- IO Interactive will not publish any potential 007 First light aftermath
- Amazon Game Studios to handle publishing now that Amazon owns Bond intellectual property
- Amazon Gaming GM Jeff Gattis says potential sequels will be “made by MGM and, theoretically, Amazon Game Studios.”
Update: Amazon Game Studio has now provided TechRadar Gaming with a statement regarding Amazon Gaming General Manager Jeff Gattis’ comments.
“Amazon MGM owns the rights to any future James Bond video games, but it is still too early to discuss future projects,” an Amazon spokesperson said.
“We have a great relationship with IO Interactive and are proud of what we have achieved together in 007 First light. Our partners at IO will reveal more about 007 First light in the near future and we look forward to sharing what’s next.” The original article continues below.
Amazon Gaming has confirmed that Amazon Game Studios will handle the publishing of any potential 007 First light aftermath.
007 First light has been a smash hit for IO Interactive, selling 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours, a milestone reached faster than any of the studios. Hitman games.
Possible sequels are a possibility at this time, but according to Amazon Gaming general manager Jeff Gattis, IO Interactive will not publish them on its own.
“We don’t [make First Light]”Gattis told Polygon. “We have a stake in it because we now own the intellectual property, but that intellectual property acquisition came after the first light The deal with IO was already closed.”
The general manager explained that although Amazon “did not have all the rights to this first light James Bond”, the possible sequels will be “made by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios.”
IOI began to develop 007 First light when the Bond franchise was under the control of MGM and EON Productions; However, Amazon acquired MGM in 2021, a year later first light was announced.
Amazon and MGM continued to collaborate with IOI after the acquisition, but now the company will take a more central role in potential sequels.
Fans reacting to the news are worried about the future of IOI’s Bond games, with one fan on Reddit saying that it seems like Amazon “might be hinting that the sequel will be made without IO Interactive, if so Amazon is making a big mistake.”
There’s a big distinction between publishing and developing a game, so it’s important to note that it looks like IO Interactive will still be the ones creating the Bond games, while Amazon Game Studios will finance them, which could mean the latter will have more involvement in the projects.
Gattis went on to say that Amazon is eager to expand into gaming so it can create synergies with its TV shows and movies, something it could do with IO Interactive’s games and the company’s next James Bond movie, currently in the works.
“We think it’s a real opportunity for us to create intellectual property that extends, or in some ways expands, the TV shows and movies,” Gattis said. “So there will be a Tomb Raider TV show on Prime Video that will accompany the games. There are a lot of things we have in the works on new games that will tie into the Prime Video IP.”
TechRadar UK Senior Home Entertainment Editor Amelia Schwanke Rated 007 First light four stars in his review, calling it “a successful original Bond story” that is “the closest a game has ever come to making me feel like I’m starring in a Bond movie.”
“IO Interactive takes the stealth setting of Hitman, the intense thrills of Uncharted, and the experimental espionage of Batman: Arkham, and reshapes them into a cinematic globe-trotting spy thriller packed with covert missions, explosive action, and cool gadgets,” Schwanke said. “While the campaign’s immersion occasionally falls short, this elegant origin story still feels like a triumphant return for the most iconic secret agent.”
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