Hope you enjoyed your summer assignments with the Season of the High-Stakes, Agents. There’s no time to take a break now with the new season on the horizon. Season of the Dragon is here, bringing a whole new roadmap featuring brand new content alongside some returning favourites. There are new challenges, featured contracts, Twitch Drops, a brand-new Celebrity Elusive Target with a twist, alongside returning Elusive Targets, a big update for HITMAN VR, and news for the 25th anniversary. 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 the Dragon roadmap:
Season of the Dragon Roadmap
Celebrity Elusive Target – Bruce Lee
To start things off, we have the brand-new Celebrity Elusive Target mission, featuring martial arts legend Bruce Lee. However, in a shocking twist, Bruce won’t be your target but your ally. He takes on the role of an undercover agent tasked with infiltrating the Concord Union via an underground tournament located at the Himmapan Hotel. The target is Jiaolong Wu, aka “The Dragon”, who will be trying to stop Bruce from completing his mission. Bruce Lee will rely on your support to overcome the syndicate’s nefarious tricks and secure his place inside. Victory for him means success for you.
Team up with renowned martial artist Bruce Lee
This Celebrity Elusive Target is available starting September 25th – November 20th for all platforms with the usual rules applied, one chance only. However, free Starter Pack players will get the chance to experience this mission through a two-level Arcade contract titled, The Dragon. Unlike World of Assassination players, upon failure, progress will restart from the first level, and the contract will be locked for 12 hours. Players can unlock the Master Martial Artist Suit upon completion.
Additionally, like a lot of the recent Celebrity Elusive Targets, this mission will be bundled up for purchase sometime in the future. The Bruce Lee Pack includes The Dragon Arcade Contract, new melee weapons, a new suit, and some cosmetics for your safehouse. It’ll be priced at $4.99/€4.99/£3.99.
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:
The Pharmacist returns to Paris for another rendezvous starting October 10th till October 19th.
The Pharmacist
The Bad Boy is back on set at Sapienza from October 17th to October 26th.
The Bad Boy
The Entertainer will be returning to the night market of Marrakesh from November 7th to November 16th.
The Entertainer
Finally, the Warlord will be checking into the Himmanpan Hotel in Bangkok from November 14th to November 23rd.
The Warlord
Hitman VR Update
Available now is the major update for HITMAN VR for all PC & PSVR2 players. PC VR has been overhauled with gameplay features from the PlayStation VR2 version. This overhaul is free for all owners of HITMAN World of Assassination. The biggest addition in the update is that Freelancer is now fully supported in PS VR2 and PC VR. Additionally, the Sarajevo Six DLC is now available alongside more than 50 Escalations, Elusive Targets and Elusive Target Arcade Contracts. Along with this new content, IOI has enhanced the VR experience with a whole host of new features and improvements based on feedback from the community. Here are the full patch notes.
New Challenges
During the Season of the Dragon, there will be two exciting challenges, each offering unique rewards.
The first challenge, Right in the Pie Hole, begins September 27th and will have you return to Colorado, where presentation is everything, even when it involves seasonal treats. By completing the challenge, you’ll earn the Pretzel throwable weapon.
Can you unlock the most deadly man-made weapon, The Pretzel
Finally, the second challenge, Full-Bodied, begins on October 30th, where you’ll be burying the secrets of Dartmoor to unlock the Sangfroid Suit.
Bury the dead and unlock a snazzy suit for your troubles
New Featured Contracts
Alongside the new challenges, we’re also getting two new featured contracts created by the community.
The first, starting September 25th, is Assassin’s Curse by Anonymous Kreator who, like their name, prefers to remain hidden in the shadows. This set of contracts is inspired by the Season of the Dragon.
Can you complete these stealthy contracts
Here are the contracts formed in secrecy:
- The Katana That Never Sleeps – Unknown Agent 1
- Shuriken of Silence – Unknown Agent 2
- Lethal Hands – Unknown Agent 3
- The Ancient Fiber – Unknown Agent 4
- Restore the Honor Back to Security – Unknown Agent 5
- A Ninja’s Promise – Unknown Agent 6
- Shaolin Handymen – Unknown Agent 7
- The Ever Flowing Tanto – Unknown Agent 8
- Crouching Assassin Hidden Neckbreaker – Unknown Agent 9
- Fiberwire Is a Hidden Art – Unknown Agent 10
As the leaves fall and the nights grow longer, whispers of Japanese horror echo through the shadows. The second set of contracts, Kazuha’s Japanese Horror Tales, begins on October 30th. Step into these chilling contracts crafted by the community if you dare…
Enjoy some spooky contracts
Here are the spooky contracts:
- Bakemono – Sniff
- Jigoku Shojo – Turaku
- Loudly Silent – Bitterball
- The Tomie Termination – Melusca
- Revenge of the Fugu Fish – gibfrag
- Kuchisake Otoko – Zubin47
- The Curse of Uzumaki – MYT
- Noroi – Vicks
- Ring a Ring o’ Roses – Wigglyweevil211
- The Grudge – Wigglyweevil211
Halloween Event Returns
Starting October 30th, The Mills Reverie event returns with Whittleton Creek being haunted once more. In addition to this, a set of three Halloween-themed Safehouse Cosmetics will be available to use right away. Unlock spooky rewards like the Bat Shuriken, Sandman suit, Jack O Lantern suit, and more.
It’s Spooky Season!
25th Anniversary News
IOI have revealed that they will be releasing a special PlayStation 5 physical-only limited edition 25th Anniversary Box for HITMAN World of Assassination. It’ll include an exclusive shadowbox, a special visual for the PS5 game case, four highly acclaimed celebrity DLCs (The Undying, The Drop, The Splitter, and The Banker), along with a collectable Lenticular Art Card that celebrates the franchise’s legacy.
HITMAN World of Assassination – Anniversary Box is releasing on October 17th for the PlayStation 5 as a limited retail edition, available for pre-order for $49,99, €49,99, £44,99, and available at limited retailers.
Get the 25th Anniversary edition of HITMAN World of Assassination while stocks last
Twitch Drops
Finally, we have the seasonal Twitch Drops that start today and end on November 16th. Available September 25th to October 12th, you can unlock the Star Apple throwable. From October 16th to November 2nd, the Purple Streak Crowbar will be available to unlock. Then, from November 7th to November 16th, the Dragon Duck can be unlocked. To unlock these items, link your IOI Account to your Twitch account, then 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.
Enjoy these Twitch rewards by watching your favourite streamers
Source: IOI
