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007 First Light
007 First Light is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed and published by IO Interactive. Based on the James Bond franchise, it will tell an original narrative inspired by the novels and short stories by Ian Fleming, and the film series starring the character. The game will depict James Bond's origin story, as he embarks on the mission he must complete to earn his licence to kill.
Following the release of 007 Legends (2012), publisher Activision had its non-exclusive licence to produce James Bond video games revoked, resulting in an extended hiatus for video games adapting the franchise. IO Interactive announced the development of a new James Bond game in November 2020. The game entered full production at IOI following the completion of Hitman 3 (2021), and was fully revealed in June 2025.
007 First Light is scheduled to be released for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on March 27, 2026.
007 First Light will depict an original narrative that draws inspiration from the novels and short stories by Ian Fleming and the long-running film franchise featuring the character. Described as an origin story for the character, the game will follow a young James Bond (Patrick Gibson), who will be portrayed as a 26-year-old, an inexperienced MI6 agent, who is tasked with a mission that, when completed successfully, will grant him his 00 status. IOI confirmed we won't be seeing some of the more troublesome traits of the character that have previously dogged the various incarnations, primarily his attitude towards women.
The story will also feature new iterations of well-known Bond characters such as M (Priyanga Burford), Q (Alastair Mackenzie), and Miss Moneypenny (Kiera Lester), reimagined to reflect their roles in shaping Bond’s early career. The game will also feature original characters, such as Bond's MI6 mentor John Greenway (Lennie James), DGSE agent Miss Roth (Noémie Nakai), and Selina Tan (Gemma Chan).
007 First Light is the first major game featuring James Bond following a long hiatus resulting from the critical and commercial failure of 007 Legends (2012), which saw publisher Activision having its non-exclusive license to produce video games using the James Bond IP revoked by Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in January 2013.
Hitman series developer IO Interactive met with Eon Productions to pitch their own vision for a James Bond video game as they were developing Hitman 3 (2021). According to company president Hakan Abrak, the studio was under the impression that "[Eon] were not looking for a game," having grown dissatisfied with the action-oriented style and gameplay of the latest console Bond games under Activision. Chief creative officer Christian Elverdam stated that a move away from relying on weapons to complete missions was an integral part of the studio's pitch to Eon, citing their work on Hitman as a game where violent solutions were actively discouraged, as an example of how Eon were convinced by IO Interactive that there was a "sophistication" in how the developers approached espionage gameplay.
The developer also emphasized their interest in pursuing an original interpretation of James Bond divorced from any of the prior literary and cinematic incarnations of the character, as they wished to apply a similar effort to creating their own narrative for an existing IP as they did for any of their original projects and characters. This includes the likeness of James Bond himself, which will not be derived from any of the actors to portray him on film, a first for the character in a playable capacity since James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (2001).
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007 First Light
007 First Light is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed and published by IO Interactive. Based on the James Bond franchise, it will tell an original narrative inspired by the novels and short stories by Ian Fleming, and the film series starring the character. The game will depict James Bond's origin story, as he embarks on the mission he must complete to earn his licence to kill.
Following the release of 007 Legends (2012), publisher Activision had its non-exclusive licence to produce James Bond video games revoked, resulting in an extended hiatus for video games adapting the franchise. IO Interactive announced the development of a new James Bond game in November 2020. The game entered full production at IOI following the completion of Hitman 3 (2021), and was fully revealed in June 2025.
007 First Light is scheduled to be released for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on March 27, 2026.
007 First Light will depict an original narrative that draws inspiration from the novels and short stories by Ian Fleming and the long-running film franchise featuring the character. Described as an origin story for the character, the game will follow a young James Bond (Patrick Gibson), who will be portrayed as a 26-year-old, an inexperienced MI6 agent, who is tasked with a mission that, when completed successfully, will grant him his 00 status. IOI confirmed we won't be seeing some of the more troublesome traits of the character that have previously dogged the various incarnations, primarily his attitude towards women.
The story will also feature new iterations of well-known Bond characters such as M (Priyanga Burford), Q (Alastair Mackenzie), and Miss Moneypenny (Kiera Lester), reimagined to reflect their roles in shaping Bond’s early career. The game will also feature original characters, such as Bond's MI6 mentor John Greenway (Lennie James), DGSE agent Miss Roth (Noémie Nakai), and Selina Tan (Gemma Chan).
007 First Light is the first major game featuring James Bond following a long hiatus resulting from the critical and commercial failure of 007 Legends (2012), which saw publisher Activision having its non-exclusive license to produce video games using the James Bond IP revoked by Eon Productions and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in January 2013.
Hitman series developer IO Interactive met with Eon Productions to pitch their own vision for a James Bond video game as they were developing Hitman 3 (2021). According to company president Hakan Abrak, the studio was under the impression that "[Eon] were not looking for a game," having grown dissatisfied with the action-oriented style and gameplay of the latest console Bond games under Activision. Chief creative officer Christian Elverdam stated that a move away from relying on weapons to complete missions was an integral part of the studio's pitch to Eon, citing their work on Hitman as a game where violent solutions were actively discouraged, as an example of how Eon were convinced by IO Interactive that there was a "sophistication" in how the developers approached espionage gameplay.
The developer also emphasized their interest in pursuing an original interpretation of James Bond divorced from any of the prior literary and cinematic incarnations of the character, as they wished to apply a similar effort to creating their own narrative for an existing IP as they did for any of their original projects and characters. This includes the likeness of James Bond himself, which will not be derived from any of the actors to portray him on film, a first for the character in a playable capacity since James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (2001).