Hitman 3’s Arabic is all backwards – but it’s getting fixed
Hitman 3’s opening level is the spire of a glittering skyscraper in Dubai, but there’s a fly in the ointment – the Arabic text, which adorns signs and other textures throughout the otherwise stunning level, is all written incorrectly: backwards, in fact. Fortunately, IO Interactive says it’s going to be fixing the error soon.
Countless Arab-speaking players have no doubt noticed the mistake, and Ahmed Salama, an associate UI/UX director with Ubisoft, was one. Salama captured and posted a screenshot that shows a metal sign with directions to various areas of the Burj Al-Ghazali, including pointers to a storage room, server room, and helipad. Large block letters are used for the English version of the directions, with gold script used for Arabic text below.