James Bond is one of the most well-known characters in fiction. The iconic agent 007 is soon to return to the realm of video games, and we had a chance to dig a little deeper behind the scenes.
At Gamescom 2025, we were given the opportunity to speak to IO Interactive devs working on 007 First Light, which deals with the agent's dubious early days. Our speaker was Theuns Smit, the studio's senior licensing producer. He told us about the steps IO had to take to acquire a 007 license, what this upcoming game will be about, and how IO went about creating it.
