Hitman and Kane & Lynch builders IO Interactive have shared some extra details about the studio’s long-awaited James Bond undertaking. On June 2, IOI revealed that its upcoming James Bond recreation goes to be titled 007 First Gentle, and when you assume that’s as a result of this can be a new origin story for the well-known British tremendous spy, effectively, you’d be 100% proper.
Based on First Gentle’s web site, which was up to date as we speak alongside the announcement, IOI’s recreation will function a “wholly unique Bond origin story” that may let gamers “step into the footwear of the world’s favourite Secret Agent to earn their 00 standing.”
IOI created a brand new Twitter account for the upcoming recreation and shared a brand new picture of what seems to be our first take a look at the brand new James Bond’s silhouette. Based on a press launch, IOI will showcase a “world premiere take a look at 007 First Gentle, that includes never-before-seen footage” later this week, doubtless throughout Summer time Recreation Fest / Not-E3-Week 2025.
We beforehand discovered that First Gentle was a couple of younger Bond in April, when the sport was teased throughout Nintendo’s Swap 2 direct. We additionally know that the new Bond received’t be based mostly on any earlier actor’s likeness. IOI has indicated that it needs to develop a full trilogy of Bond video games.
Chatting with IGN in October, Head of IO Hakan Abrak defined that the sport is about “a brand new Bond.”
“It’s a Bond we constructed from the bottom up for avid gamers. It’s extraordinarily thrilling with all of the custom and all of the historical past there’s there collectively to work on this along with the household of making a younger Bond for avid gamers; a Bond that the avid gamers can name their very own and develop with,” mentioned Abrak.
IOI first introduced this new 007 recreation almost 5 years in the past, again in November 2020. At the moment, 007 First Gentle is anticipated to launch on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PC, and Swap 2. No launch date has been shared by IOI but.
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