{"id":1960094,"date":"2026-05-28T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1960094"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:17:42","slug":"ioi-is-keeping-the-british-end-up-in-007-first-light-by-switching-out-americanisms-to-reinforce-the-immersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1960094","title":{"rendered":"IOI is &#8216;keeping the British end up&#8217; in 007 First Light by switching out Americanisms to &#8220;reinforce the immersion&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/007-first-light\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      007 First Light<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">IOI is &#8216;keeping the British end up&#8217; in 007 First Light by switching out Americanisms to &#8220;reinforce the immersion&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Spies on the prize.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/James-Bond-dressed-as-a-chauffer-in-007-First-Light.-He-is-resting-on-the-bonnet-of-a-green-car_rnLqNqo.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"James Bond dressed as a chauffer in 007 First Light. He is resting on the bonnet of a green car\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"James-Bond-dressed-as-a-chauffer-in-007-First-Light.-He-is-resting-on-the-bonnet-of-a-green-car_rnLqNqo.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>IOI<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-28T14:17:42+00:00\">May 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-americanism-parking-lot?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          11 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"24adb1e6-72cb-4443-8b19-1f32869e160f\" data-name=\"007 First Light\" data-follow-text=\"Follow 007 First Light\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following 007 First Light\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow 007 First Light\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following 007 First Light\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow 007 First Light\" title=\"Follow 007 First Light\"><br \/>\n  Follow 007 First Light<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Following earlier gameplay teaser trailers, developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a> has made some changes to the dialogue in 007 First Light.<\/p>\n<p>Back in September, IOI released a 20 minute gameplay trailer for its Bond origin game, giving us a look at the newly-appointed spy on his first mission. In this mission, Bond is working undercover as a chauffeur, and needs to park his vehicle before waiting for his fellow agents to finish their various bits of espionage. However, while this footage whetted our appetites with grand set pieces and stealthy gameplay, one thing in particular caught the attention of indie developer Joe Wintergreen.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Gameplay Deep Dive | State of Play 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xydhCbVhpwY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xydhCbVhpwY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Gameplay Deep Dive | State of Play 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light &#8211; Official Gameplay Deep Dive. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xydhCbVhpwY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately the new 007 game has Bond say &#8216;parking lot&#8217;. Sorry everyone, I know we all had our hopes up,&#8221; Wintergreen wrote on Bluesky following First Light&#8217;s gameplay reveal. Parking lot is, of course, American English. And, James Bond really should fall into the British English category, what with him being her majesty&#8217;s (or, in this case, his majesty&#8217;s) best agent.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But fast forward to today, and the recent release of 007 First Light. It turns out that IO clearly clocked the &#8216;parking lot&#8217; discourse, and has changed the offending dialogue to the British &#8216;car park&#8217; in the final game. Huzzah!<\/p>\n<p>A representative from IOI told Eurogamer it decided to make this change to &#8220;reinforce the immersion within the mission&#8221;. So to semi quote Roger Moore&#8217;s Bond from The Spy Who Loved Me, IOI is keeping the British end up, sir, and I love to see it. IOI said that &#8211; to its knowledge &#8211; &#8220;that was the main [Americanism it changed]&#8221;, which &#8220;was picked up after being included in trailers&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigol6l2vo7bqidgj5okukbpk5s3y6bqzlexcolcsbkiquri3r5tu4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mmvsru74ws2w\">\n<p lang=\"en\">THEY FUCKING CHANGED IT. KINGS AND QUEENS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/post\/3mmvsru74ws2w?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Wintergreen (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4?ref_src=embed\">@joewintergreen.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/post\/3mmvsru74ws2w?ref_src=embed\">28 May 2026 at 11:28<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you going to be playing 007 First Light this weekend? Or are you already? Or, if you are thinking about it, have you read our review? &#8220;007 First Light is less cerebral and replayable than IO&#8217;s World of Assassination trilogy, but makes up for it with excellent fistfights and oodles of charm,&#8221; Rick Lane wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. There is more to come, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-replayability-tacsim-dlc\">IOI has significant post-release plans for 007 First Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are making your way through 007 First Light, but need a little extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-mission-3-walkthrough\">walkthrough of 007 First Light&#8217;s third mission to get you started<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Following earlier gameplay teaser trailers, developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a> has made some changes to the dialogue in 007 First Light.<\/p>\n<p>Back in September, IOI released a 20 minute gameplay trailer for its Bond origin game, giving us a look at the newly-appointed spy on his first mission. In this mission, Bond is working undercover as a chauffeur, and needs to park his vehicle before waiting for his fellow agents to finish their various bits of espionage. However, while this footage whetted our appetites with grand set pieces and stealthy gameplay, one thing in particular caught the attention of indie developer Joe Wintergreen.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"007 First Light - Official Gameplay Deep Dive | State of Play 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xydhCbVhpwY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xydhCbVhpwY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">007 First Light &#8211; Official Gameplay Deep Dive | State of Play 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light &#8211; Official Gameplay Deep Dive. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xydhCbVhpwY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately the new 007 game has Bond say &#8216;parking lot&#8217;. Sorry everyone, I know we all had our hopes up,&#8221; Wintergreen wrote on Bluesky following First Light&#8217;s gameplay reveal. Parking lot is, of course, American English. And, James Bond really should fall into the British English category, what with him being her majesty&#8217;s (or, in this case, his majesty&#8217;s) best agent.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But fast forward to today, and the recent release of 007 First Light. It turns out that IO clearly clocked the &#8216;parking lot&#8217; discourse, and has changed the offending dialogue to the British &#8216;car park&#8217; in the final game. Huzzah!<\/p>\n<p>A representative from IOI told Eurogamer it decided to make this change to &#8220;reinforce the immersion within the mission&#8221;. So to semi quote Roger Moore&#8217;s Bond from The Spy Who Loved Me, IOI is keeping the British end up, sir, and I love to see it. IOI said that &#8211; to its knowledge &#8211; &#8220;that was the main [Americanism it changed]&#8221;, which &#8220;was picked up after being included in trailers&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigol6l2vo7bqidgj5okukbpk5s3y6bqzlexcolcsbkiquri3r5tu4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"system\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mmvsru74ws2w\">\n<p lang=\"en\">THEY FUCKING CHANGED IT. KINGS AND QUEENS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/post\/3mmvsru74ws2w?ref_src=embed\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Wintergreen (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4?ref_src=embed\">@joewintergreen.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:ht6gfr46gk4nfkkfpqwh3su4\/post\/3mmvsru74ws2w?ref_src=embed\">28 May 2026 at 11:28<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Are you going to be playing 007 First Light this weekend? Or are you already? Or, if you are thinking about it, have you read our review? &#8220;007 First Light is less cerebral and replayable than IO&#8217;s World of Assassination trilogy, but makes up for it with excellent fistfights and oodles of charm,&#8221; Rick Lane wrote, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. There is more to come, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-replayability-tacsim-dlc\">IOI has significant post-release plans for 007 First Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are making your way through 007 First Light, but need a little extra hand, be sure to check out our guides. 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