IO Interactive Formally Reveals 007 First Gentle, Extra Information This Week Players Enviornment

IO Interactive has lastly revealed its upcoming James Bond recreation, which can formally be titled 007 First Gentle, and extra data is coming later this week.

The sport’s identify and paintings had been revealed in a publish on X earlier at the moment, and though there’s not a lot to go on, it is good to know that IO remains to be engaged on the sport, given how lengthy it has been because the preliminary announcement.

First Gentle will probably be an origin story for Bond, detailing how he earned his 007 designation. In case you want a reminder, on the earth of Bond, the 007 classification grants whichever agent carries it a license to kill within the area.

As revealed on the official 007 First Gentle web site, the sport will probably be a “wholly unique” story, so it will not be primarily based on any of Ian Fleming’s unique novels or tales, nor will or not it’s primarily based on any of the films.

We do not but know the place First Gentle will probably be set, nor do we all know a lot concerning the gameplay, though on condition that it is IO Interactive on growth duties, we are able to assume it will not less than be a bit much like the Hitman video games.

It has been fairly a while since 007 First Gentle was first teased. We first bought wind of IO’s intent to make a James Bond recreation all the way in which again in late 2020, and with not a lot information coming between then and now, you’d have been forgiven for considering the sport had been quietly canned.

That’s, till July 2023, when IO opened up a brand new studio within the UK. At that time, it was additionally confirmed that Mission 007, because it was then recognized, was nonetheless in growth, together with one thing referred to as Mission Fantasy (which nonetheless hasn’t formally been revealed).

In addition to growth, IO Interactive can also be shifting extra into publishing. In October final yr, it was revealed that the studio can be publishing MindsEye, the upcoming action-adventure recreation from ex-Rockstar head Leslie Benzies.

Extra information on 007 First Gentle is coming later this week, so keep tuned for that as quickly as we get it.