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\nIO Interactive has today announced a series of free upgrades for Steam owners of Hitman 3, following fan criticism of the game’s arrival there last week.<\/p>\n

Steam users have review-bombed the game and complained it should not have released with the same \u00a349.99 price tag it launched with on the Epic Games Store back in January 2021. <\/p>\n

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IO Interactive has today announced a series of free upgrades for Steam owners of Hitman 3, following fan criticism of the game’s arrival there last week. Steam users have review-bombed the game and complained it should not have released with the same \u00a349.99 price tag it launched with on the Epic Games Store back in January 2021. 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