In case you missed the first beta for the new Hitman or haven't preordered the game just yet, you are given a second chance as a PlayStation Plus member. Square Enix and Sony today announced that from March 4-6, the PS4 beta will be re-opened for all PS+ members. The beta has the same content as the previous one, which means you can play the two levels from the game's prologue. Developer IO-Interactive also promised a guided livestream tour of the beta, which can be accessed via the PS4 events hub.

In an official post in the Steam Forums, Hitman Community Manager Travis Barbour explained the new live modes being introduced with the game. The Elusive Targets are characters, who are added to pre-existing levels. They have their own briefing video, backstory and reason to be in the level. They are not marked on the map and can't be spotted via Instinct mode. You need to hunt them down, using clues from the briefing and the photo you have got. The most exciting thing about them is that you only got one chance to eliminate them, because there are no game saves or replays available. If something goes wrong, you have to deal with it, if the target escapes then you are screwed. IO Interactive will reward you for completing several Elusive Target through a season. Mastering these tough challenges grants you access to signature suits and gloves from previous games and versions from the new one. Travis Barbour describes Escalation Mode as challenges, which get harder step by step. As an example, the task could be to eliminate your target with a sabre. The second stage could be to eliminate your target with a sabre whilst dressed as a waiter and removing any security camera recordings within

Today, IO-Interactive published an updated FAQ for the Hitman beta and a new trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O1DnIyhA3I As we already knew the beta will include the game's prologue, which is the introduction in the full game and takes us to Agent 47's beginning at the ICA, meeting his handler Diana Burnwood for the first time. The beta will include two free-form training hits. You’ll be able to replay each hit as many times as you wish throughout the beta period to complete the challenges and the multiple ways to take down your target. The new Contracts Mode is not included in the beta, though. These are the official beta times, as revealed by IO: SCEE regions (Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania) The PS4 Beta is scheduled to start at 11:00 CET on February 12th 2016 and end on February 15th at 11:00 CET. (It's at this time that you'll see the Beta in the PSN Store. Anyone with an active pre-order will be able to download it.) SCEA regions (United States, Canada and Latin America. The PS4 Beta is scheduled to start at 08.00 PST on February 12th and ends on February 15th at 08.00 PST. (It's at this time that you'll see the Beta in the PSN Store. Anyone with an

Kelsey Britt from the Square Enix Merchandise Division and Community Manager Travis Barbour unbox the Hitman Collector's Edition in a new video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2XR4kXG-JA Previously, fans had the chance to vote online for the contents of the box. Kelsey and Travis slowly showcase the packaging, the 10" chess master statue, tie&clip set and the 60-paged art book. However, the Collector's Edition, which costs 139,99$, will not include a disc-version of the game, but a download code for the full season. Square Enix plans to release a disc with the content of the first season at the end of 2016.

Sony and Square Enix shared more information about the new game’s story structure, revealed the preorder goodies, as well as the PlayStation 4 exclusive content. The episodic storytelling of Hitman is comparable with a tv series, as Hitman Community Manager Travis Barbour wrote on the Official PlayStation Blog.  The game will on the one hand tell individual stories about Agent 47’s targets, but on the other hand there is a longer story arc exploring key characters like the hitman himself, Diana Burnwood , the ICA and completely new characters. All narrative strands from each episode will run together through the course of a season. As with a tv series, the story will develop through several seasons. The first season will start with the game’s launch and concludes with the content set in Japan, as Travis Barbour confirmed towards Nova Crystallis. This implies that the support for the game will continue in 2017. No matter if you want to start with the Intro Pack priced 15$ or buy the whole first season for about 60$, preorders will include the "Requiem Blood Money Pack". It includes the requiem legacy suit, blood money shirt, tie and gloves, a silenced ICA-18 chrome pistol and a white rubber