When Hitman 3 recently changed its name to Hitman World of Assassination, fans had no idea how meaningful the moment was. On the outside it looked like a simple thing: Hitman 3 would now be known by this name and include levels from Hitman 2 and 3 – the trilogy would all be in one place. But on the inside, at IO Interactive, much more was going on.
Source: N4G PC How IO turned Hitman around, from Absolution to World of Assassination