Hitman 3 Modes Revealed, PvP Multiplayer Servers to Shut Down


IO Interactive is developing Hitman 3 for its planned January 2021 launch. Today, the developers outline all the different modes that will be available in Hitman 3 and the World of Assassination. But with new modes, IO also announced that it will start to undergo some multiplayer modes, including the 1v1 competitive multiplayer Ghost Mode. Hitman 3 will serve as a conclusion to the Hitman trilogy, as well as a hub for the World of Assassination. As such, Hitman 3 will feature a brand new sandbox campaign mode that ties the story of the trilogy together.Also Hitman 3 will bring back the popular Elusive Targets mode where players get one shot while eliminating a unique target without HUD help. Players will have to come up with a plan and IO says there will be some changes to the mode that will be detailed at a later date.

Escalations is an ‘all goes’ mode. There will be gameplay restrictions for disguises, added security cameras, and other difficulty modifications these are some of the toughest challenges in Hitman.

Contract mode lets players choose their own goals and elimination rules. You can share these rulesets with other players and challenge them to see who can get the best score on a Leaderboard.

Sniper Assassin, where players must use a sniper rifle to rack up high scores, returns, but is now a single-player experience. The co-op servers in Hitman 2 will be sunny for the launch of Hitman 3.Finally, IO announced that the 1v1 Ghost Mode will not be in Hitman 3, and servers for Ghost Mode will end on August 31, 2020. IO says they will take what they have learned from the mode as considering what to do with multiplayer in the future.

IO also announced that Hitman will be fully playable in VR at the most recent PlayStation State of Play.

MattTM Kim is a reporter for IGN.