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Title: IO Interactive's James Bond game '007 First Light' is coming in 2026

Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:55:17 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/io-interactiv...

The developer of Hitman: World of Assassination, IO Interactive, is finally
showing off its take on a James Bond with a new trailer that debuted during
Sony's summer State of Play on June 4. IO Interactive originally announced it
was working on "Project 007" back in November 2020, and only recently shared
that the game was called 007 First Light and would be a "James Bond origin
story."

Given how much of a Hitman level can be defined by 007-esque antics like
using disguises, infiltrating enemy bases and using gadgets, IO Interactive
seemed like a natural fit to make the next game in the franchise. IO
Interactive's first trailer is unfortunately narrative-focused, depicting
early moments from this new Bond's career, including his training in the
Navy.

Many of the most memorable Bond games have hewed closely to existing plots or
visual depictions from from the franchise's over-60-year history, whether the
single-player story of GoldenEye 007 adapting key moments of the film, or
Pierce Brosnan's likeness being used in James Bond 007: NightFire. IO
Interactive is taking a deliberately different approach, telling a Bond
origin story and creating an original version of the character that isn't
based on one of the films.

To be clear, the future of the James Bond film franchise is still a little
uncertain in its own right. Longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael
G. Wilson handed off creative control of the franchise to Amazon MGM Studios
and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman in March 2025. They've yet to
announce a new film or recast James Bond, who was most recently played by
Daniel Craig.

IO Interactive has confirmed that 007 First Light will be coming to the
Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X /S an PC in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/io-interactiv...
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