You know the name, you know the number. Yes, it is James Bond 007, but like we have never seen him before.
During PlayStation’s State of Play this evening, developer IO Interactive of Hitman fame gave us our first look at 007: First Light. “Earn the Number,” reads the official blurb accompanying today’s new trailer, which features plenty of those Bond-themes we know and love. The cars, the weapons, the girls, the music. Ahh, I am excited!!
“In 007 First Light, play as James Bond, a young, resourceful, and sometimes reckless new recruit, and discover an origin story for the first time,” the developer continues, promising an “all-new game experience from IO Interactive”, set for release in 2026.
Before I get more into it, here’s the trailer:
007 First Light – Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube
“This is Bond as you’ve never seen him before – the youngest Bond fans have ever met,” IO wrote in an accompanying blog post. In fact, this Bond is only 26, which makes me feel ancient (but, you don’t look it, Victoria!).
Anyway, First Light’s Bond is “a man with sharp instincts, sometimes reckless, who is still learning when to fight, when to bluff, and when to disappear into the shadows”, and he starts off the game as a Navy air crewman. However, various events soon throw him into the thrills and spills of MI6 life, and “this training coupled with his natural instinct, wits, and heart will see him grow into a fully-fledged spy”.
I don’t know if you can tell but guys, I really can’t wait!!
Image credit: IOI
Towards the end of last year, IOI said it hopes its upcoming James Bond origin story will be the start of a trilogy, adding the release will not be a “gamification of a movie”.
007: First Light will also feature again later this week during IO’s own showcase, which is scheduled for Friday, 6th June, at 6pm PDT. That’s 2am on 7th June for those of us in the UK, but who am I kidding, I will be watching.