IO Interactive Turns Bug into Feature

[Jiehfeng]

At launch, Hitman 2 (developed by IO Interactive) had a bug where if a player threw an object at an NPC, it would follow the NPC around till it vanquished its target.

IO Interactive has embraced this bug and turned it into a feature. Introducing: the ICA Executive Briefcase MKII.

Is it a bug? Is it a feature? No! It’s an unlock! The Homing Briefcase is back!

This physics-bending briefcase is designed to induce fear and terror in whoever gets in its way. With a throwing speed tweaked for maximum style, there is no end to the possibilities this item offers. Of course, it sports the signature MK II look – the ultimate mark of superb craftmanship! Could be used to hide illegal items but that is clearly beside the point.

Here it is in action:


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[Deleted User]

And now you've probably gotta pay for it

 

[chrisrlink]

it's called being lazy at QA

 

[Jiehfeng]

And now you've probably gotta pay for it

Nope, you just unlock it after completing a challenge.

it's called being lazy at QA

I doubt the bug is difficult at all to fix. It just gained a lot of popularity due to its hilariousness and the devs approved, I don't see the issue.

 

[garyopa]

90% sure a developer coded it on purpose originally as inside joke or for him/her to get thru the level easier.

 

[dAVID_]

This reminds me of the Creeper in Minecraft. The creeper's texture in reality is a bugged version of the pig's texture, and it made it into the game.