Overview

• IO Interactive’s new featurette highlights a combat system built for free-flow melee, environmental takedowns, and intensified gunplay described as “dialing the action to twelve.”
• Patrick Gibson leads as an inexperienced MI6 recruit in an origin story that presents Bond as irreverent, energetic, and not yet cold or callous.
• Developers describe the project as a standalone entry inspired by Ian Fleming’s novels, designed to resonate with fans of both the books and the films.
• 007 First Light is slated for a 2026 release on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows PC.
• A parallel big-screen reboot is in development under director Denis Villeneuve with Steven Knight writing, and reports indicate the search for a new cinematic 007 is ongoing.