Future sequels to 007 First Mild shall be printed by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Recreation 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 carried out.”
The deal Gattis is referring to is the one which allowed IO Interactive the ability to self-publish 007 First Mild, just 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. Nevertheless, Amazon acquired MGM in 2021 (a 12 months after the sport had been introduced) and finally took full inventive management of Bond in 2025.
Amazon and MGM nonetheless collaborated on 007 First Mild to make sure the sport was in step with what’s anticipated from the model, however it feels like Amazon might have extra management going ahead. In keeping with Gattis, sequels shall be “carried out by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Recreation Studios.”
It is essential to notice that Amazon Recreation Studios is a publishing arm of Amazon. AGS is publishing the following two Tomb Raider titles, for example. In consequence, IO Interactive will seemingly proceed to develop future Bond titles.
Nevertheless, this additionally means Amazon could be financially backing the mission, that means it might have a much bigger say in what it desires to see within the sport. Gattis even famous that Amazon is increasing into video games to create synergy with Amazon’s movies and TV exhibits, one thing that shall be undeniably essential with the upcoming James Bond movie.
“We expect that is an actual alternative for us to create IP that extends — or form of expands upon — TV exhibits and flicks. So there will be a Tomb Raider TV present on Prime Video that’ll go alongside the video games. There’s numerous issues we have now within the works on new video games that’ll relate to Prime Video IP.”
It looks like 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 need to do a trilogy of 007 video games.
IGN’s Luke Reilly additionally gave 007 First Mild a 9/10 in our assessment, noting that it’s “obsessive about bringing the Bond fantasy to life in a means nobody has ever managed earlier than” and that “007 First Mild is the perfect Bond sport I’ve ever performed.”
Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN’s information staff. He covers all issues leisure, together with gaming, movie, and extra. You could find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.
