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'007 First Light' Developer Teases Game's Upcoming Bond Villain, But Will It Be a Familiar One?

Developers tease James Bond's villain for the game 007 First Light, and it may be someone you did not expect.

Player One

007: First Light developer IO Interactive’s Chief Technology Officer says the Hitman studio is ‘working with NVIDIA right now’ to make the game look mind-blowing on every platform

IO Interactive’s upcoming 007 First Light showcases the power and flexibility of its proprietary Glacier engine, enabling high-end visuals, seamless multiplatform support, and rapid real-time development.

TechRadar

If Assassin's Creed isn't going to bring back the multiplayer we all loved, there's another stealthy murder game that can do it even better: Hitman

Opinion | I love Hitman, but its upcoming co-op mode is just a stepping stone towards what it really needs: direct competitive assassination

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Is Patrick Gibson the New James Bond in '007 First Light'? Actor Confirms Video Game Work Amidst Rumors

Patrick Gibson confirms new work on a video game, but is it as the new James Bond for the new 007 First Light game?

Player One

As a James Bond fan, the new 007 character design has me torn

But maybe that's the point.

Creative Bloq

007 First Light leads say James Bond is no Agent 47: "If Hitman is a single-minded killer and basically the bad guy of the game, Bond is the hero"

IO Interactive promises a fresh take on 007, putting real character into the next James Bond game

GamesRadar

'If Hitman is a single-minded killer and basically the bad guy of the game, Bond is the hero': IO Interactive talks about shifting priorities for its upcoming 007 game

Agent 47 is an "empty shell," while Bond is anything but.

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After 9 years of deadly new Hitman updates, the hardest part about designing new Elusive Targets like James Bond villain Le Chiffre is "actually keeping the target alive"

"Le Chiffre took like five months to make, and some guy will surely do it in like a second"

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A Hitman co-op mode is in development, featuring two familiar faces from Agent 47's past

Stone and Knight are coming back, and this time they're getting their hands dirty.

PC Gamer

"I got to shag his wife and kill him, so let's see what happens in the game": 26 years before becoming David Bateson's target in Hitman, Mads Mikkelsen worked with the Agent 47 actor on a Danish short film

Call it even this time?

GamesRadar

007 First Light: Everything we know so far about IO Interactive's new Bond game

007 First Light is the James Bond origin story you've been waiting for – shaken, not stirred

GamesRadar

Summer Game Fest 2025 LIVE: Everything announced during the gaming showcase

Summer Game Fest is the ultimate celebration of video games and the creators behind them and this year's event gets underway today.

Tom’s Guide

'007: First Light' Trailer Drops — James Bond's Explosive Origin Story Finally Comes to Life

PlayStation just revealed the first look at 007: First Light—a gritty, cinematic Bond origin story from IO Interactive.

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Is James Bond 007 First Light on Xbox?

007 First Light, the upcoming James Bond origin game from Hitman developer IO Interactive, was officially unveiled at PlayStation’s State of Play event, but the game will also launch on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC in 2026.

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007 First Light's James Bond actor hasn't been confirmed, but fans are convinced it's someone who only recently starred in Dexter: Original Sin

"It HAS to be Patrick Gibson"

It's official: a new James Bond will return to screen in 2026

But the new Mr Bond may not be who you expected

Windows Central

007 First Light shows off a new take on James Bond, and it's coming to Xbox and PC in 2026

IO Interactive's 007 First Light stars a younger James Bond, and it's slated to arrive at some point in 2026.

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Our first look at 007 First Light is finally here, and oh no: I'm pretty sure this Bond was born in the year 2000

Young, smirky Bond looks an awful lot like Dexter: New Blood actor Patrick Gibson.

PC Gamer

IO's James Bond game is called 007 First Light, will be revealed later this week

The name's Light. First Light.

Windows Central

IO Interactive's James Bond game is titled 007 First Light, and it's being revealed this week

IO Interactive's James Bond game is titled 007 First Light, and it's being revealed later this week.

GamesRadar

007 First Light is officially the name for Hitman studio's James Bond game, and it looks to be an origin story

The game will be revealed later this week as a part of Summer Game Fest

Destructoid

Hitman dev teases new James Bond 007 game, likely set for Summer Game Fest reveal

The name's Bond, but he's got a codename too, and here's how he got it.

TechRadar

With games like Hitman World of Assassination, the PSVR 2 might finally convince me it's better than my Meta Quest 3 after all

Hitman World of Assassination on PSVR 2 is a delight

PC Gamer

We're in a golden age of spy TV shows, but I have to play a 14-year-old MMO to get my videogame espionage kicks

Hurry up and finish your Bond game, IO.

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