Today’s a double dose of Hitman news, as not only has IO Interactive released the trailer for the next Hitman 2 map, but thanks to NoClip, it’s been revealed that Hitman 3 is in development!
First up is the new Siberia map for Hitman 2. Releasing on July 30th, the map transports players to the Perm-14 prison facility located near the frigid Siberian tundra. Players can either go at it alone as Agent 47, or team up as operatives, Stone or Knight, via the franchise’s first online cooperative mode.
In this latest map for Sniper Assassin mode, players must eliminate two targets and incite a prison riot to cover their tracks. Completing challenges within the mission will also progress mastery with the ICA Druzhina 34 Arctic sniper rifle, Agent 47’s weapon of choice for this assignment. Reaching the highest mastery level with this rifle will permanently unlock it for use within all sandbox locations in the game.
And as for Hitman 3, NoClip has once again released an awesome doc, this time chronicling the fall and the rise of the Hitman franchise. At around the 34 minute mark, CEO and co-owner Hakan Abrak confirms the development of the third game. Hitman 3 could also go back to episodic releases as the first game did back in 2016.
Other than that, no other info has been released for the game.
Hitman 2 is currently available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.