HITMAN - Patch Notes 3.250

Welcome to the Season Eminem vs. Slim Shady Patch Notes for HITMAN World of Assassination. A very special Elusive Target mission awaits this week, featuring rap icon Eminem and his alter ego Slim Shady, in what is the most dangerous Elusive Target so far. Immerse yourself in Eminem’s duality and stay vigilant at all times to complete your mission. With this new Elusive Target comes a new roadmap, which brings Challenges, Seasonal Events, Featured Contract Packs, bug fixes, and more!

HITMAN World of Assassination will be updated to version 3.250 on all platforms; PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, iOS, Nintendo Switch™, and Nintendo Switch 2™.

Maintenance: Starts at 09:00 UTC and is expected to run until at least 14:00 UTC. 
Patch Release Time: 10:00 UTC (This is when the download will roll out, but servers will not be available until the Maintenance period has concluded).   

Patch size: Between 2.1GB to 13 GB on all platforms.   

Cloud: Switch players will get access to the latest version when launching the game after maintenance has concluded.  

December 1st - Eminem vs. Slim Shady Elusive Target

The Season of Eminem vs. Slim Shady welcomes a new Celebrity Elusive Target, with a unique mission to undertake. This time around, rap icon Eminem is the one calling for help to take down his alter ego Slim Shady. You will be able to move around Hokkaido as you’ve never seen it before, but beware, Slim Shady’s words are not his only threat.

Free Starter Pack players will have a chance to experience this new Celebrity Elusive Target through a two-level Arcade contract, The Antithesis, featuring Eminem and Slim Shady. Upon failure, progress will restart from the first level, and the contract will be on a cooldown for 30 minutes until the player can attempt to play the contract again.       
The original ‘one chance only’ Elusive Target will only be available to World of Assassination players. Players who launch the Elusive Target will earn “Only Overalls”.

For new players, here is how to access the Free Starter Pack:

For PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5, you can download it here.

For Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, you can download it here.

For PC, you can download it on the following platforms: Epic Games, Steam, and the Xbox app.

For iOS, you can download it here.

Additionally, we will be releasing a brand new DLC pack to all platforms, the Eminem vs. Slim Shady Pack. This includes The Antithesis, a two-level Arcade contract featuring Eminem, along with new weapons and Freelancer Safehouse cosmetic items, and is priced at $4.99/€4.99/£3.99.

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
The Elusive Target mission will be available to play from December 1st to December 31st.

Twitch Drops

December 1st – Twitch Drop: Bomb-Ass Dynamite

We are releasing a brand-new Twitch Drop, the “Bomb-Ass Dynamite”. 
Link your Twitch account to your IOI Account and simply watch your fellow Agents on Twitch to unlock this brand-new item. For a reminder on how to earn this reward:

1.    Link your IOI Account to your Twitch account.
2.    Watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN World of Assassination on Twitch between December 1st and December 14th, 2025.
3.    Any streamer playing under the HITMAN World of Assassination category on Twitch is eligible for Twitch Drops.

December 21st – Twitch Drop: The Solstice Suit 

We know this one has been long-awaited, so we’re pleased to share that a second Twitch Drop will be coming with The Solstice Suit:
•    Watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN World of Assassination on Twitch between December 21st and January 9th, 2026.

January 22nd – Twitch Drop: Twitch Drops Galore 

We will be reactivating a host of former Twitch Drops with The Purple Streak ICA Briefcase, The "Casino Monarchique" Chip (100.000), The Purple Streak Boxer Suit, The Neon Duck, The Purple Streak ICA19 Classic Baller, and The Purple Streak Suit all up for grabs: 
•    Watch a cumulative 30 minutes of HITMAN World of Assassination on Twitch between January 22nd and February 22nd, 2026.

IOI Account Unlock 

December 1st – The Chainsaw Duck

A brand new item, the Chainsaw Duck, will be available to unlock by playing The Reflection, the new Elusive Target mission featuring Eminem , or The Antithesis and having a linked IOI Account . After playing the mission, the duck will be ready to be redeemed on your IOI Account.    

New Challenges

December 1st – A Tie to Die For
Complete this    classic challenge to complete your killer look.

December 18th – Keeping The Magic  Alive
Perform a few good deeds to unlock a new suit, fitting the occasion.

Featured Contracts  

December 1st

OzzyGrl’s Wicked bunch

December 31st

Cherry’s Animation Chronicle

EVENTS  

December 18th – Holiday Hoarders

Holiday Hoarders is back, which can only mean one thing: you must stop Harry "Smokey" Bagnato and Marv "Slick" Gonif from breaking into the Palais de Walewska. Enjoy your trip to Paris, with two items: Lil Flashy, the Explosive Xmas Gift, and two suits: the Cozy Christmas Suit, and Santa 47 to unlock.

December 18th – Hokkaido Snow Festival

Enjoy a nice winter retreat to Hokkaido, and while you are at it, take a moment of your time to deal with Dmitri Fedorov, with two items: the ICA19 Iceballer, the Ice Pick, and two suits: the Krampus Little Helper Suit, and the Snow Festival Suit to unlock. 

ELUSIVE TARGETS

December 12th

The Food Critic

December 26th

The Sensation

December 31st

The Splitter

The Splitter is back! Movie legend and action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme takes center stage in our latest Celebrity Elusive Target mission.

Agent 47’s mission will be threefold: escorting an ICA board member within the facility, uncovering Max Valliant’s sinister agenda, and most importantly, taking down Max Valliant. He’s a ruthless and unforgiving assassin whose only weakness seems to be his self-confidence.

January 16th – Year 5 Elusive Target Galore 1-12

January 30th - Year 5 Elusive Target Galore 13-25 

During the holiday season and the start of 2026, we will be making a whole bunch of returning Elusive Targets available for you to complete, giving you one more shot at completing as many contracts as you can. 

All Platforms

God Eye

We’ve made further improvements to the performance of the game following the previous patch as some platforms did not feel the full uplift.

As always, many of the fixes below were resolved thanks to reports made by the community. We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who continues to report issues they run into, stay vigilant!                

LEVEL DESIGN

Light My Fire
We solved an issue in Ambrose Island, where the Challenge Forged in the Fire would be completed after lighting only 3 braziers instead of the 4 normally required. 

Forgot My Keys

We solved an issue in Freelancer mode, where players were unable use the exit prompt in the garage of the safehouse when certain vehicles were selected.

Perfect Hiding Spot

We fixed an issue in Dubai, where Agent 47 would be able to dump a body in a decorative granite block in the penthouse.

Bouncy Castle

We solved an issue where excessively dumping bodies in certain wells would cause the bodies to shoot out of the well when a save was loaded.

A Little Courage in Liquid Form

We fixed an issue in Mendoza, where a wine bottle would appear in Agent 47’s hand when dancing with Diana, if he was holding the bottle before initiating the exit prompt. 

Break Area

We solved an issue in Sapienza, where a hole in the trespassing zone was present in the stairwell between the first and second floors.

Duck Hunt

We fixed an issue in Whittleton Creek, where ducks would disappear from the pond near Crestwood after loading saves made when 47 was in proximity to them.

Check Him Twice

We solved an issue in The Ascensionist, where Agent 47 would need to get frisked twice before being able to pass, instead of the usual once.

I Will Survive

We’ve corrected an issue in Hokkaido where if you operated on (and killed) Soders while a resuscitation was in-progress, he would become immortal though NPCs would react as if he died.

Elusive Items

We’ve fixed an issue in The McCallister Ransack where the targeted items could disappear from instinct at certain distances.

Baffling Briefcase

We’ve fixed an issue in The Quimby Quandary where a mission failure could occur if the briefcase entered a certain area on the armory roof.

I Can Sit Anywhere

We’ve corrected an issue in The Sloth Depletion where Agent 47 could move after the intro cutscene had ended, causing him to sit on thin air.

Computer Says No

We’ve solved an issue in Freelancer where selecting “No” after interacting with the Prestige Laptop caused the prompt to become unavailable until you re-entered the Safehouse.

Fancy a Double?

We’ve fixed an issue in Freelancer (specifically for Syndicate Takedowns in Whittleton Creek) where one of the potential targets had two overlapping drinks, causing unfavorable behavior if one was poisoned and they decided to drink from the other one.

Poison Anxiety

We’ve fixed an issue in The Infiltrator where Roland Chau would sometimes skip poisoning Agent Lee after the first two fights.

CHARACTER ART

Tinker, Tailor
We solved an issue in Embrace in the Serpent, where the coat of the Neon City Suit would clip with Agent 47’s body at the starting location.

Loose Threads

We fixed an issue in the Isle of Sgáil, where Agent 47’s jacket would fold and clip with Agent 47’s torso at the starting location when wearing an unbuttoned jacket.

Quick Change

We solved an issue in Dubai, where the Ashen Suit could sometimes clip with Agent 47's body after stepping through the curtain of the cloak room.

GAMEPLAY

Box Checked

We fixed an issue in Freelancer where a message about the lack of a prestige objective would appear on screen despite a prestige objective being selected and active.

Antoine de Lavoisier

We solved an issue in Whittleton Creek, where pretzels would turn into muffins if placed onto a plate.

Mirage

We fixed an issue in Freelancer where it could appear that multiple Prestige objectives were selected simultaneously, despite only one being active after travelling to a mission.

Zero Gravity

We solved an issue where two-handed items could hang in the air if held when Agent 47 performed certain interactions.

LOCALIZATION

Exposition Dump

We fixed an issue in Hokkaido and Paris, where the briefing videos' Japanese subtitles would show more text than usual, making it hard to read.

Spoiler Alert
We solved an issue in The Source, where the Japanese subtitles for Oybek Nabazov's dialogue in the sky lounge would appear as a single wall of text, instead of appearing line by line.

Timing Is Everything

We fixed an issue in The Pharmacist, The Sensation, and The Food Critic, as the Chinese subtitles for those Elusive Targets were not synchronized with the audio track.

Crash Course

We added the Simplified Chinese localization of the IOI Showcase Duck in game, which was not properly translated.

Names Are for Enemies

We fixed an issue in The Dragon, where if the game language was set to Japanese, Jiaolong Wu’s name would appear as white rectangles in his elimination objective.

ENVIRONMENT ART

Put a Lid on It

We solved an issue in Mumbai, where the lid of a container would clip after Agent 47 exited the container after having entered.

UI

Ocular Demotion

We fixed an issue in Haven Island where the outfit image for Agent 47 disguised as the butler (visible in VR and in contracts mode) erroneously showed a villa staff instead.

PC VR & PS VR2 FIXES

Corrected Vision

We’ve fixed various fade to black issues across the trilogy, most notably those that were caused by plants or hanging objects.

Duty Calls

We fixed an issue in The Splitter where the door to the dancing clone’s cell was unable to be opened with the key.

Explosive Revelation

We solved an issue where impact explosives dropped by shaking the inventory could explode, causing irrevocable side effects.

Outfit Overhaul

We’ve corrected issues found with various outfits when worn in VR such as Agent 47’s lower body being visible and clipping issues.

Molotov Master

We fixed various issues with the Molotov Cocktail including a fade to black occurring when the wick was close to your head.

No Stethoscope Required

We solved an issue where safes in Freelancer had no sound when they were being opened.

Sleight of Hand

We fixed an issue where you could open your inventory wheel or quick grab an item while hiding in closets and containers. Furthermore, we’ve also fixed the UI of held items (e.g. Freelancer Rarity or ammo counter) being visible while hiding.

On the Other Hand…

We’ve corrected an issue in the Carpathian Mountains where the syringe containing the Serum couldn’t be used when held in your left hand.

iOS

Déjà Vu

We fixed an issue on iOS, where iOS 3.240.2 users had to download the whole game again after the implementation of the last patch.