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Hitman developer IO Interactive has released details on its Summer Bonus Episode, which is available today to players that own the Full Experience or the combination of Intro Pack and Upgrade pack at no additional cost.

For those that don’t own these, however, it will become available to purchase separately “later in the season, packaged together with a third bonus mission for one price.”

The Summer Bonus Episode features two ICA missions which follow Agent 47 on his first trips to Sapienza and Marrakesh, which were both part of previous DLCs for the game.

“In Sapienza, ‘The Icon,’ sees the town taken over by a film crew shooting a new sci-fi blockbuster complete with a 100ft mechanical killer robot in the middle of the town square,” it explains.

“And in ‘A House Built on Sand’ players will travel to the noisy and busy night markets of Marrakesh where Agent 47 must stop a billion dollar deal taking place.”

Full patch notes for the episode release can be found below.

Summer Bonus Episode Release Notes

• 2 new ICA missions: ‘The Icon’ and ‘A House Built on Sand’
• 8 new Opportunities, 4 for each new mission.
• 2 new weapon/gear unlocks (earned through challenges)
  – The Iconator
  – Janbiya
• 2 Agency Pickup locations, 1 for each new mission
• 60 new challenges across both new missions
• 7 new trophies/achievements

Live Content for Summer Bonus Episode

• New Escalation Contracts
• Elusive Targets
• New Featured Contracts (Contracts Mode)

After a maintenance period, all Hitman players will be prompted to download a game update on July 19th. We expect the update to be available to download between 11am and 1pm UTC for players on PS4 and Xbox One. For PC players, we expect the update to be available to download between 1pm and 3pm UTC. All players will receive the update with the following improvements and changes to the game.

New Additions

• Leaderboards now display the Contract completion time of all players, when viewing their detailed score.
• Added a detailed pop-up of the required Target Kill/Objective conditions on the Briefing Page and Notebook.
• Added a tile to the ‘Destination’ page that shows the next upcoming destination.
• Added Tips and Hints to the Loading Screen.
• Added a filter on the Challenges menu that allows you to toggle which challenges are displayed. There are three options: ‘Show all’, ‘Show achieved’ or ‘Show unachieved’.
• Added an option under Options:Gameplay to toggle the Challenge Completion pop-up. This is shown in the top-right hand corner when you complete a challenge. There are two options: ‘Show Challenge notifications’ or ‘Hide Challenge notifications’.
• Added an option under Options:Gameplay to toggle ‘Target Indicators’ on the Mini Map. There are two options: ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
• Challenges for Elusive Targets have been moved to their own category, allowing players to have a better overview of the challenges that have been completed on each mission.

When selecting a contract in the Contracts menu, the location and mission name will be shown.

• Example: Marrakesh / A Gilded Cage.
• The Featured Hub will now display the newest episodic content.
• In the case of a disconnection from the servers whilst browsing the game menu, a ‘Reconnect’ option has been added.
• The mission briefing videos for the first three Sarajevo Six missions have been added to the briefing page for each respective mission. (PS4 only)

Changes to Existing Features

• Unconscious targets can now be dumped into body containers that allow the player to then kill them. For example, unconscious targets can now be dumped in the shredder and acid containers in the World of Tomorrow mission. Sorry, Silvio.
• Adjusted the design of the surveillance system so that all cameras are linked on a “global” system within the mission. All cameras are now connected to all recorders in a mission and if a player disables one recorder, all cameras no longer record 47.
• Changes to how the ICA Remote Audio Distraction item functions. This item now attracts the attention of other characters only if is remotely activated, as intended. Previously, it would attract attention as soon as it was equipped. NPCs become suspicious of the device if 47 is carrying it or they discover it.
• Changes to how the Remote Breaching Charge item functions. This item now has a small, lethal explosive radius.
• The ‘Featured Contracts’ order has been ‘reversed’, so that the newest Contracts are shown first when viewing the list.
• Elusive Target status is now only shown on the Featured Hub for the duration of the contract. The game will no longer permanently remind you that you failed an Elusive Target.
• Updated the Escalation Contract Briefing page to show the newest objective/complication first, on the left side. You no longer need to scroll to the right to see the newly added complication.
• Updated some of the Challenge descriptions to reflect that you can still erase evidence after being recorded.

Fixes for Existing Issues

• General stability improvements across all platforms
• Fixed a handful of issues that could lead to dips in performance in Marrakesh.
• Fixed an issue that could result in 47 being spotted through the walls in a closed room in the markets during the A Gilded Cage mission.
• Fixed an issue where guards in the ‘hunting’ state would know exactly where 47 was located after a crime had been reported to them by a civilian. Now, guards will investigate the area where the civilian witnessed the crime, and not where 47 is currently located.
• Fixed an issue where using a syringe with the ‘Silent Attack’ prompt would result in other characters reacting to the action. This action is now silent, as intended.
• Fixed an issue that could cause some decals to not appear in the Final Test mission
• Fixed rare issues that could cause opportunities in Paris to not update.
• Fixed an issue where dragging bodies could result in 47 hands shaking unnaturally.
• Fixed an issue where the complication timer during Escalation Contracts could skip a second, i.e going from 17 seconds remaining to 15 seconds remaining.

The next Illusive Target for Hitman is Gary Busey. Yep. Read all about it here.

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Sony has confirmed the Gravity Rush 2 release date as September 2 in North America, November 30 in Europe, and December 2 in UK.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony revealed that those who pre-order the PS4 game from select retailers will receive an alternate white DLC costume for protagonist Kat.

Additionally, pre-order customers will get a Director’s Choice Soundtrack from Gravity Rush 2. Pre-orders from the PlayStation Store will receive both of these pre-order items, with a PS4 theme on top.

Before Gravity Rush 2 launches, Sony will be releasing an anime called “Gravity Rush: The Animation ~ Overture ~.” This is designed to fill in the gap between the first Gravity Rush and the sequel. It is being produced by Studio Khara, which previously worked on Rebuild of Evangelion.

Check out the new Gravity Rush 2 trailer above. For our hands-on impressions of the game, read our Gravity Rush 2 preview.

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The worst criminals in the DC universe take center stage in a few weeks, when Suicide Squad arrives in theatres. The movie sees a group of supervillains given early release to perform some dangerous work for the US government. The latest clip for the movie focuses on Viola Davis’ character of Amanda Waller, the agent responsible for putting the team together. Check it out below, via IMDB:

This is the latest in a wealth of publicity that has been released over the past month, including eye-catching posters, trailers, TV spots, and bizarre, sports-related promos.

The movie will also have a heavy presence at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend. Warner have announced a wide range of themed events and promotional activity, in addition to appearances from the film’s ensemble cast.

Suicide Squad stars Jared Leto as Joker, alongside Will Smith as Deadshot, and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, and Jay Hernandez co-star, with Ben Affleck making a cameo appearance as Batman.

It hits theaters on August 5, 2016.

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PS4 Overwatch players that lost level progress, unlocked skins, and competitive ranks due to a bug are unhappy that developer Blizzard hasn’t addressed the issue.

As reported by Polygon, threads reporting the bug and its resulting issues appeared online on July 11. Players on the PlayStation 4 version of the team-based shooter stated they were losing levels, while some claimed their progress had been reset entirely.

Others, meanwhile, reported that skins that they unlocked from loot boxes–some of which were acquired using real money–had also vanished.

On July 11, Blizzard’s official Overwatch Twitter account provided an update on the issue.

“We’re currently looking into reports of lost progression on PlayStation 4,” it read. “Thank you for your patience! We’ll share updates as we know more.”

On July 12, a Blizzard representative said the “root cause for this was fixed, so it shouldn’t happen to anyone else,” but it was continuing its investigation into the progress was lost.

However, complaints have persisted on the Battle.net forums, with players asking for Blizzard to fix the problem, restore their lost items, or reimburse them for the in-game currency/real money spent on the game.

Overwatch’s first new character, Ana, was revealed on July 12. She is a support class that uses a sniper rifle. She also happens to be the mother of Pharah. She’s capable of healing and buffing teammates, as well as dealing damage and putting enemies to sleep.

Ana does not yet have a release date, but those on PC can try her now on Overwatch’s public test servers. You can read more about the big patch that adds her here and see all of her skins here.

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With its next expansion due out soon, World of Warcraft is set to receive a major update that introduces new mechanics and changes numerous areas of the MMO.

Legion’s pre-expansion update goes live tomorrow, July 19, and Blizzard has now fully detailed everything you can expect. The developer has released patch notes, various previews, and the overview video below, which does a good job of getting you up to speed with many of the biggest adjustments.

The patch adds a new transmogrification system that unlocks the look of an item account-wide once it’s bound to you. There are also a lot of class-specific changes, including adjustments to specializations. Blizzard is trying to make it easier to switch between specs; in addition to making the change itself easier, you’ll also need to worry about swapping gear less. That’s because it’s changing certain item types so that their stats aren’t tied to a particular spec.

WoW’s graphics get some improvements, too. The maximum draw distance has been “extended greatly for all world content,” and you’ll find three higher settings beyond what used to be the Ultra preset. Fog should also look better, and Blizzard says it has incorporated “modern techniques for rendering colors and other post-effects.”

One important thing to be aware of is that, after this update, you can no longer begin the quest for the Legendary Ring. If you’ve already started it, you can still complete it, but you’ll need to do so before Legion launches.

The full changes are too numerous to list here; you can explore everything through Blizzard’s patch notes and check out its many preview pieces here.

Legion, the sixth expansion pack for WoW, releases on August 30. It increases the level cap to 110, sees the return of Illidan, and adds a new area, hero, raids, and more.

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The next expansion for BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO has been announced.

Due out this fall is Knights of the Eternal Throne. Players can expect “more of BioWare’s cinematic storytelling,” as well as some “exciting new game features,” according to Eurogamer.

The Old Republic launched in December 2011, meaning it’s approaching its five-year anniversary. BioWare put out a video to celebrate the milestone, and in it, BioWare reveals players have created 87 million characters.

Fifty-three percent play on the Light side, while 47 percent have aligned with the Dark side, according to BioWare. Together, players have spent 1.5 billion hours in the game.

Previous expansions for The Old Republic included Rise of the Hutt Cartel, Galactic Starfighter, Galactic Strongholds, Shadow of Revan, and the multi-part Knights of the Fallen Empire.

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Knights of the Eternal Throne, BioWare made Knights of the Fallen Empire’s first chapter free.

The Old Republic debuted as a subscription-based MMO, but switched to a free-to-play model in November 2012, less than a year after launch.

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