Despite technically not being a live-service title, the team at IO Interactive have continued to keep HITMAN: World of Assassination feeling fresh with new and limited-time events. Following on from the likes of Slim Shady; Bruce Lee; Mila Jovovich and countless others, Agent 47 has now been tasked with taking out Snoop Dogg.

Making the surprise announcement during Gamescom Opening Night Live, IOI officially unveiled the next Elusive Target coming to HITMAN: World of Assassination – Snoop Dogg.

Going live later this week on the 27th of August, this new ‘Herbalist’ mission will have you try to take out Dr. Cyrus Cane, “an eccentric entrepreneur” who’s about to release a new product: Morsizzles cookies.

This latest Elusive Target mission arrives as part of a wider ‘Season of the Herbalist’ – set to bring in both new and returning content – as well as a paid Herbalist Pack (£6.99) adding more Snoop Dogg goodness.

For those who opt not to purchase the pack, you’ll still have the opportunity to eliminate Dr. Cain, with the mission sticking around for all until the 26th of September.

In case you missed it, IOI’s most recent game ‘007 First Light’ is also set to receive its own update, with Path Tracing and DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction going live on the 15th of September.

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Last year, IO Interactive surprised us all with a new Hitman elusive target mission featuring legendary martial artist and film star, Bruce Lee. If you missed out on this mission last year then we have good news for you – it is back and available to play for free for a limited time.

The Infiltrator elusive target mission for HITMAN: World of Assassination has returned for a limited time. In this mission, Agent 47 allies himself with Bruce Lee to infiltrate the Concord Union, a powerful criminal syndicate based in Hong Kong.

Those who own HITMAN: World of Assassination can now play the mission again for free if they missed out on it the first time and didn't buy the DLC pack. It will be available to play until the 26th of April. After that, IO Interactive will swap it out with a different elusive target mission.

As always, each elusive target mission is available to play across all of the game's platforms, including PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and even PlayStation VR2 and PC VR headsets.

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While the team are continuing to work on the upcoming 007 First Light, IO Interactive have kept HITMAN World of Assassination alive with periodic updates and new content – most notably in the form of their limited-time Elusive Targets. In alignment with the release of Resident Evil Requiem, the iconic Milla Jovovich has now joined the World of Assassination, with players having a little under a month to take her out.

Releasing a pretty hype trailer announcing the next Elusive Target, IOI revealed that Milla Jovovich is the latest celebrity target to join HITMAN: WOA, writing:

“Power leads to secrecy. Secrecy and power are now a global threat. Are you ready to uncover what’s buried beneath the manor and stop it before it’s too late? Milla Jovovich steps into HITMAN as the latest Celebrity Elusive Target. Play for FREE from February 25th – March 24th and put a stop to Lilith Devereux’s rapid rise.”

While this latest collab has likely been timed to align with the launch of Resident Evil Requiem (given that she was the lead in the classic RE films), Jovovich has had a strong presence across the board, with some of her featured films including 2020’s Monster Hunter; 2019’s Hellboy; The Fifth Element and many more.

Interestingly, this latest Elusive Target is one of the only ones to fight back, meaning you will have to be extra careful when taking her down.

While it is somewhat of a shame to see these Elusive Targets come and go, the concept remains cool and does give that sense of urgency which the team are going for. The Patient Zero Requiem Elusive Target is available to take down from now until the 24th of March.

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