Hitman Adds Eminem vs. Slim Shady Elusive Target

IO Interactive has announced a new Elusive Target mission for Hitman World of Assassination, featuring rapper Eminem teaming up with protagonist Agent 47 to eliminate Eminem's alter ego, Slim Shady. The free update, revealed during the Xbox Partner Preview on November 20, will launch on December 1 and run through December 31 across all platforms, including Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Xbox.

In the mission, players guide Agent 47 through a surreal environment designed to reflect Slim Shady's fractured psyche. The setting reimagines the game's Hokkaido medical facility as the chaotic Popsomp Hills Asylum, where boundaries between doctors, patients, and performers dissolve into psychological twists. Slim Shady, portrayed as a disruptive force, has converted an operating theater into a broadcasting studio for erratic live performances aimed at a captive audience of staff and inmates. Players must navigate interconnected areas, such as a recording studio and a group training session where Slim Shady brainwashes participants to advance his scheme of weaponizing music. The level incorporates references to Eminem's...