IO Interactive to showcase new James Bond game on Friday

IO Interactive has announced the new title of its much-anticipated James Bond game, confirming it will be named 007 First Light. The firm also said it would host its own showcase event, where it will share further details regarding its upcoming titles, such as Hitman and MindsEye.

IO Interactive, a Danish developer, has said the title of its upcoming James Bond game will be 007 First Light. The developer had previously named the James Bond game Project 007.

IO Interactive said it will host its own showcase event, dubbed IO Showcase, on June 6 to reveal additional details regarding 007 First Light. The developer added that it will also reveal details regarding other projects such as Hitman, MindsEye, and more.

IO Interactive says it will reveal more details this Friday

#EarnTheNumber in 007 First Light, a new game by @iointeractive. Mission brief is headed your way soon. Stay tuned for more information.#007FirstLight pic.twitter.com/Zk46IqHQfb

— 007 First Light (@007GameIOI) June 2, 2025

The Danish developer said the upcoming showcase will be live-streamed on Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube. The company added that the showcase will feature trailers for the OO7 First Light. IOI also said the showcase will feature some surprises and gameplay demos.

The Danish developer announced 007 First Light in 2020, carrying the name Project 007. The firm also said the game would be released on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series S/X. IO Interactive confirmed that players will need to earn the number 007 status just like James Bond.

The developer also said 007 First Light is an action game. IO Interactive added that the video game featured a fully original Bond origin story, stating that gamers will need to step into the shoes of the secret agent while playing the game.

IOI said the action game will be published under a license from Amazon MGM Studios. The company also stated that the game was inspired by Ian Fleming’s novels.

Following the launch of 007 Legends in 2012, the Activision publisher had its license to develop James Bond games canceled by Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, leading to a 7-year hiatus for games adapting the Bond franchise.

Eon, MGM, and IOI later announced the creation of a brand new James Bond action game in 2020. The video game entered full development at IO Interactive after the firm completed Hitman 3 in 2021.

IO Interactive CEO says the game will have a new bond 

Hakan Abrak, the CEO and co-owner of IO Interactive, said in October 2024 that the development of the game was progressing well. The IOI boss added that he had no further details regarding the game. Abrak promised that the game would be available soon. The CEO also said the company was following the plans it had laid out for the James Bond game. 

The CEO said they had earned the experience of creating a James Bond game from the company’s two decades of developing Hitman games. Abrak said that in Hitman games, gamers get to satisfy their “secret agent” fantasies.

The CEO added that the game was based on a popular IP but said the firm was working on a story that featured a new James Bond. Abrak said the company is not interested in utilizing the likeness of any actor featured in the 007 franchise in the past.  

The IO Interactive co-owner stated that the game is not a direct gamification of a film. Abrak clarified that the James Bond video game is beginning and becoming a complete story. The IOI boss hinted at the company’s intention of making the James Bond game a big trilogy in the future. 

Abrak said gamers should expect a James Bond that has been built from the ground up. The IOI boss revealed that it was exciting to work together with the entire IO Interactive team to create a young Bond for gamers. Abrak also stated that the game will have a bond gamers could call their own and grow with.

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