IO Interactive has confirmed that they are working on the next Hitman game but it won't be due any time soon.

With work on Kane and Lynch 2 winding up in time for its August launch IO's attention has been slowly turning to the return of Agent 47.

Eurogamer is reporting that multiple sources both in and close to have said that Hitman 5 will arrive on PC, and "at the very earliest next year".

The last Hitman title was Blood Money on the PC, and 360 which launched way back in 2006.

By Ewan Aiton