Confirming the leaked news from Tuesday, IO interactive has revealed Hitman: Absolution sniper challenges - a standalone game which will be available for those who'll preorder the game from GameStop; a code will be supplied at the time of per-order that will be redeemable on 15 May via PS Store, Xbox Live and Steam for PC.

The bonus content features - as a true assassin Agent 47 will unpack the agency Kazo TRG sniper rifle, scope out the penthouse balcony to take out Mr. Richard Strong Jr., CEO of Stallion Armaments and his body guards. Here comes the best part; you will be able to unlock equipment upgrades which will carry over to Hitman: Absolution. The console version of Sniper challenges launches on 15 May and the PC version will be outed on 01 August. The  upcoming action-stealth game Hitman: Absolution will be launched globally on 20 November for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

 "Hitman: Sniper Challenge will be IO Interactive's first game to be powered by the Glacier 2 game engine and the team believe it to be representative of the quality of its sibling title, Hitman Absolution"

 Source: Playstation Blog