Today, IO Interactive detailed the February roadmap for Hitman 3, which is set to introduce new Elusive Targets and Escalation Contracts throughout the month. Studio CEO Hakan Abrak recently teased what players can expect from Hitman 3’s post-launch content, explaining that there are no plans to roll out new maps. The developer will instead focus on remixing and reimagining levels featured throughout its World of Assassination Trilogy.
This latest entry in the Hitman series launched to much acclaim late last month. The positive reception from critics and fans alike seems especially evident in the project’s early successes. Clearly, word-of-mouth is working in the stealth title’s favor. In the days following release, IO Interactive confirmed Hitman 3 achieved the best digital launch in franchise history. Celebrations of its incredible market performance persisted once the Danish developer revealed that Hitman 3 managed to recoup all development costs within one week of release.
In a video centered on Hitman 3’s February roadmap, Community Developer Clemens Koch outlined what this month of content entails. Those who own the Deluxe Edition will receive two Deluxe Escalations. The first is the “The Proloff Parable,” which arrives on February 23 and features Agent 47 as the White Shadow aboard a train in the Carpathian Mountains. Using only the White Katana and White Sieger 300 Sniper Rifle, players must progress through a series of timed Escalations. February 23 will also see Deluxe Edition owners gain access to “The Gauchito Antiquity,” an Escalation that tasks players with emetic poisoning each target and killing them while they’re under the influence.
Starting today, all Hitman 3 owners can dive into “The Baskerville Barney,” an Escalation set in Thornebridge Manor where Agent 47 must kill a family by exclusively employing accident-style tactics. Dubai Featured Contracts go live on February 11. Meanwhile, “The Sinbad Stringent” Escalation arrives the next week on February 18, followed by Dartmoor Featured Contracts on February 25. Finally, February 26 will bring a mission called “The Deceivers,” featuring two Elusive Targets on the Sapienza map.
If IO Interactive’s post-launch plans for Hitman 3 are anything like those that kept Hitman 2 thriving for months on end, fans should anticipate additional updates of this nature to roll out for the next several months. It’s worth noting, though, that the developer has yet to share concrete details about the February roadmap.
Once work wraps on Hitman 3, IO Interactive will focus its efforts elsewhere for a while. Last year the team announced Project 007, the working title for a new James Bond-starring game. Instead of mimicking works of the past, this particular Bond adventure means to usher in a fresh origin story.
Hitman 3 is out now for PC via the Epic Games Store, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
