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007 First Light is out today and critics love it — IO Interactive's best work since Hitman

IO Interactive spent years after the Hitman trilogy quietly building what could be the best James Bond game in thirty years, and as of today, you can play it. 007 First Light is out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S,

007 First Light review

007 First Light is less cerebral and replayable than IO's World of Assassination trilogy, but makes up for it with excellent fistfights and oodles of charm.
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007 First Light Dev on Comparisons: 'We Can’t Simply Reskin a Hitman Game and Call It Bond'

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Comicbook.com

007: First Light Devs Explain Why Making a Hitman-Style Bond Game Would Have Been a Mistake [Exclusive]

Speaking exclusively with ComicBook.com, 007: First Light Cinematics and Narrative Director Martin Emborg and Senior Licensing Producer Theuns Smit explained why a Bond sandbox would have fundamentally broken what makes the character work, and pulled back ...