A fresh video of Hitman Absolution has been uploaded complete with Director's Commentary from Game Director Tore Blystad and Gameplay Director Christian Elverdam.

The near 17 minute long video gives a behind the scenes rundown of the upcoming fifth entry in the Hitman game series which runs on IO Interactive's proprietary Glacier 2 game engine.

Join Game Director Tore Blystad and Gameplay Director Christian Elverdam as they take you behind-the-scenes of the award-winning Hitman: Absolution, with a 17 minute commentary version of "Run For Your Life" playthrough. Learn first-hand what it takes to create a living and breathing world, gain new insight into the creation and ambition for the game and get a taste of what players can expect when they enter the mindset of the original assassin: Agent 47.

The game is due for release in 2012. A definitive date for its launch has not yet been made official.