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Catherine Lewis

After 9 years of deadly new Hitman updates, the hardest part about designing new Elusive Targets like James Bond villain Le Chiffre is "actually keeping the target alive"

Le Chiffre seen in Hitman: World of Assassination trailer.

Hitman has been getting new Elusive Targets for players to take down thanks to content updates for over nine years now, and as World of Assassination gets its latest in the form of James Bond villain Le Chiffre, one senior level designer tells us the hardest part about making them is "actually keeping the target alive."

Casino Royale's Le Chiffre joining Hitman World of Assassination was one of the surprise reveals from Summer Game Fest 2025. Successfully taking him out will net you a reward in IO Interactive's upcoming James Bond game 007 First Light, even though Hitman senior level designer Martin Ansdal has since told us "that does not imply a larger, shared thing" between the two universes.

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