{"id":26,"date":"2025-06-02T23:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/?p=26"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:30:52","slug":"io-interactive-announces-new-james-bond-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/gaming-news\/2025\/06\/02\/io-interactive-announces-new-james-bond-game\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hitman&#8217; Series Dev IO Interactive Announces A New James Bond Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"4\"><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-39\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"firstlight007\" width=\"50%\" height=\"50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/firstlight007.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>IO Interactive, long time developer of the popular <i>Hitman<\/i> series, announced a new <i>James Bond<\/i> game entitled <b>First Light 007<\/b>. No further details were disclosed except for a YouTube link to an upcoming IO Interactive Showcase this Friday, June 6 at 6PM PDT (June 7 9AM Manila Standard Time).<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; background: #FFFFFF;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhitman%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ZbTCZtFE3EDrfvnfK3c3t3RYmdSXUUkz5LpPgJZSkhDDr2euK7nevYEgCp3b5Kqkl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=480\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>In November 2020 IO Interactive released a teaser with a working title <i>Project 007<\/i> in YouTube followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/007\/status\/1329425445431939072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>a tweet<\/b><\/a> from the official <b>James Bond<\/b> account in X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/slAhuh21ii8?si=b48ifheWbemht82Y\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>IO Interactive is a Danish video game development company, known for its highly-acclaimed third-person shooters such as the<b>Hitman series<\/b>, <b>Kane &amp; Lynch<\/b>, and <b>Freedom Fighters<\/b>. Their expertise in developing these games should lend itself well to a James Bond game, integrating stealth, careful planning and the slam-bang action 007 is known for.<\/p>\n<p>With this put into perspective, will this mean we will be able to play as a &#8216;hitman&#8217; but with a full head of hair? Stay tuned for more updates!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agent47hair.jpg\" alt=\"agent47hair\" width=\"50%\" height=\"50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agent47hair.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agent47hair-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.timelessgamers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agent47hair-768x343.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><br \/>\n<font size=\"3\"><br \/>\n<i>Agent 47 with hair is just Sterling Archer! lol<\/i><br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IO Interactive, long time developer of the popular Hitman series, announced a new James Bond game entitled First Light 007. 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