Hitman: Absolution will be shipping with the new Glacier 2 Engine, and IO Interactive will be unveiling the proprietary tech at GDC 12. Â Their upcoming title will be capable of rending very crowded environments in the game. Â The image that was supplied to Side Mission shows a scene of a celebration with a very dense crowd of people.
According to the developer, “these dense crowds allow players to interact with and influence the behavior of each person in the crowd.” Â These crowds can reach upwards of 1200 characters on screen while still keeping a smooth 30 frames per second rate.
This could have a huge impact on the way we play games, and the opportunities that developers have to make games different than what we are used to. Â We’ve seen games that feature large crowds, but with the developer claiming that there could be 1200 characters on screen at once, that is indeed an advancement.
Hitman: Absolution is due out later this year.
