14 articles tagged with “007 First Light”
IO Interactive's narrative director says Bond's outdated attitudes toward women won't survive the jump to 2026, but the flirting and romance are very much still there.
IO Interactive's younger Bond isn't just cocky for the sake of it. Beneath the smug grin is an orphan with rage issues, and the studio says that's exactly the point.
IO Interactive's devs argue that a Bond nobody has strong feelings about would be a creative failure, and they're leaning into the backlash around Patrick Gibson's portrayal.
IO Interactive's developers say the lopsided smirk and cocky attitude that's divided fans is a deliberate narrative choice. This Bond is meant to get knocked down.
Even Realities is putting its real-world G2 smart glasses into 007 First Light as a usable Bond gadget, marking a strange new frontier for product placement in games.
IO Interactive's senior combat designer explains why Bond can't just pull a silenced pistol and headshot his way through 007 First Light. The License to Kill system forces you to earn your gunfights.
007 First Light doesn't launch until May 27, but IO Interactive's CEO is already floating the idea of a sequel if the community embraces the studio's take on Bond.
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak claims the studio's Glacier 2 engine and lean development philosophy kept 007 First Light's budget well below the $200 million territory its competitors have crept into.
Preview coverage for IO Interactive's 007: First Light is largely positive, but one recurring criticism keeps surfacing: Patrick Gibson's Bond might not feel like Bond yet.
After three hours of hands-on previews, critics confirm IO Interactive's Bond game is a linear stealth-action experience closer to Uncharted than Hitman's open sandboxes.
IO Interactive's upcoming Bond game has a rule: you can't pull a gun unless someone pulls one on you first. It's a bold design choice that defines everything about how 007 First Light plays.
IO Interactive isn't hiding its Hitman influence. 007 First Light's new Tac-Sim mode is Escalation Contracts with a tuxedo on, and I'm completely fine with that.
A decade after her track was cut from Spectre in favour of Sam Smith, Lana Del Rey finally gets her Bond moment with the title theme for IO Interactive's 007 First Light.
A critical security flaw in Indonesia's game ratings system has leaked over an hour of spoiler-filled footage from IO Interactive's 007 First Light, including what appears to be the game's ending.