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Hitman 3‘s Berlin level lives up to its title Apex Predator, as players are given a sandbox that is crawling with 11 possible targets. Long and winding story missions are pushed to the side in this chapter, as Agent 47 fights back against the ICA used classic assassination methods. The catch here is that no matter which disguise you’re wearing, the enemy agents will be immediately suspicious of it.

To finish the Apex Predator level, you’ll need to take out five ICA agents. The majority of them are roaming the environment on their own, with some agents occasionally crossing paths. If you play your cards right, you can even eliminate multiple agents in one fell swoop, earning one of the trickier challenge achievements in the process. For more tips and secrets, be sure to read our Hitman 3 walkthrough and guide hub. Otherwise, check out our other assassination guides below. We’ll be posting more in the coming days.

The Swansong

Agent Swan can be found patrolling the Chill Out area on the map, around the water tankers. There are two prime spots to get rid of the agent: The first is a dangerous ledge where stops to take a break, and if the area is clear he can easily be kicked off of it to his doom. Agent Swan also happens to enjoy smoke breaks, and if you have a wrench on hand then you can loosen the valve on a gas cylinder in the location where he frequently lights up a fresh cigarette.

The Wall

The ever-alert Agent Banner has chosen a position on Level –1, watching the crowds below for any sign of Agent 47. With his mind focused squarely on the task at hand, Banner is an easy mark. Simply distract the nearby technicians by fiddling with the nearby fusebox, and he’ll be ready for an unfortunate fall from his perch into the crowd below.

The Leader

“It Was A Firefight” Challenge

Agent Montgomery has assumed the role of the new chief of security, and can be found on patrol around Level –1, occasionally crossing paths with Agent Banner for a situation update. One of the more interesting methods for taking care of Montgomery is to infiltrate deeper into the nightclub and disguise yourself as club owner Rolf Hirschmuller, who can be found in his office in Level –2.

Once you’ve cleared the office and ensured that no one will interrupt you, you can schedule a meeting with Montgomery. The catch here is that Montgomery knows that you’ve taken on Hirschmuller’s identity, but he’s confident enough to believe that he can walk out of your trap unscathed. While you talk to Montgomery, he’ll bring in several other ICA agents to surround you.

At this point, subtlety is no longer an option and it’s time to kick Hirschmuller’s desk over, revealing a sawn-off shotgun underneath it. Taking care of all agents this way will also complete the “It Was A Firefight” challenge.

How The Turntables Challenge

There’s a stylish way to eliminate both agent Banner and Montgomery, and it involves infiltrating the DJ booth. You’ll first need to do some work before you can spin a few discs, as the laser equipment above the dancefloor is susceptible to lethal tinkering.

On the same floor that Banner has positioned himself, grab the screwdriver on the far side that is sitting on top of a rubbish bin. Head back to where Banner and the two technicians are, and switch off the high voltage regulator. Switch the fuse box off to distract one of the technicians, wait for the second one to turn her back, and then use your screwdriver to tamper with the light tree installation.

Head back down to the backstage area that is opposite Hirschmuller’s office and tamper with the sound rack outside the DJ Booth. One of the DJs will come to investigate, and you can subdue them easily. Assume the DJ disguise and head into the booth. Relieve the DJ on duty, and when Montgomery and Banner are together, hype up the laser installation and then overload it for murder above the dancefloor. This will complete the How the Turntables challenge.

The Sniper

The 47th Trick In The Book / Rule Of Threes / Drive It Home Challenges

Agent Tremaine has set up a sniper nest on level 2 and has also recruited several Ragnarok bikers to watch his back. Getting to Tremaine is surprisingly easy though, as his security is spaced out and can easily be taken care of before you assassinate him.

There’s a challenge award for killing Tremaine with his sniper rifle, however, which can be stolen from the tripod he has it attached to. Once you have it, sneak out of the club and back towards the gas station where you started the Berlin level. On the way you’ll find a radio tower which can be broken into. Do not take the stairs, as the ICA has set up an alarm system that you’ll trip. Rather use the ladder to climb up, position yourself in the direction of Tremaine, and squeeze the trigger.

His sniper rifle is unsilenced though, and once you’ve dealt with him security will make its way towards you. If you’re quick enough to use the rifle to also take out agents Green and Swan, you’ll earn some extra points in the process by completing The 47th Trick in the Book challenge.

Killing at least three targets from the radio tower completes the Rule of Threes challenge. If that’s enough to make the other agents evacuate, you can one agent more for the Drive It Home challenge.

The Scout

The eagle-eyed Agent Green can be found on the roof of the club overlooking the Chill Out location. Green’s habits aren’t too complicated, as he’ll spend time walking along the roof and stopping to inspect sections that he could easily be kicked over the lethal edge of. If you’ve set up a sniping nest in the radio tower on the far side of the map, you can also take care of Green easily and from a long distance.

The Professional

Agent Thames can be found in the back entrance area of the club. Easily distracted, Thames is also patrolling an area that has very little foot traffic and plenty of shrubberies to hide in. After he’s done berating the nearby Ragnarok bikers, Thames will wander off to a secluded spot and is ready to be eliminated. Once you’ve taken him out, you’ll also find that he has dropped an ICA distraction mine.

Crane Trauma Challenge

Thames can also be taken out with an arranged accident. On his patrol path, you’ll find a crane that has a huge piece of concrete suspended over the air. To power it on, you can grab a fuse from the skip where two Ragnarok bikers are having a conversation.

Insert it into the fuse box beneath the crane and climb up. Once Thames walks into the crane spotlight, drop the concrete on him and you’ll have taken out yet another agent in the process–thus completing the Crane Trauma challenge.

The Joker

Agent Chamberlin has disguised himself as event security and can be found wandering the dancefloor and occasionally checking in on the security desk near Hirschmuller’s office. There are two prime opportunities to dispose of him here.

A nearby bathroom can be used to distract him inside when you overflow the sink, or you can set up an electrifying hazard. Grab a screwdriver, tamper with the sockets and take care of the nearby security. With those bodies hidden, soak the floor with hazardous water using a well-aimed shot from your silenced pistol.

Chamberlain will walk right into this deathtrap, but if you time it right, you can also snare agent Montgomery in and grab two quick kills in the same section of the level.

The Englishman

The Wurst Disguise / The Wurst Delivery Challenges

Agent Lowenthal can be found disguised as a Ragnarok biker, where he’s patrolling the drug packaging garage on level 0. Hunting Agent 47 is hungry work, and Lowenthal is starving for a meal that has yet to appear. Disguising yourself as the delivery driver is an easy way to get close to Lowenthal and complete The Wurst Disguise challenge, or for a quicker approach, you can distract him in the garage and take care of him permanently. Successfully delivering Lowenthal’s food will also complete The Wurst Delivery challenge.

The food delivery driver can be found near the containers at the garage. Assume his identity, and don’t forget to grab the emetic poison nearby. Pick up the key to the driver’s scooter, unlock the boot and add the extra ingredient. A biker will fetch Lowenthal’s meal and tell you to scram, but he makes the mistake of leaving the door open.

You can sneak in, wait for the rat poison to take effect and wait for him to go to the toilet. Once Lowenthal assumes the position, introduce him to the evacuated contents of his stomach for another clean kill. If you’d prefer to kill him quicker, you can also find a vial of lethal poison in the security section of the Grow Room on Level 1.

The Rookie

Disguised as a club attendee and patrolling the corridor outside the Chill Out section, Agent Davenport’s sole distraction is a quick drink between reconnaissance rounds. Emetic poison can be found nearby, and it’s a simple matter to poison Davenport’s drink once you’ve found the right staff disguise. Once Davenport has had a sip, he’ll make his way to the nearby toilets. With his back turned, it’s a simple matter to drown him in his own vomit.

The Veteran

Paging Dr. Greenthumb Challenge

Agent Rhodes has infiltrated the Grow Room on Level 1 as a security agent, and spends his time wandering between Marijuana plants and the security room. Rhodes isn’t too difficult to take care of, provided that you can remove a few Ragnarok bikers from intefering with your mission.

There are two spots in the grow room where you can electrocute Rhodes with a combination of faulty wiring and leaky hoses, or you can wait for him to enter the security room and perch over the window frame while he ponders his next move. The challenge here is that you don’t have too much time between kills to clear the way, but taking care of Rhodes will earn you his assault rifle which is equipped with a silencer.

You can also put poison in the grow house ventilation while Rhodes is in there, which will complete the Paging Dr. Greenthumb challenge.

Waaagh! Challenge (Where To Find The Scrapper)

Completing the Waaagh! Challenge in Hitman 3 revolves around chopping any of the agents down to size with a sword made from scrap metal. The blade isn’t too difficult to find, as it’s hidden between a few derelict water tankers near the Chill Out spot:

In Hitman 3, there’s murder in the air at Dartmoor mansion, as Agent 47 finds himself caught in the middle of a battle for succession. Not only has a member of the Carlisle family been murdered in his sleep, but the head of the family is also in danger of being next on the killer’s list. It’s up to Agent 47 to stop that from happening and finish the job himself.

For more guides, be sure to read our Hitman 3 mission 2 story walkthrough for Dartmoor (Murder in the Family). Otherwise, read our other assassination guides below. We’ll be posting more in the coming days.

One For The Ages

With a fake funeral to prepare for, a photographer has been hired to capture what could be the final portrait of the surviving members of the Carlisle family. The only problem? His flash equipment won’t work as there’s no fuse to help power his devices. When the photographer decides to take a stroll around the estate grounds, tail him, and activate a nearby radio distraction that will draw his attention.

Subdue the photographer and place his body in a nearby dumpster in the garden maze. Having assumed his identity, Agent 47 needs to find a fuse to finish the photography session. The fuse can be found in two locations. One is on the east side of the manor near the delivery trucks, inside a fuse box that can be broken into with a nearby crowbar:

Alternatively, one of the fuses lies on a table near the two bodyguards outside, on the mansion’s west side. Before you place the fuse in the correct junction box, it’s time to do some sabotage after you take a test photo of the maid. When she goes off to call the Carlisle family, grab the screwdriver near the photography area and tamper with the plug socket next to the chair. Open the water valve next to it, and when Alexa Carlisle takes her seat, it’ll make for an electrifying portrait–One for the Ages, some would say.

Sweet Dreams

Carlisle will occasionally go upstairs to her office, which also contains a secret room where she vents her emotions. Infiltrating the tool before she gets there will reveal that a hidden passageway was built next to it. Activate the secret switch and wait for Carlisle to enter.

Once she’s inside, you have the perfect opportunity to assassinate her with various tools, but you do have to be quick as her personal bodyguard will check in on her. Once Carlisle is out of the way, you can exit through the secret room and avoid raising any alarm bells. Accomplish this swift kill and you’ll complete the Sweet Dreams challenge.

I Find This Amoosing

Carlisle’s office is a treasure trove of assassination opportunities. Her usual route will take her through it and under a chandelier that happens to be constructed out of many heavy moose antlers. Infiltrate the office wearing a disguise, through the secret passageway, or by climbing the walls outside, and make your way to the very top of the office staircase.

To accomplish the I Find This Amoosing challenge, all you have to do from here is wait for Alexa to enter, and with a well-timed shot, you can drop the expensive ornament directly on top of her.

Grave Mistake

In the Mission Story: Her Final Resting Place, Carlisle wants to make certain that her fake funeral is carried out properly, but you’ll have to ensure that her final resting place is up to the task. In the graveyard where the undertaker is waiting, a few nasty crows are ruining the atmosphere. Conceal yourself in the nearby bushes, and take care of those nests with a few well-aimed shots from your silenced pistol if you have it equipped.

Clear the area of any potential witnesses, take out the undertaker and inform the nearby staff that you’re ready to show Carlisle her burial site.

Once she arrives and provides some destructive criticism, Carlisle will stand over her burial plot in a very precarious position. Her bodyguard will also be standing behind her tombstone; his vision obstructed entirely by the massive slab of granite. Kick Carlisle into the grave to complete the Grave Mistake challenge, and for some extra challenge points, grab the shovel behind the tombstone to finish her burial.

Keep Calm And Aim

For a long-distance option, you’ll need to focus on preparation. Once your career mastery is high enough, you’ll be able to smuggle a sniper rifle into the mansion and carry it around in a briefcase that won’t alert any guards.

Head to the graveyard and get rid of the crow nests there, but do not complete the rest of this story mission. Grab a mansion staff uniform, and you’ll be able to freely enter Carlisle’s office on the very top floor. On the staircase leading to the observation deck, you can climb the ledge and exit through a window that leads to the rooftop.

With your sniper rifle equipped, merely wait for Carlisle to begin the inspection of her burial plot and wait for the perfect moment to take your shot. Time it right, and you’ll not only eliminate her, but you’ll also hide her body with your precise sniping skill. Either way, killing Carlisle this way completes the Keep Calm and Aim challenge.

Another Death In the Family / Poison Ivy

Carlisle believes that someone is out to get her, and she’s not wrong. If you head to the greenhouse, you’ll find a broken apparatus that can be used to create a lethal dose of poison. You’ll need a wrench to repair it, but if you do and then proceed to blame the murder of Zachary on Fernsby or claim that it was a suicide (more on that below), Carlisle will eventually be poisoned.

Wait long enough in the Dartmoor mission and Carlisle will address her family, finishing to take a sip of her drink and fainting dead on the spot from a poison that was measured to precisely kill her. Once she kicks the bucket, you will complete both the Another Death In the Family and the Poison Ivy challenges.

A Matter of Justice / A Matter of Loyalty / A Matter of Guilt

Who killed Zachary Carlisle? That’s the question that a famous detective has been called to answer, but Agent 47 may be the better sleuth for this job. Once you’ve assumed the identity of the private eye (who enters through the gate you start near), a grand murder mystery will play out in Dartmoor. Framed to look like a suicide, Zachary’s death was actually a murder committed by a Carlisle family member.

It’ll be up to 47 to deduce the identity of the culprit, and with a stack of intel from the butler, there’s plenty of questioning to be done and a tight time frame before the murderer strikes again. You won’t need to question everyone to find the killer, though, as investigating two key locations will reveal who killed Zachary. Investigate all the clues in Zachary’s room, find the secret passage hidden behind a bookshelf, and question the murderer.

After you’ve investigated her room and the nearby greenhouse, you’ll have enough evidence to accurately reveal the true killer’s role in the death of Zachary. If you have a wrench with you, you can also fix Zachary’s equipment and produce the toxin for yourself. You’ll be allowed upstairs into Alexa Carlisle’s office on the third floor. Once you’ve presented your evidence and successfully identified the real murderer to Alexa, you’ll be able to earn a monetary reward or the Arthur Edwards case file. This completes the A Matter of Justice challenge.

It’s worth noting there are other conclusions you can make to solve this mystery, such as implicating Fernsby the butler or ruling the murder was a suicide, but each requires a bit more work to unlock. For more details on where to find all the clues to choose these conclusions, check out our Dartmoor murder mystery clues guide. Regardless, if you tell Alexa that Zachary committed suicide, you will complete the A Matter of Guilt challenge and earn the case file. In turn, this triggers the murderer to eventually poison Alexa, giving you both the Poison Ivy and Another Death in the Family challenges. Alternatively, tell Alexa that it was the butler, and you’ll earn the A Matter of Loyalty challenge.

Whichever decision you make, you’ll be left alone in a big office with minimal security and plenty of chances to grab a few challenges when you get to work. And after talking to Alexa, she will walk out to the balcony, leaving 47 a perfect opportunity to make her fake funeral a very real one whichever way you please.

To kick things off, Disney+ is releasing four new episodes of WandaVision every Friday in February (See our full WandaVision Season 1 release schedule here). In our review of WandaVision’s two-part Season 1 premiere, we called it ” a good introduction to the MCU’s most high-concept idea so far, but is more set-up than plot.”

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The streamer is also dropping all five seasons of the original Muppet Show on February 19.

On the movie front, Disney+ is debuting Flora and Ulysses on February 19. Per Disney, the film is “based on the Newbery Award-winning book about 10-year old Flora, an avid comic book fan and a self-avowed cynic, whose parents have recently separated. After rescuing a squirrel she names Ulysses, Flora is amazed to discover he possesses unique superhero powers which take them on an adventure of humorous complications that ultimately change Flora’s life–and her outlook–forever.”

Check out the slideshow gallery below for a spotlight of some of the most notable February Disney+ releases, followed by the full list:

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Friday, February 5

• Disney My Music Story: Yoshiki
• Disney Upside-Down Magic
• Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (s7)
• WandaVision Episode 5

Friday, February 12

• Life Below Zero: The Next Generation (s1)
• Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones (s1)
• Marvel’s Behind the Mask
• WandaVision Episode 6
• Inside Pixar: Portraits

Friday, February 19

• The Book of Life
• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Cheaper by the Dozen 2
• The Muppet Show (s1)
• The Muppet Show (s2)
• The Muppet Show (s3)
• The Muppet Show (s4)
• The Muppet Show (s5)
• Flora & Ulysses
• WandaVision Episode 7

Friday, February 26

• Car Sos (s8)
• Disney Channel Games 2008 (s1)
• Disney Illuminations Firework Show Disneyland Paris
• Disney Pair of Kings (s1)
• Disney Pair of Kings (s2)
• Disney Pair of Kings (s3)
• Disney Roll it Back (s1)
• Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long (s1)
• Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long (s2)
• Mickey Go Local (s1)
• Okavango: River of Dreams
• Secrets of Sulphur Springs (First 5 Episodes)
• Shanghai Disney Resort Grand Opening Gala
• Myth: A Frozen Tale
• WandaVision Episode 8

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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He’s also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.

Update: 1/20/21: Shortly following the inauguration of Joseph Biden as the United States’ new president, Twitch announced it has indefinitely maintained its suspension of former President Donald Trump’s Twitch channel “due to the ongoing risk of further incitement of violence.”

The decision to indefinitely suspend the account comes as the company endeavors “to remove the potential for harm to our community and the general public,” following the company’s previous move to disable the channel earlier this month on January 7. Twitch’s full statement reads:

“We have indefinitely suspended President Trump’s Twitch channel due to the ongoing risk of further incitement of violence. The President’s statements continue to be interpreted as calls to action, and we are taking this action to remove the potential for harm to our community and the general public.

Twitch has clear rules that prohibit hateful conduct, harassment, or incitement of violence on our service, and we consider off-service events when making enforcement decisions. However, the events of the past weeks have highlighted a gap with respect to rhetoric that encourages violence, regardless of whether or not it was directly streamed on Twitch. We will be updating our policies as a result of our consideration of this situation.”

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Livestreaming platform Twitch has announced it has disabled the channel for President Donald Trump on Thursday.

In a statement to IGN from a Twitch spokesperson, “In light of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have disabled President Trump’s Twitch channel.”

The company added, “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the President’s incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite further violence.”

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Yesterday, both chambers of U.S. Congress met to certify the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential elections which determined Joe Biden as the winner. Donald Trump, who for weeks espoused conspiracy theories that the election has been stolen, addressed a nearby crowd who then marched to the Capitol and briefly clashed with police and occupied the Capitol buildings.

US legislators from both parties were forced to either flee or barricade themselves for safety.

Following these events, digital companies have taken measures to limit Trump’s presence to prevent further violence. Facebook has announced it will indefinitely ban Trump from Facebook and Instagram, and Twitter has initiated a temporary ban.

Trump’s official Twitch channel was once suspended previously in 2020 after it rebroadcasted several rallies which Twitch says violated its Hateful Conduct guidelines.

Twitch has also recently removed the popular ‘PogChamp’ emote based on fighting game player Ryan ‘Gootecks’ Gutierrez following comments he made in the aftermath of the Capitol Hill insurgency which Twitch says called for further violence.

It’s unclear how long Trump’s Twitch account will remain disabled, but Twitch says it is focused on minimizing harm during the transition period, which is the next two weeks until Joe Biden is inaugurated as President.

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Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

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A demo build for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has turned up alongside an old N64 demo cartridge which housed Nintendo racer F-Zero X. Though the demo was partially saved over, some of it was intact enough to reveal new details about the Nintendo classic.

Details about the demo and its existence were shared by Forest of Illusion, a site dedicated to preserving Nintendo’s history. There were several surprises found in the demo data, including several magical spell medallions that were supposed to grant Link different abilities to help with his journey.

One of these medallions, the Soul Medallion, allowed Link to turn into Navi and fly around as the fairy. Others would have allowed our hero to shoot fire arrow-like projectiles, cloak himself in darkness to escape enemies, and to both create and extinguish fire.

Other changes found in the demo were a more simplified version of Kakariko Village, a different Hyrulian world map, Link’s Pegasus Boots making their return, and the ability to ride Epona in an early version of the archery test.

Fans have also been translating text found in the game and have implied that Ocarina of Time may have had a pretty different plot than what we got. For instance, the Deku Tree was originally going to be a prison for Navi and other fairies that Link was going to break them out of.

For more details on what can be found within the demo data, check out this thread. But be warned, fans who have checked out these files have stated that the ROM is only partially complete, since it was saved over with the F-Zero files. The demo was likely never supposed to be viewed by the public, so historians are lucky to have what details they were able to salvage.