Considering that indie developers are now taking inspiration from Bond games of old, it only seems fitting that the franchise would return with a bang with IO at the helm.
The legendary Goldeneye defined console FPS games in the 1990s, and several generations of consoles featured numerous side adventures for the famous spy. MORE: TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Review: Lean, Green, Mean, and in Widescreenĭespite Bond’s recent absence from gaming, the superspy has an influential history in the medium. It generally received negative reviews and forced the rightsholders to reconsider their position in the gaming market, waiting things out until IO Interactive became the ideal candidate to revive the franchise. Bond’s last console outing was 2012’s 007 Legends, a seemingly rushed title pushed out at the end of Activision’s licensing deal.
IO’s James Bond game comes on the heels of a long gap in 007-related games and the renewed success of the Hitman trilogy. “Working on such an iconic franchise with IOI and the audio team here is incredibly exciting.” says Vega.įull announcement: /d8ipXUwhWp We’re thrilled to welcome Dominic Vega to the team as the Audio Director for Project 007. Vega was also excited about working on the game, saying that Bond has “one of favorite soundtracks of all time.” Needless to say, they’ve found their man. In an official announcement on the team’s website, IO Interactive said that they’ve been looking for just the right person to realize the soundscape of James Bond’s iconic universe.
RELATED: Casino Royale Features Two of the Best Action Scenes of the Last 15 Years Vega has most recently worked as the lead sound designer for the dinosaur action game Second Extinction, and he’s also lent his talents to Just Cause, Ratchet & Clank, and other notable works.
The studio, founded in 1998, is responsible for the Hitman series and they're currently. IO Interactive has posted multiple job openings as they look to get a new James Bond title off the ground. Dominic Vega, a video game veteran with over a decade of experience, has joined IO Interactive to serve as audio director for Project 007. Hitman creator IO Interactive is ramping up an employment drive for a new James Bond video game set to head to development. One of the most innovative and influential first-person shooter games ever created, GoldenEye is effectively the "golden" standard when it comes to James Bond games, so it will be interesting to see if any elements or easter eggs related to the title find their way into Project 007.The house that built Hitman has a new music man in their midst. Now, it's nearly impossible to talk about 007 video games without mentioning the legendary GoldenEye for Nintendo 64. At the time of its release though, the game was widely panned by critics and players alike, and Bond hasn't shown up in a video game since.
The character has a storied history of titles, the most recent being 2012's 007 Legends. Project 007 is far from James Bond's first foray into video games. This is especially good news considering movie-licensed games have a largely egregious track record.
However, what is known is that Project 007 will tell the origin story of James Bond, and how he got his "00" agent status. IOI's collaboration with the franchise's movie production studio should (hopefully) be an indication of the developer's mission to provide a high-quality AAA game.
James Bond, international man of mystery and serial bad guy-beater meets IO Interactive, the team responsible for the Hitman series of video games. As far as what exactly the game will consist of or how the gameplay will work remains unclear. Project 007 feels like a perfect marriage.