Summary
- IOI plans to continue supporting Hitman: World of Assassination for the foreseeable future.
- More celebrity cameos in the form of Elusive Contracts are on the way, as is a brand-new co-op mode.
- In the meantime, Hitman: World of Assassination players can take on Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre until July 6.
IO Interactive isn't done supporting Hitman: World of Assassination, with a company official recently teasing some additional updates that are planned to reach the game in the foreseeable future. As things stand right now, Hitman: World of Assassination is on the verge of enjoying over a decade's worth of support.
The first entry in IO Interactive's Hitman reboot trilogy was released in an episodic format over the course of 2016. The Danish studio followed up on that title with Hitman 2 and Hitman 3, launched in 2018 and 2021, respectively. In 2023, all three installments were combined into Hitman: World of Assassination. Throughout this period and beyond, IO Interactive has been supporting its games with Elusive Targets, Escalation Contracts, and seasonal events, among other types of (often limited-time) content.
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This practice will continue for a while yet, according to IOI Senior Level Designer Martin Ansdal. Speaking to PCGamesN during the 2025 edition of Summer Game Fest, the studio official confirmed that Hitman: World of Assassination's newly launched James Bond crossover—which allows players to assassinate Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre—won't be the game's final celebrity cameo event. "I don't have any plans to downscale my ambitions," Ansdal said of the game's future content drops, albeit without going into Any details on what those will entail.
Hitman: World of Assassination Is Getting a Co-Op Mode
In the meantime, IOI has already confirmed that one of the upcoming Hitman: World of Assassination updates will offer something a bit different from its usual content, expanding the game with a co-op mode. Not accounting for Hitman: Sniper Assassin, this addition will mark a first for the long-running series. IOI's presentation showed a glimpse of an example level with Andrea "Knight" Morgan and Derrick "Stone" Powel, two ICA snipers who were previously playable in Hitman 2: Sniper Assassin. The co-op mode is still at an early stage of development and hence doesn't yet have a firm release window that it's targeting.
Between the new co-op mode and additional celebrity cameos, Hitman: World of Assassination seems poised to keep receiving updates in the foreseeable future. This reassurance of continued support gives additional context to IOI's decision to put the Hitman franchise on a hiatus, which the company originally announced in early 2023. With post-launch content showing no signs of slowing down, Hitman may not need a new game to stay relevant, at least for the time being.
Looking at the immediate future, World of Assassination players have until July 6 to take down Mads Mikkelsen's Le Chiffre. The arrival of the game's latest Elusive Target also marks the start of the Season of the High-Stakes, which introduces three new challenges and four Featured Contracts Packs, among other novelties.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 85 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- January 20, 2023
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ Due To Use Of Drugs And Alcohol, Blood, Strong Language, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Drug Reference
- Developer(s)
- IO Interactive
- Publisher(s)
- IO Interactive
