What’s subsequent for the Hitman franchise? Developer IO Interactive is not spilling the beans on its future plans for Agent 47, however the studio has confirmed that Hitman 3–now often called Hitman: World of Assassination following a 2023 rebranding–won’t be the ultimate entry within the franchise. In a brand new interview, IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak said that information on the sequence will likely be revealed in due time, alongside particulars on the upcoming co-op mode for World of Assassination.
“In fact, there will likely be extra Hitman,” Abrak stated to Variety. “However proper now, I believe we have to get to the opposite aspect of this 12 months, and subsequent 12 months you may get extra information about Hitman co-op, as a result of I believe co-op is a very, actually good extension to the universe and can introduce very attention-grabbing mechanics and combos in World of Assassination. However we’ll after that be speaking concerning the subsequent Hitman–because, after all, there’s going to be a subsequent Hitman.”
IO Interactive’s upcoming James Bond game–007: First Mild–launches in March 2026. Hitman: World of Assassination has obtained substantial post-launch assist whereas the studio labored on its 007 sport, with the latest being a brand new Elusive Goal mission that groups Agent 47 up with Eminem to kill the rapper’s harmful alter ego, Slim Shady. Senior stage designer Håkan Almer and author Jen Simpkins added that the mission will contain Eminem serving as a supply of intel alongside Agent 47’s handler, Diane Burnwood.
A 3rd mission, a multiplayer sport underneath the working title Mission Fantasy, can also be within the works at IO Interactive. The sport hasn’t been formally revealed but, however Abrak described it as an “extraordinarily bold” effort from IO Interactive.