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Amazon hints at new James Bond reveal by the end of 2026—and I hope First Light’s choice makes the cut

From IO Interactive, with love.

Destructoid · Aug 6

007: First Light was originally going to be less about James Bond and more of 'an ensemble piece', with 'all the 00s working together, as they do in Slovakia'

"You had the different agents working together."

PC Gamer · Jul 19

007 First Light's Land Rover ads cross the line from product placement to late-night infomercials

Dunrovin'.

PC Gamer · Jun 5

007 First Light review roundup: 'The best James Bond game since GoldenEye'

The initial reaction to IO Interactive's take on the famed British assassin is very positive.

PC Gamer · May 26

007 First Light review: something borrowed, something Bond, and utterly brilliant

A slow-burning and brutally elegant blend of Hitman and Batman: Arkham.

Creative Bloq · May 26

From the new John Wick game to 007 First Light, the age of PS2-style film adaptations is upon us once more

Opinion | Seeing Keanu Reeves as John Wick bonking baddies with a frying pan has sold me on the Hollywoodification of video games

GamesRadar · Feb 17

007: First Light is "not a role-playing game" because it's James Bond's story, says dev who reveals what to expect from Lenny Kravitz's villain

Interview | IO's Rasmus Paulsen weighs in on what makes First Light a unique entry in the Bond canon

GamesRadar · Dec 15, 2025

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: 007 First Light

Plus, Titan Quest II, Aether & Iron, Phantom Blade Zero, Grounded 2, Raw Fury, Drakan: Order of the Flame, PCIe 5.0 SSDs rated, and much more, too.

PC Gamer · Sep 11, 2025

007 First Light is more than just Hitman: James Bond edition, and I'm over any fears I might have had that IO couldn't deliver

Gamescom 2025 | IO Interactive is reaching beyond its known quantities, but it looks to be paying off

GamesRadar · Sep 3, 2025

Meet the new James Bond: how 007 First Light earned its licence to thrill

While the future of the film franchise remains in flux, the developer of the forthcoming video game reveals how it pitched its origin story to Eon Productions, and reinvented the character for a new era

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025