HITMAN World of Assassination News

IO Interactive is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month! To mark the occasion, we have prepared a range of exciting new content for players to enjoy. This includes a brand-new Elusive Target featuring the renowned international DJ and actor Dimitri Vegas, as well as multiple new challenges with unique suit rewards.

Additionally, we are introducing our first-ever Twitch Drop, bringing more excitement to the game. Furthermore, there will be the return of some fan-favorite Elusive Targets, player-curated contracts, and a game update.

Let’s take a closer look at what’s to come this month in HITMAN World of Assassination.



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September has arrived in the World of Assassination with Featured Contracts, Elusive Targets and two new challenges that reward brand new suits – both inspired by events of the HITMAN 3 campaign!

Let’s take a closer look at what’s to come this month in HITMAN World of Assassination.



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Get your first look at the upcoming Elusive Target for HITMAN World of Assassination featuring international superstar DJ and actor Dimitri Vegas.

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The World of Assassination patch for August brings improvements, tweaks and fixes that improve the gameplay experience across all modes, including Freelancer.

Link to full patch notes



This patch also prepares the game for the physical release of HITMAN World of Assassination on PS5 on August 25 and for the return of the Sarajevo Six campaign and Trinity Pack, both available as premium content on August 17.

PATCH DETAILS
HITMAN World of Assassination will be updated to version 3.160.

Maintenance: Starts at 10:00 UTC and is expected to run until at least 13:30 UTC . If maintenance is extended, updates will be posted to the official @Hitman Twitter account.

Patch Release Time: 11am UTC (This is when the download will roll out, but servers will not be available until the above Maintenance period has concluded)

Patch size: Expected to be between 2-5 GB on all platforms.

Link to full patch notes

We’re excited to announce a brand-new Elusive Target coming to HITMAN World of Assassination featuring international superstar DJ and actor Dimitri Vegas. Featuring Dimitri Vegas’ likeness and voiceover work, the upcoming mission will be available for free to all HITMAN World of Assassination players later this year.

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Dimitri Vegas will take on the role of “The Drop” – a DJ-turned-drug impresario bent on controlling the scene one way or another

The Drop Elusive Target was announced during a surprise interruption to Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike’s set at Tomorrowland 2023 on July 30th, the largest and most popular electronic dance music festival in the world.

"I’m extremely excited to be a part of the Hitman universe,” said Dimitri. “It’s always exciting to be involved in creative projects and I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone reacts to my character when the mission launches later this year.” - Dimitri Vegas.

"We’re thrilled to partner with Dimitri Vegas on a brand new Elusive Target mission in HITMAN World of Assassination", said Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO Interactive. "This will be the first Elusive Target mission that we’ve created in two years and we’re very happy that our passionate community and newcomers to the game will be able to enjoy it for free later this year as part of IO Interactive’s 25-year anniversary celebrations."