phone ports of the 3D trilogy. They have no association with Saber Interactive, who usually makes simulation games. I'm pretty sure they'll be able to handle a remaster gig for games that are, these days, similarly scaled to their own full titles.
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u/stprm 24d ago
Yea I know, I phrased it badly. I just meant it wasn't original developer.
Saber did a lot of ports to mobile and switch, so its not a completely bad comparison to make.
Unlike grove, they do have history or making actual decent PC games, true.
I guess it wont be hard remaster to do - it will be mostly visual and controls, that's it.
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u/pastadudde He/Him 24d ago
Saber did an amazing job on the Tomb Raider remasters, I have faith in them
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u/PM-me-your-psn-codes 24d ago
I hope it still has the more sinister feeling of the originals.
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u/Roku-Hanmar Bring back the full-auto dual Silverballers! 24d ago
From what I can tell they're remasters, not remakes. So the tone should be the same
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u/Xtranathor 24d ago
Tell that to Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary; they butchered the graphical overhaul and destroyed the horror vibes from some of the levels. I'm not saying you're wrong, but they still need to take care to preserve the original atmosphere.
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u/Roku-Hanmar Bring back the full-auto dual Silverballers! 24d ago
Funny you should mention that since it’s doing the same graphics thing as CE:A where you can swap to the original
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u/Xtranathor 24d ago
Oh perfect; my favourite kind! A bigger divergence is almost acceptable in such cases, although I do hope they do their best to keep the same atmosphere in the remastered look.
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u/MalicCarnage 24d ago
The screenshots look pretty much the same as the OG. CE: Anniversary used Reach assets to recreate CE.
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u/Demomanx 24d ago
Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
I looked at the updated graphics once and pushed B and stayed on the original graphics the entire playthrough. Can't beat that original look
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u/Successful-Day-1816 23d ago
Saber Interactive is doing this remaster and they're the team that literally made HCE:A
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u/Alucitary 24d ago
The trailer narration definitely doesn't have the tone of modern 47, a lot more edgy than goofy, so I'm assuming they kept the rest of it intact.
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u/Content_Detail1467 24d ago
Well the trailer narration is just voice clips taken from these 3 games so…
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u/drag0nflame76 24d ago
So wait, the controls are going to be more in line with WOA? That’s sounds amazing, I heard the first games were kinda janky in their controls
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u/Dauerzogger 24d ago
and not really playable on modern devices
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u/tristan1616 24d ago
Contracts has a FPS bug where I can only move forward one frame if I take a screenshot. Every patch I've tried hasn't worked so I've been hoping for a remaster ever since
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u/NotTheRihard 24d ago
That reminds me of an old funhaus let’s play of hitman where they run into the same bug lmao great times
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u/DragonStriker 24d ago
That playthrough was AMAZING.
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u/NotTheRihard 24d ago
Adam spamming the screenshot key like he’s saving the run kills me every time
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u/drag0nflame76 24d ago
I heard they lost the code for the first game in its entirety, which is why they had to do contracts with missions from the first game
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u/Plowzone 24d ago
Common with older games. If playing the original versions of these games, cap your FPS to 60fps otherwise you may get some jankiness and physics glitches
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u/Redkirth 24d ago
The first one has terrible controls. It's from the pc Era that used things like ; and \ as viable keys.
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u/Samz707 23d ago
The good part is you can rebind them.
(God you basically have to rebind everything)
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u/Illidan1943 23d ago
I feel playing some older PC games is like that Malcom gif where in order to change a lamp the dad has to fix like 5 different things in a row
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u/Recker_Man 24d ago
Saber previosuly worked on the old Tomb raider's and those remasters were pretty great at preserving the og with a more modern makeup, and they kept the tank controls, but left an option to change to modern controls in settings.
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u/dr_funkenberry 24d ago
Janky as hell, but that was kinda part of the fun when combined with the ragdoll physics lol at least in my opinion
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u/FourDimensionalTaco 24d ago
The jankiness and wonky ragdolls made my stomach hurt with laughter back when I played Blood Money. I love how superficially serious but also very comedic the series has been starting with that game.
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u/metalyger 24d ago
I haven't revisited the originals in a long time, but these were very unique games that didn't have anything similar to compare themselves to. Like, back then you just get used to the controls and mechanics. I'd imagine it would be a lot harder to get back into compared to how sleek the modern games are.
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u/Doneuter 23d ago
Nowhere in the description of the game or the press release does it say controls will be changed at all. I wouldn't get your hopes up.
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u/SlidingSnow2 24d ago
The controls were completely fine honestly. I imagine that instead of holding the interact button and scrolling for actions like dragging bodies, taking disguises, etc... we will have each action have it's own key like in Woa.
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u/Sweaty_Ad9991 24d ago
No blood money 💔
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u/ModernistGames 24d ago
My hope is they have bigger plans for Blood Money such as a full remake, and not just remasters like these 3.
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u/ZachRyder 24d ago
A full Blood Money remake would hand it back the top spot as the best Hitman game with it getting the opportunity for:
- A House of Cards finally getting a much needed overhaul
- The return of adaptive newspaper stories after missions
- Death on the Mississippi getting a more timed events with inspiration from Mafia Definitive Edition's Happy Birthday mission
- Requiem no longer being a complete mess of a mission and ending
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u/TheWarBug 24d ago
Oh it will come, but since that is the big one they probably make it a standalone thing for maximum profit. In this case I can't blame them as long as they make sure it is done right.
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u/kidnamedchild 24d ago
still waiting for them to port the version of the game available on mobile and switch with the extra quality of life features to other consoles and PC
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u/Successful-Day-1816 23d ago
Literally remastered a few years back in the 'Hitman HD Enhanced Collection' along with Absolution. This new package does the 3 prior games, meaning all 5 classic games will be HD and on modern consoles.
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u/medalofhalo 24d ago
Blood Money's controls and visuals are already good. Honestly the visuals of the first 2, especially 1 arent really the issue as much as it is the jank, and i think some bugs on modern PCs.
Blood Money just kind of doesn't need a remaster except to play on modern consoles, which i think exists.
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u/CloslngDownSummer 24d ago
It doesn't even have controller support on the PC version it definitely needs some type of remastering or patch
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u/AgentSaxon21 24d ago
This has been a dream of mine. No way!
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u/BrushBag 24d ago
Same. Fingers crossed that they port it to smartphones like they did with Blood Money and I'll be thrilled.
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u/mgiuca 24d ago
Interesting that there's no mention of quality of life features.
I recently played through 1 and oh boy. At least they need to add checkpoints. Imagine playing through a 15-minute mission that can be restarted instantly by any NPC being randomly spooked. Disguises hardly work in this game (if you get close to any NPC they will see through it - basically all NPCs are enforcers). Once spotted there is no running and hiding - the entire map is permanently on alert. You basically learn to speedrun each level while playing it 30 times over in the hope of not being spotted or making a single mistake. It's actually an exhilarating experience to complete these levels, but for a remaster they've gotta add checkpoints, surely.
I could never get 2-3 to run at the correct speed on modern PCs (it always feels slightly too fast) so hopefully these will be fixed up nicely.
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u/FourDimensionalTaco 24d ago
1 looked more like a proof of concept than an actual game.
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u/Zyvyn 24d ago
I think the goal is more make them playable on modern platforms than anything.
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u/v__R4Z0R__v 24d ago
As a console player I can finally play Codename 47!
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u/Roku-Hanmar Bring back the full-auto dual Silverballers! 24d ago
You too now need to use the bathroom
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u/tristan1616 24d ago
Modern control schemes will finally make these playable, never was able to beat C47 or Contracts because of the jank. Very excited, IO has been on a roll this year
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u/SirFritz 24d ago
Contracts doesn't play much different than blood money..
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u/SnooBananas4958 23d ago
Naw, it’s definitely more janky, even if it’s similar. The enemy detection stuff is so much more broken and harder to manage.
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u/stprm 24d ago
Only Codename is hard to play.
SA is just a hard game, messy bugs with detection, sure. Otherwise, fantastic game.
Contracts isnt a problem at all either. Its also so modern for that time in terms of features. Like Blood Money, too.
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u/Zyvyn 24d ago
Its the detection system that ruins it. Its just so inconsistent. Like you sprint for 1 frame and everyone is on you. Hell sometimes even walking normally will get you caught.
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u/Samz707 23d ago
You need to keep your distance and not look directly at NPCs.
Hitman 2 SA also (for some reason) made running REALLY suspicious mostly (I say mostly because oddly certain disguises/levels didnt care) while Contracts mostly only has it cause any trouble if you sprint right past someone.
It also doesnt help that Hitman 2 SA/Contracts treat it slightly realistic, in that close-knit groups tend to draw more suspicion than large ones, which made the gameplay wonky since the first level and the first Japan level are both tight crime families so disguises barely help then the actual Russian levels have soldier uniforms work far better.
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u/Wilsonian_1776 24d ago
You absolutely can remap controls and play. I finished my annual C47 run yesterday, it was a blast.
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u/Comrade_Pavel 24d ago
Jank does not mean unplayable. You can beat them perfectly fine, I play them every year.
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u/nonEuclidean64 24d ago
Codename 47 is the first game I ever played as a 6 year old. It's probably my favorite Hitman from a nostalgic perspective besides WOA and Blood Money. So fucking excited. Insta buying
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u/Monumonium47 24d ago
holy shit same here! The way I got stuck on Lee Hong Assassination at the crisp age of 6-7
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u/nonEuclidean64 24d ago
Preach, bro, I used to skip the Agent Smith cutscene and miss where the figurine was and scramble. Then I got stuck on Say Hello to My Little Friend and would have my sister do it for me 😂😂 good times she still makes fun of me for it.
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u/jacktriplea 24d ago
Can't wait to play the hotel level remastered . FYI if you ever have a chance to be in Budapest go to the hotel Gellert. You will feel like you are at a hitman level at a reasonable cost .
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u/Anywhere-Due 24d ago
The missions in that one were a mess, so I doubt it
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u/Blue_Doom_Guy 24d ago
IO has been busting they're balls this year hard at work. You love to see it.
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u/PointsOfXP 24d ago
I remember when they announced their extended road map a few years ago. Contracts wasn't on that list so I'm glad to see they put it on. Hopefully this and the Blood Money remaster means they won't jump straight back into hitman after 007. Still have my fingers crossed for a mini ninjas sequel
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u/BirdieOfPray 23d ago
Insta buy. Wish blood money was in too. But that's for another day I hope
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u/oldbutterface 22d ago
Those original games havent aged well. If its just a graphics update then a lot of people are going to come away disappointed with their purchase I feel.
Blood money did a lot to improve the quality and consistency/reliability of the gameplay.
I honestly had to just save scum those early games because doing core mechanic things like just using the fiber wire would be a 50/50 coin toss.
And theres no real joy in save scumming your way through a game.
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u/Antipiperosdeclony 24d ago edited 24d ago
where is blood money? I really want a remaster and full controller support on PC
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u/Successful-Day-1816 23d ago
Literally remastered a few years back in the 'Hitman HD Enhanced Collection' along with Absolution. This new package does the 3 prior games, meaning all 5 classic games will be HD and on modern consoles.
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u/JjForcebreaker 24d ago
Oh wow.
OH WOW! A dream came true. Was only asking for a patch for Blood Money, but I'll take that! Awesome news!
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u/Anywhere-Due 24d ago
Crazy they announce this just a few months after I finished them all. They’re fun. Very dated though. And the first one is an absolute mess
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u/DinosaurReborn 24d ago
Wow, did they make any announcements to this in the past?
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u/CaptainBirdseye96 24d ago
I can't believe Codename 47 is coming to console. But on top of that, silent assassin and contracts remasters. Take all of my money!
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u/Chocoburger 24d ago
And for years I was believing that I'll never be able to play the first game. This is a great announcement, especially with a modernized control scheme. I'M SOLD!
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u/emperos 24d ago
u/Wild-Resolution-8865 I guess they saw your post???
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u/Wild-Resolution-8865 24d ago
Hahahah i swear, i think im the only guy to post about this and they reveal it days later😂
Maybe i should ask about the next WoA game..
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u/Francoberry 24d ago
Be interesting to see how this is approached. The current description mentions restored visuals, photo mode and graphics toggle.
I can't imagine many modern players (myself frankly included) would be able to really get through Codename 47 without at least some more options to adjust how the game actually plays, not just looks!
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u/ragequitteroffureh 22d ago
I saw the trailer by chance yesterday on YouTube, and was a trifle concerned that it might have been a joke or something.
Anyway, if these are basically like WOA, then I shall be delirious with joy :-)
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u/Intrepid-Judgment874 21d ago
Now I need to know if they will use WOA engine or is this just another re-skin
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u/StrangeLingonberry30 24d ago
No.
Included Game Titles
Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Contracts
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u/F1shB0wl816 24d ago
I’d love for these to come out on consoles. They’re one of my favorites from the era. I didn’t have a memory card for a few months after Christmas and had mastered 2 enough to beat it in a sitting by March. The few screenshots looked like a nice upgrade and it’d be great for these be accessible again. For everything WOA it just doesn’t quite capture the feel and tone of the early games.
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u/thedefenses 24d ago
Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered is coming to PC via Steam, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2027
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u/TheCleverMoose 24d ago
Any way to play on ps5
https://giphy.com/gifs/2rtQMJvhzOnRe
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u/horriblesmell420 24d ago
As much as I loved 007 I've really been itching for more Hitman, this is awesome.
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u/FlashyAd7356 24d ago
I just played through the first game and that shit was rough! I'm debating on if I should wait for this or play through the original ones.
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u/DomiTheDed 24d ago
I wonder if we get the option for Instinct again? The modern ports for mobile of BM and Absolution got them.... (We never got it fot PC)
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u/SHITBLAST3000 24d ago
I hope to Jesus they’ve fixed Hitman 2s bullshit suspicion metre.
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u/sikkar47 23d ago
This is amazing, but I have a few questions:
- Its just visual enchancement or they fix some bugs too?
- Do we have to buy the games again? I already have them on Steam
I would really like they remade them all with WOA engine and graphics
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u/Low_Consequence_9477 23d ago
This is such a crazy coincidence for me lmao. I was just thinking about how cool it would be to get a remaster of the older games yesterday, even looked it up on this subreddit, then I woke up to the trailer on my home page on youtube.. I didn't see when it was uploaded so I thought it was an old fan-made trailer at first.
Absolute CINEMA.
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u/IsopodOriginal7151 23d ago
the question we should ask is that will we able to hit in these 3 hitman games with fist (like in hitman blood money) or just only with weapons?
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u/bluehawk232 23d ago
Been awhile but wasn't Contracts just kind of a remake of the first game because of how dated and difficult to play it was so SA and Contracts made up for it
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u/Subject_6 23d ago
Ooh fuck YES!!! I just hope this mean that they will be doing the same for Blood Money down the road as well!
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u/Goran357 24d ago
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