007: First Light Lacks a Key Element of Top James Bond Games

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You ever notice how some games just skip the stuff everyone loves? Like, seriously, 007 First Light is coming out and it’s not going to have multiplayer. Can you believe that? I’m scratching my head here. I mean, all the best Bond games had it, right? Guess IO Interactive, the people behind this, are pretty confident in their single-player game mojo. They figure, “Let’s do what we’re good at and nail the solo experience.” Alright, fair enough. But still, kinda wild, don’t you think?

So, IO started hinting about this whole Bond game deal, what, five years ago? Yeah, back in 2020. They were all mysterious, calling it Project 007. Fast forward a bit—now it’s June 2025, and boom! 007 First Light is real. They dropped this news during the Summer Game Fest, which, by the way, is like geek Christmas for me. Hey, speaking of IO, they aren’t exactly rookies at the whole video game dance. They’ve done this before. And yet, here they are, shaking things up again.

Anyway—oh wait, yep, back to the point—the fun part? The game’s listings popped up everywhere online, and surprise surprise… No multiplayer. Why? Who knows. But it’s definitely different from past Bond glory. Maybe they’re onto something—like, trying to carve out new history here, you know?

And here’s a little tidbit that might interest you: Jonathan Lacaille, this dude from IO’s marketing team (came from Ubisoft, of all places), spills that this is a “huge opportunity to make history.” Love the ambition. So, I’m guessing they really wanna make it count. Seriously, the last Bond game was in 2012, and let’s just say, it didn’t do great. 007 Legends, anyone? Yeah, kinda flopped.

Thinking back, Bond games used to be THE stuff. GoldenEye in ’97—total classic! Multiplayer madness at its best. IO, though, maybe they’re kind of saying, “Multiplayer? Nah, been there, done that.” Not since 2010’s Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days have they touched it. They just wanna focus on what they can do solo, I guess. And who can blame them? If it works, it works.

Oh, and get this—First Light is going young. Like, Bond is 26 and hasn’t even gotten his “license to kill” yet. Imagine that. But he’s gonna, um, still get into plenty of trouble, if you catch my drift. And no, they’re not revealing who’s playing Bond. They want us to care about the game first, apparently. Makes sense… sort of?

Anyway, or wait—was I talking too much about the history? Whatever. So, the game’s set in this vague “modern day” setting. No year pinned down. Keeps it flexible, I guess. But enough about that—can you smell the gunpowder already? Here’s hoping it’s packed with action, stealth, and maybe a touch of that classic Bond charm. I’m all ears (and eyes).