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Amazon Says No Final Decision on 007 Sequel and Signals IO Interactive as Likely Developer

Owning the Bond game rights lets Amazon shape publishing and reach hundreds of millions of new players by integrating Luna into the Prime Video app.

Overview

  • Jeff Gattis clarified in an interview published Thursday that Amazon has made no final decisions about who will publish or develop a 007: First Light sequel.
  • Gattis confirmed Amazon technically owns the game rights and said the company will “do what’s right by the game,” explicitly noting IO Interactive is the likely developer given the first title’s success.
  • When asked about buying IO Interactive, Gattis said “anything’s possible” but added there are no acquisition talks underway at this time.
  • Amazon plans to broaden distribution by integrating its Luna cloud service into the Prime Video app so games appear alongside shows and become visible to hundreds of millions of Prime users.
  • The comments follow public confusion after earlier remarks suggested Amazon Game Studios might take over development, and they matter to fans and IOI staff because keeping the original studio would preserve creative continuity after IOI’s prior ownership struggles.