From the top of its 25 million copies sold, the last Hitman trilogy was a real lesson for IO Interactive. And the studio intends to take advantage of all these lessons with 007 First Light.
Of all the announcements to remember from this period of Summer Game Fest, one of the best is none other than that of 007 First Lightthe next game to come on the side of Io Interactive. Indeed, after spending more than a decade to devote oneself exclusively to Hitmanthe Danish studio will now offer a new adventure to the famous James Bond, whose origins we can rediscover in a completely new story. And as you would expect, the developers intend to draw inspiration from everything that could make Hitman’s success.
007 First Light will benefit from the lessons learned with Hitman
Indeed, if the last three opus featuring the unstoppable agent 47, now gathered under the name World of Assassinationtoday benefit from such success, it is also because Io Interactive has been able to offer them exemplary follow -up over the years. As proof, the studio has recently taken advantage of the announcement of 007 First Light to integrate a New free mission In Hitman where the target, the figure, is none other than the enemy of James Bond embodied by Mads Mikkelsen in the film Casino Royale.
In fact, as Hakan Abrak confirms at the microphone of The Game Business, Io Interactive naturally intends to reproduce this scheme, which has more than proven itself, with 007 First Light in the future. “We have obviously acquired a lot of experience thanks to World of Assassination, and a lot of experience on how to extend a solo experience by giving free and attractive content to players” explains in particular the CEO of the studio. “You can expect us to apply some to some of [ces] lessons “.
Abrak specifies, however, if it is necessary, that their objective remains above all to make 007 First Light the best possible game when it was released in 2026. “With James Bond, we have really improved our stealth, we have really changed the action aspects of our technology and our features” he reveals. “Fluid fights, which switch from fire to scrum … For Hitman, these were nested animations. Here it is a free form. We have different exotic cars to drive for players. This gives us more challenges to take up ”.
A game made with the support of Amazon
And to do this, the studio can then count on the support of Amazon, whose redemption of the rights of the franchise last February has in no way impacted the development of 007 First Light. “We have always had a good partnership with MGM from the start, and now with Amazon MGM” Assures Abrak. And for Io Interactive, who will then be the first company to release a work stamped James Bond since No Time to Die In 2021, it is naturally a real privilege. “We are very grateful”confesses the studio boss.
Source : The Game Business
