IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series, has revealed the first trailer for 007 First Light at Sony’s State of Play event. It will show the rise of a young James Bond as MI6's top spy.
IO Interactive, the studio behind the Hitman series, has revealed the first trailer for 007 First Light at Sony’s State of Play event. It will show the rise of a young James Bond as MI6's top spy.
The video shows James Bond at the beginning of his career as an agent, when he first joins MI6 and is introduced to new versions of classic characters M, Q and Moneypenny. The trailer also revealed the participation of Lenny James from The Walking Dead, who will play Bond’s mentor John Greenway.
007 First Light is a completely new, standalone James Bond origin story, not connected to the films or books. The player sees Bond at the age of 26, a not yet experienced agent, undergoing rigorous training and learning the art of espionage.
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak said he hopes 007 First Light will be the start of a new trilogy of games, but the Hitman series is currently on hiatus.
007 First Light is being prepared for release on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2. The release is scheduled for 2026. There will be support for improved graphics and performance for PlayStation 5. The game already has a page on Steam, where it is indicated that it will not have Ukrainian localization, but Russian is announced instead.
The last official James Bond game, 007 Legends, was released on 16 October 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 (and later for PC and Wii U). The game was developed by Eurocom and published by Activision. 007 Legends received mostly negative reviews for its poor graphics, lackluster level design, and gameplay issues. Due to the game’s commercial failure, Eurocom laid off most of its staff and eventually closed down completely.
