Hitman 2is coming to PC and consoles later this year, the developer IO Interactive, which acquired it’s freedom as a independent developer from square enix in 2017 (again) and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today. This is a direct sequel to 2016’sHitmanwill arrive Nov. 13 and will continue Agent 47’s story.
With the announcement, a trailer was released featuring a voice-over from actor Sean Bean and showing some of Agent 47’s assassination methods featured in the upcoming game, you can see this in the video above. Some new locations for the sequel include Miami, home to an international motorsport race.Hitman 2will include six new locations, from “sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests.”
Hitman 2will introduce new ways to play, new game modes and new features, according to the game’s official description. That includes a new Sniper Assassin mode that features a new cooperative multiplayer for two players which has not yet been seen in previous hitman games. A trailer has also been released for the new Hitman: Sniper Assassin mode can be seen below. Sniper assassin is a pre-order game offered with any pre-purchase as a form of incentive.
The game’s story centers on a mission to “eliminate the elusive Shadow Client and unravel his militia, but when 47 learns his target’s true identity and the truth about his past, it changes everything.”
Description From Hitman 2’s Steam store page:
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47.
Prepare to experience the ultimate spy thriller story; your mission is to eliminate the elusive Shadow Client and unravel his militia, but when 47 learns his target’s true identity and the truth about his past, it changes everything.
HITMAN 2 introduces new ways to play, new game modes and new features, including the new Sniper Assassin mode with franchise first co-op play.
