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Exclusive: 007 First Light will be a 'completely new experience from the ground up' for Bond, says IO Interactive

I sat down with IO Interactive's Theuns Smit to find out what to expect from its upcoming 007 First Light and whether the story-driven, action-adventure game will be the first of many.

Tom’s Guide

How 2025 became the year of the cyber hack – and what British businesses face next in 2026

UK CYBERSECURITY: Jaguar Land Rover and M&S were the poster children for businesses facing advanced security issues this year – but a $10 trillion enticement means it might only get worse, writes business and money editor Karl Matchett

The Independent UK

007: First Light delayed 2 months for additional polish, IO says it's the studio's "most ambitious project to date"

"The game is progressing well and is fully playable from beginning to end"

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007 First Light, IO Interactive's James Bond game, is delayed 'to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one'

Instead of March, 007's new adventure is now set to arrive in May.

PC Gamer

007: First Light is "not a role-playing game" because it's James Bond's story, says dev who reveals what to expect from Lenny Kravitz's villain

Interview | IO's Rasmus Paulsen weighs in on what makes First Light a unique entry in the Bond canon

GamesRadar

Lenny Kravitz’s pirate king Bawma fronts the villains of IO Interactive’s bold James Bond reimagining 007 First Light

IO Interactive’s Senior Licensing Producer, Theuns Smit, explains creating the ultimate spy-thriller experience through presentation and gameplay.

TechRadar

007 First Light's first villain is Lenny Kravitz, and I bet he's not going to get away

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to fly away.

PC Gamer

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IO Interactive says that, once Bond is out of the way, hell yeah we're getting back to the good stuff: 'Of course there's going to be a next Hitman'

"Hitman has been our flagship game, our long love for all the time IO Interactive has existed."

PC Gamer

Hitman Devs Reveal How The Series' Most Hated Game Secretly Saved The Franchise

The Hitman series, and its developer IO Interactive, celebrate its 25 anniversary this month. We look back on the iconic franchise with two veteran developers on the series.

Inverse

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s first device is iPhone-level revolutionary but brings ‘peace and calm’ instead of ‘unsettling’ flashing lights and notifications

Altman said the AI-first hardware will be released in less than two years.

Fortune

007: First Light's developers "don't really think about" the hype around the 13-year wait since the last James Bond game

IO Interactive is "head down" as it prepares for First Light

GamesRadar

Hitman and 007 First Light studio admits there were "many, many mistakes" made with Agent 47, but that Telltale veterans' new game is teaching them some lessons

IO Interactive is paying attention to AdHoc Studios

GamesRadar

Apple Faces Another Design Exit as iPhone Air Innovator Joins Unnamed AI Startup

Abidur Chowdhury, the industrial designer behind the iPhone Air, leaves Apple for an unnamed AI startup. This just fueled concerns over the company's talent retention.

International Business Times

Apple is ramping up succession plans for CEO Tim Cook and may tap this hardware exec to take over, report says

John Ternus, Apple's senior VP of hardware engineering, could take control of the company as soon as next year, sources told the Financial Times.

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"There's level design, and then there's Hitman level design": IO Interactive leads reflect on 25 years with Agent 47, the "ramifications" of the World of Assassination, and "actually realizing we were about to do this"

IO Interactive's Christian Elverdam and Matthias Engstrøm talk 25 years of Hitman, level design, and crafting a World of Assassination

Fortune

Former Apple CEO says ‘AI has not been a particular strength’ for the tech giant and warns it has its first major competitor in decades

John Sculley suggested CEO Tim Cook’s successor should focus less on apps, and more on agentic AI to compete with OpenAI.

Fortune

Legendary Apple designer Jony Ive wants to fix our relationship with the phones he helped create—and has up to 20 different OpenAI gadgets to do so

Ive said he hopes the new generation of AI-first devices brings more joy and less anxiety.

Windows Central

OpenAI plans a small family of devices to reinvent human-computer interaction — but Sam Altman says "it'll take some time"

OpenAI's CEO recently revealed that the company is planning to develop a family of small AI-powered devices that will change how people interact with computers.

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Before he revolutionized tech with Steve Jobs, Jony Ive wanted to quit Apple. Now he’s forging a new power pairing with OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Ive has joined Altman at OpenAI to create new AI-native devices.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI is reportedly poaching Apple talent to build its first consumer hardware device — could potentially be a smart speaker

OpenAI has signed a manufacturing agreement with Luxshare to build its first consumer hardware product, according to a report by The Information on September 19.

GamesRadar

007 First Light officially casts Dexter actor Patrick Gibson as James Bond, months after everyone already figured that out

I'm still not convinced that isn't Robbie Williams

Benzinga

Bill Gurley Signals Caution As OpenAI Expands $10.3 Billion Share Sale: You Shouldn't Be 'Buying' If You Can't Answer This Question

OpenAI is reportedly moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar secondary share sale at a staggering $500 billion valuation, but veteran venture capitalist Bill Gurley is signaling caution to investors.

Creative Bloq

007 First Light reveals its licence to thrill in first gameplay demo

After seeing it first-hand, I know you'll be shaken and stirred.

GamesRadar

007 First Light is "not a reskin" of Hitman, IO Interactive says again, and the team brought in "amazing fresh talent" including devs with "specific driving expertise" to help build car missions

It's "about the game first," IO says

GamesRadar

007 First Light Collector's Edition is $300, and there isn't enough nostalgia in the world to convince me that Golden Gun is worth it unless it literally transforms me into Christopher Lee

Hitman dev IO Interactive serves up a lush but pricey James Bond Collector's Edition

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