IO Interactive Won't Self-Publish Future James Bond Games; Amazon Will Have More Control
Amazon Games says future Bond titles are planned after 007 First Light sold 1.5 million copies in 24 hours, but studio leadership is still undecided.
- With 1.5 million copies sold in its first 24 hours, 007 First Light has proved successful, leading Amazon to confirm that more James Bond games are currently in development.
- Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, noted the company did not make First Light but future titles will be produced by MGM and Amazon Game Studios as part of a strategy to capitalize on owned intellectual property.
- Gattis noted Amazon plans to integrate video and games, citing opportunities to expand Prime Video content, including an upcoming Tomb Raider series alongside new games tied to streaming IP.
- Serving as an origin story, First Light marks the first major James Bond title released in over a decade, signaling a fresh start for the franchise following the Daniel Craig era.
- Amazon's focus on established legacy properties reflects a strategic shift, as the company has struggled to find success with original gaming projects like Crucible and King of Meat.
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IO Interactive Won't Self-Publish Future James Bond Games; Amazon Will Have More Control
Future sequels to 007 First Light will be published by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Game Studios will handle publishing on future James Bond games. "We did not [make First Light]," Gattis explained. "We do have a stake in it because we now own the IP, but that IP acquisition happened after the First Light IO deal was already done."The deal Gattis is r…
Future James Bond games confirmed by Amazon Games, but First Light team's role in question
More James Bond games are all but guaranteed after the early success of 007 First Light. Developer IO Interactive announced last week that its young Bond game sold 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours on the market, reaching that milestone faster than any of the studio's Hitman games.
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