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James Bond's License Holders Let IO Be "a Lot More Daring" than the Hitman Studio Thought

IO Interactive were told not to make Bond "a killing machine" in first light, but MGM were otherwise "more daring" than the Hitman developers thought they'd be.
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007 First Light is a big change for IO Interactive. They've been sticking with Hitman for the past few years. Doing a good James Bond opening story presents a whole different set of challenges, but the team isn't about to cut out the style that made the game stand out.

007: First Light is the new project of the well-known Hitman developers. So the studio secured the famous James Bond franchise.

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ToyNews broke the news in on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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