Hitman developer IO Interactive and James Bond seems like a match made in heaven. While details about Project 007 remain fairly thin on the ground, the studio has shared a teensy bit more in an interview with IGN.
Hakan Abrak, CEO of the studio, reiterates that the game will be an origin story that introduces an entirely new take on James Bond. This won't be the "gamification of a movie", he says, but is "completely beginning and becoming a story, hopefully for a big trilogy out there in the future".
He describes IO Interactive's take on the spy "a young Bond for gamers" that players can "can call their own and grow with".
In 2020, the company announced it's working on a brand new game featuring Britain's beloved secret agent, currently known only as Project 007. Little has been shared about the game in the intervening years, though hopefully that will all change soon.
"I don't have an update today, but believe me, it's itching here as well to be talking about it soon," Abrak says. He assures that development is "going amazingly well" and IO Interactive "will soon be talking more about it".
After pretty much perfecting its Hitman formula with its modern trilogy, the developer seems perfectly positioned to deliver on the James Bond fantasy. It's aiming high, too, hoping to turn it into a trilogy that's worthy of the character's legacy.
"I don't want to speak too big about it, but I just hope we'll do a thing that will define James Bond in gaming for years to come," Abrak says. "And that is not only one game, but that we create a universe for gamers to own for many years to come that we can grow with that next to the Bond on the movies."
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Wonder how many Fortnite dances young Bond knows?
I hope third Person...
I trust IOI... but I swear if I see Bond dabbing I am going to riot!
I am really looking forward to seeing what their Bond is like.
'Young Bond' is a bit vague. The movie Bonds tend to be about 35-50 years old. So I'm assuming a 'young' Bond young be late 20's? About 5 years before getting '00' status? I think anyone assuming a teenager or whatever are getting the wrong end of the stick.
Why do I get the feeling it’ll flop after one game and they’ll abandon their dream of a trilogy…? Although seeing it’s the same company as Hitman, they might very well succeed!
It makes sense to make it a younger bond if it’s a trilogy, means there’s more room for the character to go.
I just hope that the story has a serious tone. It's a lot easier to not get bored sneaking through levels if you care about what's going on.
@Fluessigmetall I actually prefer FPS when done right, but most studios don't have the budget and skill of CDPR. You really need fancy animations and graphics to make the immersion of first person worth it over the ease of third person.
Man, I BEEN waiting for this.
Can't believe it's been 4 years and we've barely heard a peep.
I get the feeling 2025-2026 is gonna be a feast for gamers.
It feels like years ago since they said they was doing a 007 game.
I'm quite liking the reveal a few months out from release, I'm not even interested in this game anymore.
I will maybe when it comes out but what is there to be excited about. Few years yet
@Fyz306903 Teenage Bond as seen in Charlie “fast show” Higson’s Young Bond series probably wouldn’t make for a great game, but the “sequel” series by Steve Cole looks like it would be of more use as it is more of a Bond becomes Bond sort of thing.
I believe he becomes 00 not long before Casio Royalenwhich I believe made him 33. So there is a good 15 years or so they could play with if we start after the Young Bond books
This has the potential to go disastrously wrong. "Young Bond for gamers" could very easily migrate into "hello, fellow kids."
If he starts talking about student loans and buying a waffle maker, I'm out.
@LifeGirl If this isn’t basically Hitman but with less murder then I would be surprised and cautious.
I don't really understand the "young Bond for gamers" bit, are they implying all gamers are teenagers, or that an older Bond would have no appeal?
'Young Bond' is utterly pointless. What benefit is that beyond it's Bond with less experience and not even Secret Service (his age is in his late 20s, early 30s when he became 00 according to clues left by Fleming in his novels)? Is that even old?! A 'young Bond' is just Bond. These devs seem to think the actors are Bond. A bit worrying that they don't understand that. How about Bond at the very start of his Secret Service career? A Bond origin story, if you will.
I wonder if we can make him? Like Mass Effect and he'll carry into each game.
@EchoRange doubt it. Bond's image is copyrighted. I'd be surprised if you'll be allowed to make a 5'2" Bond with purple hair and oversized glasses.
I don't want a "young" bond trying to acquire his 00 status. Just give us Bond already established and set him off on a globe-hopping mission. It's not hard.
seems like a match made in heaven
Not really
But I'll take what I can get.
So far the only thing we got in games that come close to the feeling of a Bond/spy movie was the ball scene in Uncharted 4.
One of the main key elements of Bond won't ever be in the game unfortunately - women/love interests.
@Frmknst There could be a love interest, but they'd probably make it not with a woman...
@Frmknst I highly doubt they'll ever include love interests for Bond because somebody, somewhere will label it misogyny unless Bond also gets to romance men, aliens and mythical figures. And then websites will boycott it 🤷♂️😊
"Can call their own" sounds like character creation to me - an interesting idea that could work.
@Rich33 I think its a terrible idea. Bond is Bond otherwise what's the point? May as well just make a spy game and save money on buying the Bond licence.
@riceNpea
Why is it a terrible idea - the character has now been played by a number of different people that all look very different.
The idea is a younger bond, so if they simply add a creator you can create a younger version of any of the actors of your choosing (I doubt they want to pay for all those likenesses), or fit more to descriptions in the books if you are into the book canon, or if you wish design a look of your own - everyone wins, and nobody loses.
I trust IOI enough to make a 007 game. If it's anywhere near as good as GoldenEye...Wii..., then I'll be delighted. I just don't want them to focus too much on a trilogy this early, just focus on giving us a first good title.
Also, I love how people here are jumping to wild conclusions when we haven't seen anything on the game yet. Never change, Push Square commenters.
@Rich33 are we playing a Bond game or a game about the actors who played Bond? Bond has defining characteristics as per Fleming in his books so if the editor sticks to those boundaries I can agree with you. My issue would be with if you're able to make Bond outside of those parameters, at which point you may as well not be playing a Bond game. And Bond is already young. A younger Bond makes no sense to me.
In my eyes is Bond Sean Connery or Roger Moore. My opinion...
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