The first season of Hitman may have concluded, but IO Interactive are not about to rest on their laurels. They’ve, in fact, done the exact opposite, and released a brand new update for the game which adds and changes a whole lot.

The update, which comes in at 2.4GB on PS4, 2.1GB on PC, and a baffling 13.6GB on Xbox One, is mandatory and substantial, and brings with it the Offline Profile feature, which makes all items you collected while online available for use offline.

This update is apparently going to be the first of many substantial updates. The next one is allegedly due to release in December. You can check full patch notes for this update below:

General Improvements

Offline Profile
All unlockable items that are earned when connected to the game’s servers, are now also saved to an ‘offline profile’, meaning that they can be used when in Offline Mode.
Items include all mastery items; including weapons, gear, starting/pickup locations as well as Elusive Target suit rewards and Challenge Pack unlocks.
Note: You must be connected to the game servers in order to acquire new unlocks.

Stability Sweep
Fixed different issues across all locations that previously resulted in the game crashing or becoming unstable.

Sarajevo Six Briefings [PS4 Only]
Briefings videos for The Mercenary and The Controller have been added to the game.

Pull an Enemy
In this update, we’ve added the ability for 47 to pull people over balconies or out of windows, when he is hanging on a ledge or below the balcony/window.
Unfortunately, there is a known issue for this move: NPC’s that see this move will not blame 47, even if they are looking directly at the NPC or at 47.
For that reason, we will remove this ability with our December Update and fix this. It will then be re-introduced with a game update in January, around the same time as the disc release.

Fixed Issues

Paris

• Fixed an issue with trespassing whilst dressed as a Chef in Paris
• Fixed issues that could cause multiple opportunities in Paris to fail, depending on 47’s actions
• Fixed an issue where water splashes could be heard in certain areas of the attic in Paris
• Fixed an issue where 47 could vault into an inaccessible location in Paris. The vault prompt has been removed
• Fixed an issue that could cause the light rig in Paris to also cause damage in the basement

Sapienza

• Fixed inconsistent trespassing boundaries in Sapienza
• Fixed an issue where the ‘Mission Accomplished’ music could be heard during the cinematic following The World of Tomorrow.

Marrakesh

• Fixed an issue that would cause the ‘Open Sesame’ opportunity in Marrakesh to fail, instead of being completed
• Fixed inconsistent trespassing boundaries in Marrakesh
• Fixed an issue that would cause the documents to be lost when using the ‘push’ prompt on Matthieu Mendola in ‘A House Built on Sand’.
• Fixed an issue where the crowd and helicopter sounds could be heard in some parts of the tunnel in Marrakesh
• Fixed an issue where starting combat in the school will alert all guards on the map in Marrakesh

Bangkok

• Fixed an issue where Agent 47 could ‘blend-in’ without the correct disguise in Bangkok
• Fixed an issue with the physics of a guitar stand in Bangkok.
• Fixed an issue with clipping when wearing the Exterminator disguise in Bangkok.
• Fixed an issue with an invisible wall in the atrium in Bangkok.
• Fixed an issue where Jackie Carrington’s routine could get stuck in Bangkok.
• Fixed an issue where guards that have spotted 47 trespassing in one disguise, would immediately attempt to arrest him when finding him in a non-trespassing area in a different disguise.

Colorado

• Fixed an issue where the hay bale in Colorado would not drop when shot in certain places
• Fixed an issue where a door in Sean Rose’s room could not be opened by Rose’s Room Key
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Target Lockdown alert to trigger in Colorado without player action
• Fixed an issue that could make it impossible to complete the Freedom Fighters mission in Colorado

Hokkaido

• Fixed an issue where a kill involving the hot springs in Hokkaido would be classed as ‘Accident Fall’, it is now classified as a drowning kill

General

• Fixed an issue where a gun rattling sound could be heard when crouching after dropping a weapon
• Fixed an issue where a challenge notification would be displayed after the first kill in a mission
• Fixed an issue where the weapon HUD would sometimes display incorrectly when using ‘minimal’ HUD settings
• Fixed an issue where subtitles could still be seen in the Pause Menu
• Fixed an issue with Cyrillic characters not rendering properly on the Contracts Briefing tile

From the looks of things, we can expect all of our favorite members of The Avengers squad, plus a whole host of familiar faces. Reportedly, the plot begins with Silver Surfer crashing on earth, shattering his surfboard into several cosmically powerful blocks. This prompts Nick Fury to assemble the greatest heroes in the marvel Universe to find them… Unfortunately, the villains of the marvel Universe get wind as well; making for what we hope will be some superb Marvel crossover action.

The game play of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will reflect that of previous releases in the LEGO series, most notably the LEGO Star Wars saga, and LEGO Batman 2. The signature action adventure game play with its puzzle solving mechanics intertwined with characters and plot from our favorite franchises is what makes fans continue to eat up the LEGO video game franchise.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is set to release October 18th, 2013 and will release across Windows, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, and the Xbox One.

A casting call by Take-Two interactive has apparently, leaked out details about what seems to be a recruitment drive for voice actors for a new project, which seems eerily similar to the Grand Theft Auto series.

The details of the casting call can be found here and one of the characters mentioned in the list, James Pedeaston, has appeared in earlier GTA games, including GTA IV.

This all but confirms that this project is indeed the next yet-to-be-announced GTA title from Rockstar.

Do you think these are indeed characters from GTA V? Do let us know below.

Take-Two is yet to announce GTA V officially.

Steam for Mac has started well with a few releases of major games, however prepare yourself for Killing Floor and Red Orchestra to also be ported to the Mac!

Tripwire’s president John Gibson confirmed that both Red Orchestra and Killing Floor would indeed be released for the Mac. As well as the games Mac users will have use of all of the DLC packages available for both titles via Steam, Achievements and cross-platform multiplayer with the PC market, however a release date has not yet been confirmed.