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007 First Light review

IO awkwardly welds together two schools of game design.

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Leica debuts "Shockwave Camera" in the new James Bond videogame

Shocking. Positively shocking. The Leica Q becomes a field weapon in the latest 007 videogame

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007 First Light has sold 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours and claims the victory of 'fastest selling title in IO Interactive's history'

I wonder who the seventh person to buy the game was?

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007 First Light sells 1.5 million copies in just 2 days

A solid start for the Hitman studio's new James Bond game

GamesRadar

After 007 First Light, can we ease up on parries and ledge-climbing?

Opinion | As IO Interactive experiments with traditional gaming norms, it makes a case for leaving some of them behind

GamesRadar

"You don't want to say 'I played it safe'": How 007 First Light's developers made the best James Bond game yet

Interview | IO Interactive's Dominic Vega (audio director) and Andras Krogh (gameplay director) details the journey from Hitman to James Bond

GamesRadar

'007 First Light' Gives You The Power To Be Any Bond You Want To Be

IOI's 007 First Light isn't just one of the best action-stealth games in recent memory, it's one of the most memorable interpretations of James Bond thusfar.

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007 First Light joins an ever-expanding list of 2026 games without up-to-date AMD FSR or Intel XeSS support

Shaken, stirred, who cares? Just properly support all GPUs, please, not just some of them.

PC Gamer

'007 First Light' Has Just Been Released, But Is the Ending Already Teasing a Sequel?

Many have already beaten 007 First Light within the day of its release, and now it is being hinted that a sequel may be in the horizon.

Player One

007 First Light release date and launch times

Here's when you can start playing as Bond through his early days at MI6.

PC Gamer

007 First Light review roundup: 'The best James Bond game since GoldenEye'

The initial reaction to IO Interactive's take on the famed British assassin is very positive.

PC Gamer

007 First Light is the best Bond game ever made — sorry, GoldenEye

In 007 First Light, IO Interactive has crafted a cinematic and thrilling espionage experience that stands as the best Bond release in almost two decades.

Tom’s Guide

007 First Light review: "Bond's greatest game to date, this is a well-oiled spy thriller machine"

GamesRadar

007 First Light's Metacritic score might make the James Bond romp IO Interactive's highest-rated game yet, but GoldenEye remains king

Second best-Bond is good too, though

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007 First Light review roundup: Scores, praise, criticism, and early verdict

Bond got a worthy origin story.

TechRadar

'You can really tell how long a game has been in development' — 007 First Light features a cameo of an internet star who went viral years ago

IO Interactive has confirmed that 007 First Light will feature an easter egg appearance for an internet celebrity who went viral a few years ago.

PC Gamer

Hey PC Gamer, where's your 007 First Light review?

Dr No code.

Creative Bloq

007 First Light has a secret Jaguar Type 00 – is the rebrand redeemed?

As IO Interactive prepares to launch its long-awaited Bond origin story, Jaguar's product placement could be an important moment for its shaky reputation.

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007 First Light review: something borrowed, something Bond, and utterly brilliant

A slow-burning and brutally elegant blend of Hitman and Batman: Arkham.

TechRadar

007 First Light delivers a blockbuster Bond origin story packed with spycraft, stealth and explosive action set pieces

007 First Light is undeniably cinematic, perfectly immersing you in Ian Flemming’s Bond with a high-stakes linear narrative, sleek gadget mechanics and globe-trotting levels.

Player One

'007 First Light' Preload Is Exclusive to the PlayStation 5 Only—What Does it Mean?

PlayStation 5 players get a slightly earlier preload of 007 First Light compared to all other platforms. What does this mean for all players?

TechRadar

'Off the wishlist it comes': 007 First Light fans are requesting refunds after learning about Denuvo DRM addition ahead of launch

Denuvo is the talk of the town again among Steam users, as IO Interactive adds the controversial DRM to 007 First Light, days before its launch.

Windows Central

007: First Light's global launch times have been announced — Here's exactly when you can play James Bond's latest adventure where you are

IO Interactive has announced the global launch times for 007: First Light, an upcoming action-adventure game that will tell the tale of James Bond from an upstart rookie into the iconic secret agent he is today.

PC Gamer

007 First Light's James Bond (probably) won't be a sexist, misogynist dinosaur: 'Some things fall by the wayside,' IO Interactive says

Don't expect any "Christmas only comes once a year" cracks in this one.

PC Gamer

IO Interactive has forgiven me for calling 007 a smug tool

I am absolved of my sins until at least my next article.

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