Next James Bond Game Will Focus On A “Young” Bond, Aims To Launch New Trilogy
In 2020, Hitman developer IO Interactive revealed that it is engaged on Undertaking 007, the primary new James Bond online game for consoles since 007 Legends was launched in 2012. Now, IO Interactive is shedding some mild on its bold plans for Bond and a hoped for trilogy that may unveil a brand new origin story for the world well-known spy.
IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak informed IGN that Undertaking 007 will not be primarily based on any of the present Bond films. As an alternative, the developer is being allowed to create its personal model of James Bond for the sport.
“What’s thrilling about that mission is that we truly bought to do an unique story,” mentioned Abrak. “So it isn’t a gamification of a film. It is utterly starting and turning into a narrative, hopefully for a giant trilogy on the market sooner or later. And equally necessary and thrilling, it is a new Bond. It is a Bond we constructed from floor up for players. It is extraordinarily thrilling with all of the custom and all of the historical past there’s there collectively to work on this along with the household of making a younger Bond for players; a Bond that the players can name their very own and develop with.”
Abrak did not provide any concreate particulars about when Undertaking 007 will arrive, however famous that “the manufacturing’s going amazingly properly.” He additionally reiterated his hope to make use of it as a launching level for added James Bond video games.
“I do not wish to communicate too large about it, however I simply hope we’ll do a factor that may outline James Bond in gaming for years to return,” added Abrak. “And that isn’t just one sport, however that we create a universe for players to personal for a few years to return that we will develop with that subsequent to the Bond on the films.”
Undertaking 007 would not at present have a launch date. However we do know that Ubisoft veteran Rodrigo Santoro was employed earlier this 12 months to be mission director for the sport. As for the subsequent James Bond film, likelihood is good that Undertaking 007 could come out first.
