Hitman Updates from Io

Today, Io released a bunch of information for Hitman including a substantial patch and a release date for Hitman Episode 2. Episode 2 (Sapienza) will launch on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. We loved Hitman and gave it a very good review score. Having it come out to us in installments is a really brilliant idea, one that more AAA developers should consider when releasing single player, linear titles.

Io also released the patch notes for Hitman:

The Vampire Magician Challenge Pack includes 10 new challenges that were inspired by how our community have been playing the game.
Each challenge requires you to wear the Vampire Magician disguise while taking down targets using a range of different methods.

Continued improvements to load times
The improvements will be most notable when loading The Showstopper mission in Paris and we’re already working on improving all loading times even more.

Improved responsiveness for in-game menus and image loading
We’ve implemented an image caching system that will improve responsiveness and loading times for all images in the game menu.

Fixed issues with scoring
Primarily, this fixes an issue that resulted in many players earning a “0 second” time bonus and an incorrect score of 210,000. A leaderboard reset will be implemented at a later date.

Continued improvements to connectivity
Server stability improvements.

Missing ‘Requiem Pack’ items have been restored
For those affected, these items will now be available to choose from the planning screen again.

Fixed numerous issues that were causing crashes
General improvements to game stability.