Hitman 3 for PC will be an Epic Games Store exclusive

Hitman 3, the stealth action video game that concludes the trilogy that started in 2016, and the eighth episode of the series, will be released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Xbox One. Its arrival is scheduled for January 2021 and was officially announced on 11 June 2020, during the PS5 presentation event directed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. In addition, the latter has released an official trailer, showing the gameplay of the first mission, set in Dubai.

The game will also take us to a new location, Dartmoor - the English highlands of the county of Devon - and we will come across a mysterious death at The Thornbridge Manor. According to what was unveiled by IO Interactive and Epic Games, Hitman 3 in the PC version will be an exclusive Epic Games Store for one year, starting from its release. The console versions, on the other hand, will jointly arrive in January 2021, including an interesting PlayStation VR mode.

“Self-publishing Hitman 3 is a big step for IO Interactive in achieving our highly ambitious goals as an independent studio . Additionally, this partnership with Epic has given us the freedom to create the game exactly as we envisioned it, for our fans and for our community, ”commented Hakan Abrak, CEO of IO Interactive. "To our longtime fans who have supported us on this journey, we are happy to announce that it will be possible to transfer the location and progress of previous games to Hitman 3 on the Epic Games Store" continues.

Speaking of which, It was also announced by the Epic Games Store and IO Interactive that the first Hitman, released in 2016, will be available for free download on the Epic Games Store from August 27 to September 3, 2020. What do you think of the next Hitman 3 and what do you expect from the final episode? Tell us yours in the comments section.