Word of the Hitman “Beta” hit the streets today. I use the word beta very loosely because this should really be called a prequel mission. You basically get this content a month before the game comes out, as long as you pre-order it digitally on the PS4 and Steam. If you decide to not pre-order the game, it still comes with the first episode that launches March 11th.

The Prologue, as it’s called, winds up being the first mission that Agent 47 performs for the ICA and the first time he meets his handler, Diana Burnwood. It takes place 20 years before  the showstopper mission, the one that they have been showing off for a while now. It has two free-form training hits that will show off the new mechanics for this game.

You can check out the Prologue Feburary 12th through 14th on PS4 and February 19th through 21st on PC. All pre-orders will also include the ‘classic’ REQUIEM pack which includes exclusive in-game digital items inspired by Hitman: Blood Money including the Requiem Legacy white suit, Blood Money shirt, tie and gloves, silenced ICA-19 chrome and white rubber duck explosive. 

PlayStation users exclusively will also gain access to The Sarajevo Six. 6 Bonus Contracts, one of which will be released with each location and sees Agent 47 travel the world in pursuit of six former members of a paramilitary unit called CICADA in this self-contained side-story exclusive for PlayStation 4 users.