Future sequels to 007 First Mild can be revealed by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Sport Studios will deal with publishing on future James Bond video games.
“We didn’t [make First Light],” Gattis defined. “We do have a stake in it as a result of we now personal the IP, however that IP acquisition occurred after the First Mild IO deal was already executed.”
The deal Gattis is referring to is the one which allowed IO Interactive the ability to self-publish 007 First Mild, much like Hitman 3. IO Interactive signed on to make Bond when the franchise was beneath management of MGM and EON Productions, the manufacturing firm that managed the James Bond model for many years. Nonetheless, Amazon acquired MGM in 2021 (a yr after the sport had been introduced) and finally took full artistic management of Bond in 2025.
Amazon and MGM nonetheless collaborated on 007 First Mild to make sure the sport was in keeping with what’s anticipated from the model, however it feels like Amazon might have extra management going ahead. In response to Gattis, sequels can be “executed by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Sport Studios.”
It is essential to notice that Amazon Sport Studios is a publishing arm of Amazon. AGS is publishing the following two Tomb Raider titles, as an example. Because of this, IO Interactive will seemingly proceed to develop future Bond titles.
Nonetheless, this additionally means Amazon could be financially backing the mission, that means it could have a much bigger say in what it needs to see within the recreation. Gattis even famous that Amazon is increasing into video games to create synergy with Amazon’s movies and TV reveals, one thing that can be undeniably essential with the upcoming James Bond movie.
“We expect that is an actual alternative for us to create IP that extends — or type of expands upon — TV reveals and films. So there will be a Tomb Raider TV present on Prime Video that’ll go alongside the video games. There’s loads of issues we now have within the works on new video games that’ll relate to Prime Video IP.”
It looks as if a sequel is all however assured, as 007 First Mild bought 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours and IO Interactive overtly expressed its intentions for a sequel on the finish of the sport with a daring title card that learn “James Bond will return.” IO Interactive additionally beforehand said its want to do a trilogy of 007 video games.
IGN’s Luke Reilly additionally gave 007 First Mild a 9/10 in our evaluation, noting that it’s “obsessive about bringing the Bond fantasy to life in a approach nobody has ever managed earlier than” and that “007 First Mild is one of the best Bond recreation I’ve ever performed.”
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s information group. He covers all issues leisure, together with gaming, movie, and extra. You could find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.