12/8/2023 0 Comments Project 007 trailer![]() ![]() Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Is this a reference to that guy who: did a backflip, snapped the bad guy’s neck and saved the day. Project 007 is currently in development for “consoles and computer screens,” and a Teaser Trailer has been embedded above. If they're in and he's out and you're in then I'm urine. Our passionate team is excited to unleash their creativity into the iconic James Bond universe and craft the most ambitious game in the history of our studio.” “It’s true that once in a while, the stars do align in our industry,” said Hakan Abrak, the CEO of IO Interactive, “Creating an original Bond game is a monumental undertaking and I truly believe that IO Interactive, working closely with our creative partners at EON and MGM, can deliver something extremely special for our players and communities. The game is said to be “a wholly original Bond story” that will be told “exclusively” as a video game. Project 007 will serve as a “James Bond origin story,” and it won’t just follow the beats of Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale either. ![]() However, IO Interactive isn’t interested in the end of Bond’s career, but rather the beginning. James Bond has a long and (mostly) storied legacy when it comes to game adaptations, but Activision bowed out of the spy game in 2012 after the release of 007 Legends, which resigned the Bond license to a state of semi-retirement (much like the character himself in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, License to Kill, Skyfall, and the upcoming No Time To Die). This morning, the developer announced that they’ve reached an agreement with MGM and Eon Productions to create Project 007, the next video game starring James Bond. Whether or not IO Interactive’s attempt will fare better is something for our eyes only once Project 007 drops.IO Interactive, the creative force behind the wildly-successful Hitman franchise, has found a new espionage-adjacent sandbox to play in. However, no Bond game has ever come close to the success and cultural impact of Rare’s GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo 64. Before that Electronic Arts held the license and had a bit more luck with it, releasing the underrated Agent Under Fire and Nightfire before jumping the franchise to third-person and even bringing Sean Connery back to reprise the role in From Russia with Love. Before that the company struggled to find its footing with the franchise, releasing a lackluster series of games and odd spin-offs, including a GoldenEye remake/reboot. ![]() The Bond franchise has been dormant in gaming since 2013 when Activision lost the license to make games. It will be interesting to see if the developer moves the franchise back to a third-person point of view or once again tries to recapture the magic of GoldenEye 007 by going first-person. IO Interactive’s experience with Agent 47 and the Hitman series obviously gives the development team plenty of experience developing the type of game that a James Bond game should be. ![]() There’s also no confirmation on just what Bond we’ll be playing as, though the language may hint that this is not be a traditional 007 we are controlling, especially with Daniel Craig having left the franchise (or in the process of leaving thanks to COVID delays). Then it whips around showing the iconic gun barrel from the opening of (nearly) all 007 movies as the James Bond theme music plays over everything, which isn’t much to go off of. The Project 007 teaser trailer features the sound of footsteps in snow as the barrel of a gun is loaded. It’s actually not the first since Activision’s Quantum of Solace featured parts of Casino Royale, which is a James Bond origin story. What exactly an origin story means isn’t too clear. ![]()
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