Square Enix Europe today unleashed a news blast regarding talent behind their upcoming game, Hitman: Absolution. Here’s what they had to say:

After a long search IO Interactive are pleased to unveil that the voice of Agent 47 will once again be acted by David Bateson who has been the voice of Hitman since the year 2000 with the seminal PC release Codename 47. Alongside Bateson, William Mapother (star of hit TV series LOST) has performed the motion capture work for Agent 47 which was recorded at Giant Studios.

Both Bateson and Mapother now join a long list of talent announced for the game including Marsha Thomason, Keith Carradine, Vivica Fox, Shannyn Sossamon and Powers Boothe.

HITMAN: ABSOLUTION is the most ambitious Hitman game IO have ever undertaken and is set to be released globally November 20th for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

So, what do you think? Is it a good choice to return to an old, reliable standby, or would you have chosen fresh talent? Let us know in the comments below, and as always, keep it locked on GU.