- 007 First Light game director Hakan Abrak says the game was always planned as an origin story
- He says the team pitched to MGM and had ideas for a young Bond story that was a "non-negotiable"
- He adds that there were weekly feedback meetings, but IO was always in charge of the story
IO Interactive has confirmed that 007 First Light was always intended to be a young James Bond story, and it collaborated frequently with the franchise owner, Amazon MGM Studios.