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IO's James Bond game is called 007 First Light, will be revealed later this week

The name's Light. First Light.

PC Gamer · Jun 2, 2025

The Next James Bond Game Marks a Huge Departure from the Usual 007 Formula

A new Bond for a younger audience.

Inverse · Oct 17, 2024

James Bond game from IO Interactive to feature young Bond and may begin epic trilogy

Hitman developer’s CEO Hakan Abrak says Project 007 ‘is not a gamification of a movie’

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2024

Companies were offering a single dollar for Hitman dev IO Interactive when Square Enix was looking to offload it

There's a parallel universe out there where things went much, much worse for our favourite chrome-dome assassin.

PC Gamer · Nov 10, 2023

IO got the 007 license because it wants to make 'multiple Bond games' in the same way it handled Hitman

Says it's not doing a Bond game just 'to score some money'

PC Gamer · Nov 9, 2023

Before Project 007 was greenlit, the Hitman studio had to convince the James Bond rights-holders to give video game adaptations another shot: "They were not looking for a game"

The creative team behind Project 007 says the new Bond game will be more than just a shooter

GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2023

Project 007 dev wants its James Bond game to be an ongoing world, like its Hitman trilogy

IO Interactive has big ambitions for the super spy's next jump into a video game.

GamesRadar · Nov 3, 2023

Project 007: Everything we know about IO Interactive's new Bond game 007 First Light

Project 007 is now called 007 First Light, and its explosive full reveal shows car chases, stealth, crocs, and more as it heads for a 2026 release date

GamesRadar · Oct 6, 2022