{"id":1972557,"date":"2026-06-04T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972557"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:21:50","slug":"amazon-will-publish-whatever-007-first-light-sequels-there-may-be-as-it-muscles-in-on-io-interactives-operation-as-new-owner-of-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1972557","title":{"rendered":"Amazon will publish whatever 007 First Light sequels there may be, as it muscles in on IO Interactive&#8217;s operation as new owner of James Bond"},"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\" 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<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/James-Bond-looks-sad-in-007-First-Light.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"James Bond looks sad in 007 First Light\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"James-Bond-looks-sad-in-007-First-Light.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=\"updated_at\">\nUpdated on <time datetime=\"2026-06-04T17:21:50+00:00\">June 4, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/james-bond-007-first-light-ioi-amazon?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 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><strong>UPDATE 6.18pm: <\/strong>Amazon has shared a new statement regarding its relationship with 007 First Light developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a> and any future Bond games. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amazon MGM holds the rights to any future James Bond video games but it&#8217;s still too early to discuss future projects,&#8221; it said (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wario64\/status\/2062555292890443939\">Wario64<\/a>). &#8220;We have a great relationship with IO Interactive and are proud of what we&#8217;ve accomplished together on 007 First Light. Our partners at IO will reveal more about 007 First Light in the near future and we&#8217;re looking forward to sharing what&#8217;s next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The original story continues below.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>ORIGINAL 5.07pm:<\/strong> Given the early success of 007 First Light, it&#8217;s more than likely we will get more IO Interactive James Bond games in the future. IOI has even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hitman-developer-says-james-bond-game-will-hopefully-be-the-start-of-a-trilogy\">suggested it would love to make a trilogy of James Bond games<\/a> if it can &#8211; and given how First Light ends &#8211; no spoilers &#8211; there&#8217;s room for it.  However, if IOI does make more James Bond games, franchise owner Amazon has said it wants to be more involved.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\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> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light launch trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=au2-tWLVd18\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/amazon-paid-just-20-million-for-the-james-bond-franchise\">Amazon bought the James Bond rights last year for $20m<\/a>, which is why IO Interactive was clear to publish 007 First Light, because the deal was done before Amazon took Bond over, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/007-first-light-sequel-james-bond-games-amazon-mgm\/\">Amazon gaming boss Jeff Gattiss explained to Polygon<\/a>. But if IO Interactive were to make any sequels, they would be overseen &#8220;by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios&#8221;, Gattiss added.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amazon does apparently &#8220;have a stake&#8221; in 007 First Light as the Bond owner, so it will  no doubt be pleased  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-james-bond-sales-milestone-24-hours\">the game sold  1.5m copies in 24 hours<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-sales-estimate\">Analysts now estimate that figure has climbed to over 2m<\/a> since the game&#8217;s release on 27th May.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Bond in 007 First Light dressed as a chauffer\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/James-Bond-in-007-First-Light-dressed-as-a-chauffer.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1600\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Bond in 007 First Light dressed as a chauffer\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"James-Bond-in-007-First-Light-dressed-as-a-chauffer.jfif\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1600\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>IOI<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#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 in Eurgamer&#8217;s own review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. And the good news is, 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><strong>UPDATE 6.18pm: <\/strong>Amazon has shared a new statement regarding its relationship with 007 First Light developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/io-interactive\">IO Interactive<\/a> and any future Bond games. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Amazon MGM holds the rights to any future James Bond video games but it&#8217;s still too early to discuss future projects,&#8221; it said (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wario64\/status\/2062555292890443939\">Wario64<\/a>). &#8220;We have a great relationship with IO Interactive and are proud of what we&#8217;ve accomplished together on 007 First Light. Our partners at IO will reveal more about 007 First Light in the near future and we&#8217;re looking forward to sharing what&#8217;s next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The original story continues below.\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>ORIGINAL 5.07pm:<\/strong> Given the early success of 007 First Light, it&#8217;s more than likely we will get more IO Interactive James Bond games in the future. IOI has even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hitman-developer-says-james-bond-game-will-hopefully-be-the-start-of-a-trilogy\">suggested it would love to make a trilogy of James Bond games<\/a> if it can &#8211; and given how First Light ends &#8211; no spoilers &#8211; there&#8217;s room for it.  However, if IOI does make more James Bond games, franchise owner Amazon has said it wants to be more involved.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\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> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>007 First Light launch trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=au2-tWLVd18\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/amazon-paid-just-20-million-for-the-james-bond-franchise\">Amazon bought the James Bond rights last year for $20m<\/a>, which is why IO Interactive was clear to publish 007 First Light, because the deal was done before Amazon took Bond over, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/007-first-light-sequel-james-bond-games-amazon-mgm\/\">Amazon gaming boss Jeff Gattiss explained to Polygon<\/a>. But if IO Interactive were to make any sequels, they would be overseen &#8220;by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios&#8221;, Gattiss added.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amazon does apparently &#8220;have a stake&#8221; in 007 First Light as the Bond owner, so it will  no doubt be pleased  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-james-bond-sales-milestone-24-hours\">the game sold  1.5m copies in 24 hours<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-sales-estimate\">Analysts now estimate that figure has climbed to over 2m<\/a> since the game&#8217;s release on 27th May.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Bond in 007 First Light dressed as a chauffer\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/James-Bond-in-007-First-Light-dressed-as-a-chauffer.jfif?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1600\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"James Bond in 007 First Light dressed as a chauffer\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"James-Bond-in-007-First-Light-dressed-as-a-chauffer.jfif\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1600\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>IOI<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#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 in Eurgamer&#8217;s own review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/007-first-light-review\">awarding 007 First Light four stars<\/a>. 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