IO Interactive stuck with a young Bond for 007 First Light because it wanted to make 'something for the gamers'

007 First Light finds the sweet spot to start a James Bond videogame. It's not necessarily an origin story, as Bond has already made his way into the lower levels of MI6, but it takes place early ...
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"Don't make him a killing machine!": Hitman developer IO Interactive got the James Bond gig because its games are more about creativity and stealth than shooting

Hitman "We actually did put Daniel Craig in there": Hitman developers secured the 007 First Light license by modelling James Bond's face onto Agent 47's body Action Games For the Hitman devs, 007: ...
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IO Interactive CEO estimates that Hitman 3 only cost a fifth of Hitman 2016's budget because the studio was brave enough to stop making new bathrooms for every game: 'I swore ...

Action 007 First Light is the first time IO Interactive has taken on an outside project, but CEO Hakan Abrak isn't worried: 'We're able to stand on the shoulders of ourselves' Action MindsEye's messy ...
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Thanks to Hitman, 007 First Light Might Be the Perfect James Bond Video Game

IO Interactive demoes the first gameplay for 007 First Light, and it looks like an awesome espionage evolution of the ...