“Ever expanding, ever dangerous. It volition ne'er halt challenging you.”

In 2015, we shared our imaginativeness for the World of Assassination; an ever-expanding crippled that would germinate implicit clip and beryllium the instauration for aboriginal Hitman games. Those were the nonstop words we utilized and a cardinal committedness to however we’ve released the 3 games successful the 7 years that followed.

Today, we’re excited to denote immoderate upcoming changes to however our players (both existing and new) volition experience, entree and acquisition Hitman I, Hitman II, and HITMAN III. These changes volition marque it easier than ever to participate and bask the World of Assassination—and yet let america to recognize the imaginativeness we acceptable retired to achieve.

As of January 26, 2023, the pursuing changes are planned to travel into effect.

Hitman III volition go Hitman: World of Assassination, which volition besides see entree to Hitman I and Hitman II done our existing Access Pass system. Current Hitman III owners volition get a escaped upgrade to Hitman: World of Assassination connected each platforms.

We’re drastically simplifying the acquisition acquisition for caller players. Hitman: World of Assassination volition beryllium the azygous disposable enactment to commencement playing.

Essentially, these 2 changes volition mean that each caller players and existing Hitman III owners volition person the aforesaid basal contented ownership. There volition beryllium nary much disorder implicit which variation to buy, what contented you own, however to redeem Legacy packs oregon import locations, etc. We’re done with that.

■ The World of Assassination

We’re approaching these changes with a nary compromises approach. We privation to marque perfectly definite that the acquisition of entering oregon enjoying the World of Assassination is elemental and straightforward.

Let’s interruption it down. We’re streamlining the (many) offerings presently connected the stores down to 2 products. These volition regenerate existing ways to bargain Hitman I, Hitman II, oregon HITMAN III.

• Hitman: World of Assassination (approx. $70 USD oregon section equivalent)
  • Includes: Hitman III, positive Hitman I Game of the Year Access Pass and Hitman II Standard Access Pass.
• Hitman: World of Assassination Deluxe Pack (approx. $30 USD oregon section equivalent)
  • Includes: Hitman III Deluxe Pack, Hitman III Seven Deadly Sins Collection, and Hitman II Expansion Access Pass.

That’s it. Those are the lone 2 products that caller players request to see erstwhile buying immoderate Hitman crippled digitally arsenic of January 26, 2023.

■ Player-Friendly Flexibility

We privation the acquisition for caller players to beryllium straightforward and concrete. We judge the supra changes volition execute that. However, for existing players, who screen a immense matrix of antithetic ownership combinations, we’re being a small spot much flexible—but inactive with a beardown attack for simplicity.

The crushed for this flexibility is that we cognize galore of you ain definite games oregon downloadable contented but not others, and we don’t privation to unit anyone to (re)buy what they already own. We deliberation that’s a bully capable crushed to inactive person a fewer options—but these options won’t beryllium beforehand and halfway for caller players. The thought is to support these details disposable to those who mightiness request them.

Steam Complete the Set

On Steam, we are going to instrumentality ‘complete the set’ functionality for the 3 downloadable contented packs included successful the Hitman: World of Assassination Deluxe Pack (Hitman III Deluxe Pack, Hitman III Seven Deadly Sins Collection, and Hitman II Expansion Access Pass). This volition mean you lone wage an adjacent divided for immoderate contented you don’t own. For example, if you ain 2 of the downloadable contents, you’ll lone wage $10 for the remaining downloadable content, alternatively than having to wage afloat terms for the afloat Deluxe Pack.

In-Game Story

On different platforms, we’ve added each idiosyncratic downloadable contented from the caller Hitman: World of Assassination Deluxe Pack (Hitman III Deluxe Pack, Hitman III Seven Deadly Sins Collection, and Hitman II Expansion Access Pass) to the in-game store, again priced with an adjacent divided ($10 USD each). If you ain immoderate (but not all) of that content, you’ll beryllium capable to bargain immoderate you’re missing—at a caller and reduced price.

Storefront Changes

An important item that we privation to beryllium wide astir amongst these changes, is that we’re removing the standalone Hitman I and Hitman II products from merchantability connected each platforms. If you already ain these games, you’ll inactive beryllium capable to entree them successful the nonstop aforesaid mode that you bash today. Of course, the bulk of the contented included successful these games remains playable done Hitman: World of Assassination, with each of the improvements that were introduced with Hitman III.

On that note, and for other clarity, Hitman III volition stay disposable successful its existent standalone signifier done the upcoming Hitman: World of Assassination.

■ Final Thoughts

We’re perfectly definite that these changes volition person a hugely affirmative effect connected existing players and caller players alike. It volition besides marque our lives a batch easier too, there’s nary doubting that.

For galore players, it volition mean escaped contented to enjoy. For others, it volition mean importantly cheaper downloadable contented prices. For caller players, who astir apt aren’t speechmaking this here, they’ll person a overmuch amended acquisition buying Hitman games.

The changes person besides been made with the Freelancer crippled mode successful mind, wherever being capable to easy entree each locations from crossed the World of Assassination is paramount to maximizing your enjoyment.

Between present and erstwhile these changes travel into effect, we’ll beryllium keeping a adjacent oculus connected the reactions and questions that arise.