IO Interactive’s Project 007 has a new name: 007 First Light

IO Interactive has finally announced that its long-awaited James Bond game, 007 First Light, will receive a full reveal “this week.” The developer, known for its work on Hitman, also shared mysterious art for the forthcoming game on X with a silhouette of what appears to be our newly designed James Bond.

An official press release for the announcement stated that “the reveal will give a world premiere look at 007 First Light, featuring never-before-seen footage, and start a new era for James Bond in video games.” While we don’t know exactly what “this week” entails, we know that the Xbox Games Showcase, Future Games Show, Summer Games Fest, and more are all going down later this week, so the new Bond adventure could show up at at least one of these events in some capacity.

007 First Light was announced in November 2020 and then donned the in-progress title, Project 007. The game’s premise was described in a news release as “featuring a wholly original Bond story exclusively as a video game,” where players “earn their 00 status.“ Not much information was released for the game, but the website stated that it would be released on “modern systems and platforms.” Players can expect to see the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, but it is unclear if that also includes the newly released Nintendo Switch 2.

Stay tuned for more information about 007 First Light as we head into not-E3 week.