007 First Light will tell James Bond's origin story and finally put a new face on the iconic character
IO Interactive's 007 First Light will tell the iconic character's origin story. We will learn more later this week, potentially including who has been cast.
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Today, IO Interactive, the studio known for the Hitman series, has finally announced the title of their James Bond game, surprise appearance during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct last month. Alongside today’s name reveal, IO Interactive shared a new teaser image and promised more to come this weekend during Summer Game Fest.
IO Interactive’s James Bond game has a title: 007 First Light
Both IO Interactive and the Project 007 social media s shared the news. On the Project 007 page, now the 007 First Light page, the announcement uses the hashtag “#EarnTheNumber,” which confirms that this new game from the Hitman developers will be an origin story for James Bond, where the iconic character becomes the agent we all know as 007. The title “First Light” seems to add to this energy as well. Hopefully, this doesn’t take away from the gameplay, though.
The idea of playing James Bond’s origin story is exciting. It’s not something that has been explored in films or video games, to my knowledge. However, what makes the concept of IO Interactive working on a James Bond game so interesting is how they can adapt the mechanics from Hitman to provide players with creative options for handling missions and objectives. If James Bond is somewhat inexperienced in this game, I hope it doesn’t detract from the player’s ability to have fun and get creative, use gadgets, and pull off incredible moments. But if anyone can pull this off, it is IO Interactive.
IO Interactive also MindsEye, a project published by IO Interactive and developed by Build A Rocket Boy, and is planned for release on June 10th. For fans of this studio, there should be a lot of exciting news and announcements to look forward to.
IO Interactive finds itself in a fascinating position with this project. The last James Bond film, Daniel Craig’s final performance as the character, was No Time To Die in 2021. So far, they have not announced another film or who will next portray the iconic character. If IO Interactive reveals their casting choice this week, it will provide an answer to the fans who have been wondering who it could be for years. Of course, chances are it won’t be the same actor for the eventual movies, but it will still be interesting to see who it is and how fans react.
