Happy Holidays agents. The spooky autumn period is over with the Season of the Dragon coming to a close. Now it’s time for probably the most bizarre season yet with the Season of Eminem vs Slim Shady. In this new roadmap, IOI are bringing their colourful mix of content, like another Celebrity Elusive Target, returning Elusive Targets, a new place to play HITMAN, and more. Well, without further ado, let’s take a look at what’s coming in the new season.
Here’s a brief visual summary of what’s to come in the Season of Eminem vs Slim Shady roadmap:
Season of Eminem vs Slim Shady Roadmap
Celebrity Elusive Target
Starting things off is the newest Celebrity Elusive Target featuring rap icon Eminem. Embark on 47’s most dangerous Elusive Target so far. This time around, rap icon Eminem is the one calling for help to take down his alter ego, Slim Shady. You’ll be in Hokkaido for this mission, where you’ll be able to move around as you’ve never seen it before. Beware, though, Slim Shady’s words won’t be his only threat.
The Celebrity Elusive Target mission is now available to everyone, including Free Starter Pack players. You can play the mission through the two-level Arcade contract, The Antithesis. Like in most Elusive Target Arcade missions, when you fail the mission, progress will restart from the first level, and the contract will have a 30-minute cooldown. However, the original ‘one chance only’ Elusive Target will only be available to HITMAN: World of Assassination players.
Hired by Eminem to kill his alter ego, Slim Shady, what could go wrong?
A brand new item called the Chainsaw Duck will be available to unlock by playing either The Reflection Elusive Target mission or The Antithesis Arcade mission while having your IOI account linked. The Elusive Target mission will be available to play from December 1st to December 31st. Additionally, IOI will release a brand new DLC pack to all platforms titled the Eminem vs Slim Shady Pack. This will include the Antithesis Arcade contract alongside new weapons and Freelancer safehouse cosmetics. The pack will be priced at $4.99, €4.99, or £3.99.
Enjoy the new duck 47
The Eminem vs. Slim Shady Pack includes:
• The MC Fit
• The Prank Pistol
• Mr Chainsaw Jr.
• Jar of Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce
• A set of four Freelancer Safehouse cosmetics items, inspired by the Elusive Target mission
• The Antithesis – a two-level Arcade contract featuring Eminem
New Platform Release
Rejoice, fellow agents, HITMAN: World of Assassination is now available on the ROG XBOX Ally X and ROG XBOX Ally. The new Elusive Target mission featuring Eminem vs. Slim Shady is playable day one on these new devices. The game is also now an Xbox Play Anywhere title, allowing players to enjoy seamless play across Xbox consoles and Microsoft PC with shared progress and achievements.
Play HITMAN on the go
Returning Elusive Targets
With the Celebrity Elusive Target taking centre stage, there’s plenty of returning targets to warm you up. A new set of different Elusive Targets will run back in succession. Remember, these missions can only be attempted if players have yet to take them on. Those who have already completed or failed will not be able to replay them.
Here’s who’s coming back for another round:
Return to the Himmapan Hotel and take out The Food Critic from December 12th – 21st.
The Food Critic
Visit Paris once again to eliminate The Sensation from December 26th – January 4th.
The Sensation
Finally, we have the return of The Splitter, the Celebrity Elusive Target involving Jean-Claude Van Damme. This mission will take you back to Chongqing to eliminate Max Valiant and uncover his sinister agenda. He’ll be back between December 31st – February 22nd.
The Splitter
Additionally, during the holiday season and the start of 2026, IOI are releasing a whole bunch of previous Elusive Targets for you to complete. Starting January 16th – February 8th, Year 5 Elusive Target Galore 1-12 will be available. Then we’ll have the Year 5 Elusive Target Galore 13-25 available from January 30th – February 22nd.
Can you complete every contract first try?
New Challenges
We have some new challenges to take on this season, starting with A Tie to Die For, where completing this challenge will complete your killer look with the Fiber Wire Red Tie.
Unlock a new fiber wire in this brand new challenge
Then, starting December 18th, the Keeping The Magic Alive challenge begins, where you can unlock a festive new attire with the Little Helper 47 suit.
Unlock a new suit in this challenge
New Featured Contracts
We’ll also be getting some fresh new featured contracts from special curators from the HITMAN community. Available now is OzzyGrl’s Wicked Bunch.
Can you complete this wicked bunch of contracts?
The second batch of featured contracts, called Cherry’s Animation Chronicle, will start on December 31st.
What could be involved in this deadly chronicle?
Returning Seasonal Events
IOI are bringing back two events from previous years, both beginning December 18th. The first is the Holiday Hoarders’ mission, where Harry “Smokey” Bagnato and Marv “Slick” Gonif are back in Paris, causing trouble. Enjoy your trip to Paris, featuring two items: Lil Flashy and the Explosive Xmas Gift, alongside two suits: the Cozy Christmas Suit and Santa 47 to unlock.
The Home Alone inspired event is back
Then take a trip to the Hokkaido Snow Festival to enjoy the festivities, though remember to deal with Dmitri Fedorov. By completing this event, you’ll unlock the ICA19 Iceballer, the Ice Pick, the Krampus Little Helper Suit, and the Snow Festival Suit.
Enjoy the winter festival
Twitch Drops
Finally, it’s time for the reveal of the latest Twitch Drops for HITMAN: World of Assassination. Starting now till December 14th, you can earn the Bomb-Ass Dynamite when you watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN World of Assassination on Twitch. Any streamer playing under the HITMAN World of Assassination category on Twitch is eligible for Twitch Drops.
From December 21st to January 9th, 2026, you can get The Solstice Suit when you watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN: World of Assassination. Finally, from January 22nd to February 22nd, 2026, you can unlock a host of former Twitch Drops if you watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN: World of Assassination.
Grab these goodies before it’s too late
Here’s what’s returning:
- The Purpler Streak ICA Briefcase
- The “Casino Monarchique” Chip (100.000)
- The Purple Streak Boxer Suit
- The Neon Duck
- The Purple Streak ICA19 Classic Baller
- The Purple Streak Suit
Source: IOI
