Happy Lunar New Year Sale!

You can now save up to 75% on all previous Hitman titles and 37% on HITMAN 2, so please have a look around to see if there's one you'd like to revisit or add to your collection.

The offer ends Monday 11 February 2019.

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Welcome to February in HITMAN 2 a month full of content that will give you new challenges and new rewards. Each week, youll be able to play something completely fresh and new in the world of assassination.

Heres a better look at everything thats coming your way.



Read more here: https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-2-feb-roadmap/

The Steam Winter Sale has arrived and brings some fantastic savings on HITMAN games - plus HITMAN 2 has been nominated for Game of the Year in the Steam Awards!

Vote for HITMAN 2 now!
https://store.steampowered.com/SteamAwards/2018/

Save up to 30% on HITMAN 2
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HITMAN 2 has officially launched!

Gold Edition owners can now download and play the game now, with 4-days early access. Standard Edition owners will get access on November 13.

Get the Gold Edition now and start playing today or check out the other options you have on the HITMAN 2 Store Page

LEGACY PACK

There's more good news! If you own HITMAN, you'll be able to play all six locations Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado and Hokkaido as downloadable content (DLC) in HITMAN 2!

All of the locations will incorporate various new features from HITMAN 2 and eligible owners of HITMAN will have access to the Legacy Pack at no additional cost.

Embrace the horror.

The HITMAN Halloween Pack is a FREE download that invites you to Colorado and gives you full access to everything the location has to offer for a limited time.
Youll be able to play the Freedom Fighters mission, all of the Escalation Contracts and Featured Contracts in Colorado as well as use Contract Mode to create your own Contracts.

Available 19 Oct 2018 - 2 Nov 2018.


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Welcome to our first ever Publisher Sale!

This year marks IO Interactive's 20th year of making games, and we're incredibly grateful for all the love and support we've been receiving from our community over all these years.

This weekend, you can save up to 75% on all previous Hitman titles, so please have a look around to see if there's one you'd like to revisit or add to your collection.

The offer ends Monday 22 October 2018, at 10am Pacific Time.

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Its Summer and it’s the season for travels, therefore we invite you all to Marrakesh, for FREE.

** Available to download for a Limited Time Only **

If you can’t get enough heat – join us in Marrakesh, Morroco, a city of contrasts where old meets new. Where the sun always shines and agents always…well, do what agents do best.

If you don't own HITMAN™ yet, then download the HITMAN: Summer Pack from the Game Page and experience everything from Episode 3, including the campaign mission, Escalation Contracts, 20 levels of location mastery and 120+ challenges! All this without any additional cost, available until 31st July 2018.

Note: Game access lasts for the Summer Pack period, but your saved progress will transfer to the full game when purchased.

Save big on a variety of games developed in Denmark for this week's Midweek Madness, the Games From Denmark Sale!*

Including classics like Hitman and LIMBO, and new favorites like Deep Rock Galactic and A Hat In Time!









*Discounts end Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

Save big on a variety of games developed in Denmark for this week's Midweek Madness, the Games From Denmark Sale!*

Including classics like Hitman and LIMBO, and new favorites like Deep Rock Galactic and A Hat In Time!









*Discounts end Friday at 10AM Pacific Time

Spring has arrived and it’s time to travel somewhere sunny! Your destination is Sapienza and everyone is invited via the HITMAN Spring Pack.

The HITMAN Spring Pack is a completely FREE download and includes the entire Sapienza location (Episode 2). It's yours to keep permanently and all of your progress will carry through to the full game when you buy the Game of the Year Edition - just make sure to download it before April 3rd!

You’ll get the main story mission, ‘World of Tomorrow’, 20 levels of Mastery (including weapon and item unlocks), more than 100 challenges, 7 achievements/trophies and ALL of the Escalation Contracts, Challenge Packs and Featured Contracts that we’ve released for Sapienza. On top of all that, any Elusive Targets that are re-activated in Sapienza will also be playable through the Spring Pack.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236870/HITMAN/

If you've got any friends that haven't tried HITMAN yet, they have no excuse.



The beginning of the game is available as a free trial and includes the full first location: ICA Facility.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/649780/HITMAN_Free_Trial/

This month, we’re ending the year in style and inviting all players to Paris.

On December 15th, we will release the Hitman Holiday Pack that will give full access to our Paris destination. This FREE download will include the first major story mission from the game, ‘Showstopper’, plus all of the Escalation Contracts we’ve released for Paris, our ‘Holiday Hoarders’ mission plus the Paris Challenge Packs and achievements too! It will also allow you to play the future re-activated Elusive Targets in Paris.

Sound like a good deal? It is. That’s why the Hitman Holiday Pack is only available for a limited time, from December 15th to January 5th. Once you’ve downloaded it, Paris is yours to keep permanently. All of your progress and mission mastery will carry through to the full game when you choose to upgrade to the Game of the Year Edition we released last month.

You’ll find the Hitman Holiday Pack either through the new in-game store or by searching on Steam for “Hitman Holiday Pack”, starting on December 15th.

The clock is ticking… The first Elusive Target has been reactivated and The Forger will be in Paris for the next 10 days!



Elusive Target contracts are the only way to unlock some unique suits for Agent 47, ranging from suits specific to each location in Season One, to signature suits from previous games and the prestigious Winter Suit, which is only awarded to players who can complete 5 Elusive Targets with the Silent Assassin rating. All of the suit unlocks are back in play for both new and existing players to complete their collection.

If you missed any Elusive Targets the first time around, or if you are new to HITMAN, this is your chance to experience these intense time-limited targets. All of the suit unlocks are back in play for both new and existing players to complete their collection. If you’ve already completed or failed an Elusive Target, you won’t be able to play that specific contract again; your record for that contract will stand and cannot be altered. Re-activated ET’s will still be time-limited and released periodically.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es3nLGc4-Xs

The HITMAN Game of the Year Edition has arrived and brings a new 4-mission campaign; Patient Zero, new weapons, new suits and new challenges.

There's also improvements to existing features, new lighting enhancements to all locations, quality of life changes, new Contracts Mode complications - and a lot more!

For the full release notes, go here: https://www.ioi.dk/hitman-goty-release-notes/

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We are super excited to announce HITMAN – Game of the Year Edition!

This awesome package includes The Complete First Season, the brand new 'Patient Zero' campaign, new Escalation Contracts, new weapons, new suits, new challenges, improvements to existing features and new lighting enhancements to all locations that make the game look better than ever - plus we have a few more surprises!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODUIa831DXk
HITMAN - Game of the Year Edition will be released digitally on November 7th 2017 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Here's a full rundown of what's included:

• HITMAN The Complete First Season
  
• New: 'Patient Zero' Campaign
  
• New: Clown Suit and themed weapon
  
• New: Raven Suit and themed weapon
  
• New: Cowboy Suit and themed weapon
  
• New: 3 themed Escalation Contracts
  

This is your October Content Schedule for HITMAN – and this month is going to be a very exciting one… read on!

We've already released 10 new Featured Contracts & a new Challenge Pack this month and a new batch of Curated Contracts will arrive on Friday 20th.




Looking Ahead: Save The Date!
Mark this date on your calendars: October 24th. That’s the date when we will reveal brand new content for the game. We’re going to let the announcement itself do all the talking, but there is one thing we want to clarify before then; this upcoming content is not “Season 2”. We’re saying that now to keep expectations in check.

So, save the date, let’s hope it doesn’t leak and we’ll see you there!

The HITMAN July Update improves current loading times on Xbox One, introduces some changes to combat and invites more players to try Professional Difficulty.

July Update Release Timings
The HITMAN July Update releases worldwide across PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC, Linux and Mac on July 13th 2017.
The update will arrive for all players between 11am and 1pm UTC. There will be a short period of server maintenance, starting at 10:30 UTC and expected to end before 14:00 UTC. We expect the download size for the July Update to be 550 MB (PS4), 950 MB (Xbox One) and 1.2GB (PC). We will post updates about the maintenance on the IOI Twitter account.

Here are the release notes for our July Update, also known as 1.12.1 as per the in-game menu.

July Update Release Notes

Xbox One Loading Times
After a recent update, Xbox One users reported to us that the game was taking longer to load than usual, especially when restarting a contract.
We've looked into this and now have the Xbox One loading times back to where they should be. Thanks to our Xbox One players who reported this.

Combat Changes
We've made some changes to combat across the game. The intended result of these changes is to make combat more satisfying and viable for all players.

Specifically, we have reduced the fire rate of NPC pistols, slightly increased how quickly 47 can 'snap' to the target NPC when 'aim assist' is toggled on, reduced the damage that 47 takes at mid to long distances and increased the speed that 47's health regenerates. We are continuing to monitor and adjust these values based on our own impressions and we're looking forward to feedback from our players when these changes go live. Please note that Professional Difficulty is not affected by these changes and still offers the 'Lethal Combat' that was promised.

Backstory: With an earlier update on June 23rd, the first iteration of our internal combat changes was unintentionally released. That first iteration simply reduced the damage output of NPC weapons and resulted in what some of our community have lovingly described as 'Tank 47'. The changes that we mention above (and will introduce with 1.12.1) are based on the combat values before the June 23rd update. This is important to mention because we want to be clear that we haven't made 47 more of a tank. Instead, we've looked at the combat experience that we've had in the game since launch and made the above changes to the long-standing values.

Professional Difficulty
We've changed the unlock criteria for Professional Difficulty from Mastery level 20 to Mastery level 5. All players that currently have Mastery level 5-19 on each location will automatically unlock Professional Difficulty after updating their game to 1.12.1 (July Update). There are no changes to Professional Difficulty other than the unlock criteria.

Excuse me, I found a weapon
We've fixed an issue that could cause guards to repeatedly drop weapons that they discovered on the ground. This issue was prominent on The Icon mission.

Bathroom Break
We've fixed an issue that could cause the toilet in the Marrakesh school to behave erratically after 47 kicks it onto Zaydan. This could occasionally result in 47's death. Seriously.

Cancelling Connecting
We've fixed an issue that could cause players to inadvertently cancel the 'connecting' prompt and enter 'Offline Mode'.

Opportunity Lost After Loading
We've fixed an issue that could cause the Opportunity Marker (the little light bulb) to disappear after a save/load cycle.

Trespassing vs Hostile Area
We've implemented a fix for a Known Issue from our June Update. The 'Trespassing' and 'Hostile Area' status messages on the mini-map now display correctly.

Maximum Mastery
We heard that some players have had issues unlocking the trophies/achievements associated with reaching Mastery level 20 in various locations. We've implemented a change so that the game will re-check whether you have reached level 20 when you launch the game and award the appropriate trophies/achievements.

Trophy Typography
We've made some necessary updates to the trophy descriptions on PS4; corrected a few typos and mistakes.

Unconscious Witness
We've also implemented a fix for the other Known Issue from our June Update. The 'Unconscious Witness' status on the mini-map is know displayed correctly.

Miscellaneous Fixes
We've fixed other minor issues across the board to keep the game in fantastic shape.

What's Next?
the Final Elusive Target will arrive in-game on Friday 14th July. Looking further ahead, we'll have an August Content Schedule set and ready with new challenges for the first week in August.



[Note that these are the full release notes, including updates and improvements for other platforms.]

[The Free download will be on Steam in a few hours, at approx 6pm CEST.]

This is big news: We’re making the first location in HITMAN free to download for everyone!

“I’m proud to announce that our first hello as an independent studio is to invite all gamers to play the beginning of HITMAN for free. There is a lot of love out there for HITMAN and with this offering we hope that many more will fall in love with the game. We believe that this is Hitman at its best. So jump in and give a try.” – Hakan Abrak, CEO Io-Interactive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI87Kq3nhf0
The ICA Facility will be available as a free download on PS4, Xbox One and PC starting today – and we’re extremely excited to see more players try the game. The download includes absolutely everything that we’ve released for that location; two story missions (including all cut-scenes), two Escalation Contracts, more than 40 challenges, 17 achievements and trophies, plus thousands of player-created missions in Contracts Mode – all of that is now available completely free of charge.

Players who download the ICA Facility for free will be able to keep all of their progress when they upgrade to the full game – plus we’ve lined up some discounts on the full game to make this a great time to buy. We’re talking up to 60% off on some platforms!

If you’ve already played HITMAN, thank you for supporting us! If you want to help us spread the word, Hitman.com/free is the link to share with friends and family. There are also discounts on the Bonus Episode and Requiem Pack, so take a look at the store to see if there’s more Hitman content waiting for you there.

/ Travis

We’re very excited to share this message from the Io-Interactive CEO, Hakan Abrak:

In its 19 years of history, Io-Interactive has brought you original and exciting entertainment; from Mini Ninjas and Freedom Fighters to gaming’s most notorious criminals Kane & Lynch and of course our beloved Agent 47. With our latest game, we have not only transformed Hitman, but also moved our entire studio into the AAA digital era. Our live product has disrupted the video game business and has received recognition and praise from press, community and our fans.

There are many tales of hope, dreams, hardship and joy within these walls. We have never strived for the expected or predictable. Instead, we are always in pursuit for what feels original and real. Our passion and determination has never been greater and so that is why we have decided it is not the time to stop as we have many more exciting and original tales to tell.

Therefore I am proud to announce today that IOI is now officially an independent studio. We have successfully concluded our negotiations with Square Enix and have agreed to a management buyout. Crucially, we will keep all of the rights to the Hitman IP.

This is a watershed moment for IOI. As of today, we have complete control over the direction for our studio and the Hitman IP – we’re about to forge our own future and it’s incredibly exciting. We are now open to opportunities with future collaborators and partners to help strengthen us as a studio and ensure that we can produce the best games possible for our community.

I would like to say a big and sincere thank you to all of our players, community, friends in the media and everyone else connected to the studio for the messages of support that we have received in the last few weeks. I would also like to thank Square Enix; it has been a great family to be a part of and we are proud of what we have achieved together in the last eight years. IOI started as an independent studio and we will now return to those roots with an extremely passionate and talented team.

We are counting on the continued support of all our players; simply by having fun with everything we’ve released so far for HITMAN – and we want to encourage more of you to try our game. We have more details to come on our plans for that next week.

Thank you.

Hakan,
Io-Independent

In the coming weeks, we will be making changes to the options for purchasing HITMAN digitally. These changes have been planned since early March and will make it easier and simpler to buy the game. Our intention is to make ‘The Complete First Season’ the default option for new players to buy the game, now that all of the episodes have been released. Additionally, these changes will help us to lay the foundations for our future plans for HITMAN.

We are announcing these changes today, to make sure that existing players are fully aware of their options and to give a fair amount of time before these changes come into effect.

Here’s the core of the changes: In approximately 2 weeks time, The ‘Intro Pack’ and ‘Upgrade Pack’ will be removed from digital stores and will no longer be available for purchase.


Steam: After the changes, Intro Pack owners will be able to purchase ‘The Complete First Season’ and only pay for the episodes that they do not already own. Essentially, Steam will detect which episodes you have already purchased and only charge you for the ones you do not own. Individual episodes will no longer be available for purchase.

These changes do not affect anyone who purchased the Complete First Season on disc, nor do they affect any existing digital purchases. If you already own either ‘The Complete First Season’ or the ‘Upgrade Pack’, these changes will not affect you.

We’ve set-up a dedicated thread on the Hitman Subreddit about these changes, specifically so that our Community Team can reply to questions or any edge-cases.

/ Travis


Read the full blog post (with details for other platforms) here:
http://www.ioi.dk/store-changes-hitman/

We’re very excited to welcome a new month and move into June, where another boatload of HITMAN content will be released. The HITMAN June Content Schedule includes Escalation Contracts, Featured Contracts, a new Elusive Target and also a game update for all platforms.

The first content to arrive on 2nd June will be two Escalation Contracts, one in Sapienza (Landslide) and another in Bangkok;

– The Spaggiari Subversion is the first Escalation Contract on the ‘Landslide’ Bonus Mission and challenges you with 5 different stages. Expect three different targets, some weapon and disguise restrictions and a few other surprises.
– The Asya Attunement is the fourth Escalation Contract to be added for Bangkok and the five stages include complications involving shotguns, laser tripwires, exterminators, enforcers and kill streaks. Have fun!

Alongside the two Escalation Contracts, 10 new Featured Contracts will be added to the game. Each one has been created by the Hitman Community and has been hand-picked for inclusion in the game. This month, we tip our contract-creating hats in the direction of ILikeGAMESish, DangerDogGuy, Mr Freeze, Ed ll3, The1AndOnlyLegoAlex, theWizard, Euler 13, Urben, SpeedsterRunner14 and Silverballer550.

Our June content will be released over a few different dates. That means later in June, there’s more content to come. Elusive Target #25 is the penultimate ET, and will arrive in Hokkaido before the month is out. The White YukataSpecific timings and the first visuals will be released later this month.

Finally, we are planning a game update for this month. This update will be mandatory for all players and we’re very excited to talk about what it includes. Again, we’ll have details to share and full release notes for this update later this month.

/ Travis

The BadBoy is the next Elusive Target to arrive in HITMAN and will be the 24th Elusive Target to appear in the game in the previous 12 months!

This target will be in Sapienza for 11 days and is one of the final three Elusive Targets to be released for the first season of HITMAN. The BadBoy is also the first ET to arrive in one of our Bonus Missions. You'll need access to the 'Bonus Episode' to access this ET, as your next target will arrive in Sapienza at night, during filming of Dino Bosco's 'The Icon'.

At 14:00 CEST / 05:00 PT on Friday 5th May, we’ll update the Elusive Target tile on the Featured Hub in-game and the contract will be live. Elusive Target #24 will be in Sapienza (The Icon) for 11 days (264 hours) and there won’t be any second chances. Remember that an Elusive Target cannot be restarted once any targets have been eliminated or any objectives have been completed.

Elusive Target #24 has one objective: (1) Eliminate Bartholomew Argus.



Read the full blog post about Elusive Target 24 here: https://hitman.com/news/elusive-target-24

The May Content Schedule for HITMAN includes all of the live content that will be added to the game during May 2017. May marks the 14th consecutive month of new content releases into the game and we're excited to announce exactly what's in store for all of our players this month.

Back in April, we announced that we were moving to a monthly release schedule for our April Content, meaning that all of the live content would arrive on one date. We're doing the same for May.
This Friday 5th May, we will release an entire month's worth of live content and you'll be able to enjoy it in whatever order you like. You might already know, but it's worth pointing out that Elusive Targets are time-limited and will only be available in game for the duration noted in the schedule itself.


The IOI Team


(See the full version of this post here: https://hitman.com/news/may-content-schedule)

Heads up!

Here's an updated post with the short release notes for HITMAN's 1.10.1 update:

The next game update for HITMAN is a minor update for PC and some data optimisation for all platforms. Whilst all platforms will be affected by a maintenance period, only PC users will need to download an update. This update will be represented in game as 1.10.1.

Once the maintenance period is over, a new Escalation Contract in Bangkok will be released, as per the March Content Schedule.

1.10.1 Release Timings

The 1.10.1 update for HITMAN releases worldwide across Windows PC and Linux on March 30th 2017.
The update will arrive for all players between 8am and 12pm UTC, alongside a maintenance period during the same time-frame. We expect the download size on PC to be approximately 350mb.


1.10.1 Release Notes

Simplified Chinese Language Optimisation
We've made improvements to the Simplified Chinese Language options, including localisation of the initial game boot options.

The Adrian Eclipse Escalation Contract
After identifying an issue that could cause players to fail this contract after successfully completing it, we've removed this contract from the 'Featured' menu and 'Destinations' menu.
This issue was caused by the 'Sticky Pistol' complication that remains active during the ending cinematic. In a future update, we will implement a permanent fix for this issue and restore the contract.

The HITMAN March Update adds Chinese Language Support and other game improvements - as well as some general fixes. The update is available to download now and weighs in at approximately 1GB for PC.



After a short maintenance period, starting at 9am UTC, here's what you expect to have changed in the 1.10 update.

Simplified Chinese Language Support
We've added full menu and subtitle support for Simplified Chinese on PC.

Performance
We've fixed some rare issues that could cause the game to crash or be unstable.

Missing Exits
We've fixed an issue that could prevent exit points from appearing after killing the target(s).

Paris Suspend
We've fixed an issue that could cause guards and targets in Paris to suspend their routines, after specific player actions.

Subdue Prompt
We've fixed an issue that could cause the 'subdue' prompt to disappear when an NPC is picking up an item or when they are close to a wall.

Scoring Adjustment
We've fixed an issue where the 'Never Spotted' bonus was not awarded in certain cases.

Sapienza Lab
We've fixed an issue that could cause 47 to be 'spotted' in the Sapienza Lab, even whilst 'blending in'.

Hokkaido Landscape
We've fixed a rare issue that could cause 47 to fall 'out of world' in Hokkaido.

Contracts Search Favourites
The Contract Tile now displays an icon to show whether that contract has been added to 'My Favorites'

Sticky Pistol (Escalation)
We've fixed an issue where the 'Sticky Pistol' countdown would expire, despite 47 having the pistol equipped on a ledge.

The Incarnation Non-Accident
We've fixed an issue in the 'Meiko Incarnation' Escalation where dumping an NPC in a specific area would not result in an accident kill.

Disappearing Act
We've fixed an issue that could cause a holstered large weapon to be lost when activating the diorama in Paris.

Fire Safety
We've fixed an issue that could cause NPC's to teleport away when they are burning.

HDR Launcher
We've fixed an issue where the 'HDR' option could not be enabled in the game's launcher on AMD cards.

Sun Spots (HDR)
We've fixed an issue that could cause black pixels to appear around bright light sources when HDR is enabled.


Additional
We've also fixed other minor issues involving AI dialogue, audio and VO consistency, escalation completion marks and we've slightly reworded some menu text to make it more consistent.


What's Next?

The March Content Schedule shows everything planned for HITMAN in March.
Please make sure to read the small print - the dates in brackets clarify what dates are included in each week, and not necessarily when the specific contract/target will be available in the game.

The master assassin has arrived on Linux with the complete first season of HITMAN.

HITMAN is an intense spy thriller that lets you choose your methods of execution. As the cold and mysterious Agent 47, you must cross the world to find and eliminate your targets, from a fugitive banker in the bazaars of Morocco to a bio-weapon engineer on the sunny Italian coast.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/236870/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFU17zGKWns

Landslide is the third bonus mission for HITMAN and takes you back to Sapienza, where the sun is about to set and the locals have gathered for the Sapienza Festival del Paese.

A concert is planned in the piazza near the harbour and the Main Square has been transformed into a marketplace. Your target is Marco Abbiati, a snake-tongued wealthy businessman-turned-politician who is returning to his hometown to run for mayor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3E2hDF17U
'Landslide' will be available at no extra cost for owners of The Complete First Season / Upgrade Pack.

It will also be included in The 'Bonus Episode' (formerly called Summer Bonus Episode), which is now available for individual purchase. The Bonus Episode includes 3 bonus missions: 'The Icon', 'A House Built on Sand' and 'Landslide'.

Landslide is the third bonus mission for HITMAN and releases on January 31st, the same date that we release HITMAN - The Complete First Season on a disc AND the same date that we will release the HITMAN January Update, which is required to play Landslide. We will publish the release notes for everything that's included in that update on January 30th.

Today, our attention is on sharing the first details and reveal trailer for Landslide:

Landslide takes you back to Sapienza, where the sun is about to set and the locals have gathered for the Sapienza Festival del Paese. A concert is planned in the piazza near the harbour and the Main Square has been transformed into a marketplace. Your target is Marco Abbiati, a snake-tongued wealthy businessman-turned-politician who is returning to his hometown to run for mayor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3E2hDF17U

'Landslide' will be available at no extra cost for owners of The Complete First Season / Upgrade Pack.
It will also be included in The 'Bonus Episode' (formerly called Summer Bonus Episode), which will be made available for individual purchase on January 31st. The Bonus Episode includes 3 bonus missions: 'The Icon', 'A House Built on Sand' and 'Landslide'. The Bonus Episode is included with disc copies of HITMAN as downloadable content.

We are very happy to announce a new difficulty level, which will be released for all HITMAN players as part of the free 'January Update' with the disc launch on January 31st.

Professional Difficulty Level offers extended replayability, new game features, a separate mastery track with unique rewards, tweaked game mechanics and new AI behaviour that combine to create an entirely new experience for all players, whether they’re looking to test themselves in a more challenging environment or earn bragging rights at the top of the leaderboards, which are now separated between difficulty levels.

Professional Difficulty Level can be selected for all Story missions in Season One, excluding the Prologue. To unlock this new difficulty level, you will need to reach Mastery Level 20 for each location. As a clear example; reaching Mastery Level 20 on Paris will unlock Professional Difficulty Level on Paris. Our ‘live content’ such as Elusive Targets and Escalation Contracts will only be available on the default difficulty level, which we are now calling Normal Difficulty Level.

Full release notes for the January Update will be published before the update arrives on January 31st, the same date that HITMAN - The Complete First Season is available on disc.

When you select Professional Difficulty Level, here’s what you can expect to be different:

The Blackmailer is your next Elusive Target to arrive in HITMAN. He will be in Paris for 10 days and if this is the first Elusive Target you complete in Paris, you'll earn the Tuxedo with Gloves.



At 14:00 CET / 05:00 PT on Friday 27th January, we’ll update the Elusive Target tile on the Featured Hub in-game and the contract will be live. Elusive Target #19 will be in Paris for 10 days (240 hours) and there won’t be any second chances. Remember that an Elusive Target cannot be restarted once any targets have been eliminated or any objectives have been completed.

Elusive Target 19 has two objectives:
(1) Eliminate Walter Williams & (2) Retrieve Memory Stick

With two weeks until ‘HITMAN – The Complete First Season’ arrives on disc, here’s the 101 Gameplay Trailer for anyone who may be new to HITMAN.

This 101 Gameplay Trailer is a whistle-stop tour of what to expect and the skills you will need to craft an assassination in HITMAN.

HITMAN – The Complete First Season will release on disc on Jan 31st

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEA2IAJO1as

The Chameleon is your next Elusive Target to arrive in HITMAN. He will be in Colorado for 7 days and if you complete the contract, you'll earn the Tactical Gear with Hunter's Hat.



This Elusive Target is also the first opportunity to unlock the Winter Suit, which is awarded for completing 5 Elusive Targets with a Silent Assassin rating.

At 14:00 CET / 05:00 PT on Friday 13th January, we’ll update the Elusive Target tile on the Featured Hub in-game and the contract will be live. Elusive Target #18 will be in Colorado for 7 days (168 hours) and there won’t be any second chances. Remember that an Elusive Target cannot be restarted once any targets have been eliminated or any objectives have been completed.

Elusive Target 18 has two objectives AND special contract conditions apply:

Objectives: (1) Eliminate Richard M. Foreman & (2) Retrieve Documents.
Special Contract Conditions: Eliminate the target with a non-explosion accident.

There are 48 hours left to eliminate The Food Critic in Bangkok and earn a new suit for Agent 47. As with all Elusive Targets, you'll have one chance to locate your target and you won't have any second chances. However you take them down, or even if you don't, that will be permanent.

Pay close attention to the briefing video for operational intel that can help you complete the contract. If you manage to complete the contract, you'll unlock the Casual Suit with Gloves, which can be used in all locations where you can select a loadout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vzLHvru8xE