Hitman 3 has now started to roll out its post-launch updates, with more reasons to revisit the 6 (or 20 if you have the previous Hitman games) locations for more murder fun.
This update adds Escalation missions available for everyone. These are themed missions that goes increasingly difficult. It’s not about killing one person and legging it. But killing one person, escape, then return with the same world state you left. It will get progressively difficult, especially if you leave a big mess everytime.
Hitman 3 launched with two Escalation missions, but both are locked to the Deluxe Edition.
The February 2021 updates adds two Escalation missions- The Baskerville Barney in Dartmoor and The Sinbad Stringent in Dubai. The first will limit your kills to only making it an accident, while the latter will test your knife skills.
You can also expect to see the first of many Featured Contracts. Contracts mode let you create your own assassination mission within the game’s levels with your own modifiers and specification. February will see YouTube content creators Minnmax (“two N’s”) and Kinda Funny featured.
The update also adds the first of many Elusive Targets. Elusive Targets are limited-time events, but also hard, and also you have one shot to clear it. The first Hitman 3 Elusive Target, The Deceivers, will arrive in Sapienza (so you’ll need the Hitman 1 Access Pass for this) on February 26 until March 8.
Lastly, if you have the Deluxe Edition, two more Escalation missions set in Mendoza and the Carpathian Mountains are added, which comes with two new suits and four new weapons.
Here’s a bullet list of the Hitman 3 content rollout for February 2021 (free content that you can access with only the Hitman 3 base game is in bold):
- February 4 – The Baskerville Barney Escalation (Dartmoor)
- February 11 – MinnMax Dubai Featured Contracts
- February 18 – The Sinbad Stringent Escalation (Dubai)
- February 23 – Game Update
- February 23 – Kinda Funny Dartmoor Featured Contracts
- February 23 – (Deluxe Edition only) The Gauchito Antiquity, Mendoza
- February 23 – (Deluxe Edition only) The Proloff Parable, Carapthian Mountains
- February 26- March 8 – The Deceivers Elusive Target, Sapienza (Requires Hitman 1 Access Pass)
Hitman 3 is out now on PS4, PS5, PC (Epic Games Store), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch (via game streaming) and Stadia. You can check out our review here.
Source: IO Interactive