007 First Light is getting a formidable quantity of post-launch help, in response to the sport’s yr one street map. At Summer time Sport Fest, IO Interactive debuted a teaser trailer for a brand new story DLC for the sport centered round Bawama, the pirate king warlord performed by Lenny Kravitz. Particulars are scarce on what we’ll be doing with Bawama, however his story did finish reasonably abruptly within the base recreation so it is smart to return to him. It is also unclear if this will likely be a paid growth or if it will be a free replace.
007 First Light can even get a yr of updates which can embody new TacSim challenges, a brand new gadget, New Sport+, and a photograph mode. It is fairly thrilling, as IO Interactive acknowledged that that is the “yr one” roadmap, suggesting that there could also be extra content material after this. IO Interactive is thought for supporting its video games with tons of additional content material, however it would seemingly rely upon if gamers preserve displaying as much as help the sport. Hitman is way extra replayable than 007 First Light, however the brand new Bond recreation appears to doing properly due to robust phrase of mouth.
Estimates recommend 007 First Light offered over 2 million copies in its first week and the sport has been showered in reward from followers and critics alike. IGN gave 007 First Light a 9/10, noting that it’s “demonstrably obsessive about bringing the Bond fantasy to life in a method no recreation has ever managed earlier than.”
IO Interactive additionally arrange a sequel on the finish of 007 First Light, which Amazon lately confirmed is not going to be self-published by IO Interactive. Amazon is predicted to have a a lot bigger position in future Bond video games and will deal with publishing on any sequels to First Light.
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