It’s not every day that one comes across a game developed by a Hungarian indie studio, so needless to say, I booted up Tank Maniacs with mixed excitement and anticipation.

Whenever the time comes to visit the Vienna Comic Con, our trip is always preceded by a lengthy period of waiting and constant preparations – as such, when me and my small party made our way to the event in the chilly, soon-to-be-wintry weather, I kept wondering exactly what sort of experiences I’ll be having this time, and whether or not the event will manage to live up to our expectations.

Cold, harsh winds and a long line greeted us in front of the Messe Wien D hall as we arrived to this year’s Vienna Comic Con: the organizers, hoping to avoid last year’s pre-hall crowds, decided to make visitors - who weren’t really in a hurry to grab their badges on Day Zero - wait outside instead.

The very first thing to hit me like a truck is the general atmosphere of the entry hall: we see a long, two-people wide line; a mix of cosplayers and visitors, with no pushing, no cutting in line, no littering, and so on. We’re at the Vienna Comic Con.

A user has recently published pictures of old, dust-laden arcade cabinets discovered by his girlfriend’s grandmother. The real estate in question was acquired by the grandmother in Chiba – the fact that the place had once been used as an arcade became evident only after she had made the purchase.

In the year of 2034, beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within.

Genesis, gameplay trailers and introduction of the survivors.

Betrayed by those he trusted most, and hunted by the police, Agent 47 must find his way out of the dark conspiracy he pulled into. Looking for answers, as he gets deeper in a world of corruption it becomes clear that he became a primary assignment of all operatives of ICA. The hunter becomes the hunted.

Behind the scenes with the makers of the new Hitman game.