While Wii and DS owners are being treated to a re-imagining of one of the most beloved console shooters of all time in GoldenEye 007, PC-owning Bond fans have to make do with a consolation prize in the form of a third-person shooter from Project Gotham Racing makers, Bizarre Creations. There’s one James Bond game coming out this year that’s got 007 fans cocking their golden guns in anticipation. The game is currently in active development at IO Interactive’s offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmö, Sweden, on “modern systems and platforms” - presumably meaning current-generation consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as well as Windows PC. I don't think we'll be seeing this one anytime soon based on the almost completely content-free teaser trailer, but I can't bloody wait.The teaser trailer is only a few seconds long, but IO gave a few more details on the website for Project 007, which the studio noted is a working title. Hell, if it was just Hitman but with James Bond I'd be into it. IO Interactive has already laid the groundwork with the Hitman games, and established that it can capture the style, elegance, and sophisticated cool that defines the best of the modern Bond movies.

Honestly, you couldn't ask for a better studio to take on Bond. Bond owner Eon Productions would probably never allow something that wild, but it's a fun idea anyway. Then players could create their own agent, of any gender or race, and earn that title themselves. I'm just speculating here, so excuse me, but wouldn't it be cool if IO leaned into the popular fan theory that 'James Bond' is a codename used by many people, not just one person. This is something the films have yet to fully explore. Also, with IO's game being an origin story where we see Bond earning his 00 status, there's a lot of potential for an interesting story here. A good story isn't essential for a good systems-driven stealth game, but Bond is always better when you actually care about what's happening. With this in mind, I'd like to see them hire someone with experience of writing Bond, whether it's movies, comics, or spin-off novels.

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