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James Bond Owner Didn't Want Another Video Game Until Hitman Developer Pitched Project 007
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 61276" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>The James Bond rights holders weren't interested in making another video game until Hitman developer IO Interactive pitched Project 007.</p><p></p><p></p><p>As reported by <a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/before-project-007-was-greenlit-the-hitman-studio-had-to-convince-the-james-bond-rights-holders-to-give-video-game-adaptations-another-shot-they-were-not-looking-for-a-game/" target="_blank">GamesRadar</a>, IO Interactive co-owners Hakan Abrak and Christian Elverdam told <a href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&awinaffid=103504&clickref=grd-gb-1179639473205452000&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Faz-magazines%2F6936449%2Fedge-magazine-subscription.thtml%3Futm_medium%3DAffiliate%26utm_source%3DAwin%26utm_campaign%3DTechRadar%26utm_content%3D103504%26sv1%3Daffiliate%26sv_campaign_id%3D103504%26awc%3D2961_1699383168_0afa4af3246fe9d6c84d2269dbac8f51" target="_blank">Edge Magazine</a> they had a hard time convincing the James Bond owners to let them make a game in that universe, with poorly received recent releases perhaps putting them off.</p><p></p><p>"Our impression was clearly that [at the time] they were not looking for a game," said Abrak. "And I think it's fair that they might not have been super happy with some of the later games."</p><p></p><p></p><p>There hasn't been a James Bond release in a while, but the latest two were 2010's 007: Blood Stone (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/james-bond-007-blood-stone-review" target="_blank">which IGN said was mediocre</a>) and 2012's 007 Legends (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/007-legends-review" target="_blank">which IGN said was bad</a>).</p><p></p><p>Compared to these more traditional shooter experiences, Elverdam said IO interactive instead proposed an entry less focused on endless violence and more on being a spy that only took down critical targets, which sounds a lot like the Hitman games.</p><p></p><p>Project 007 was announced in 2020 but IO interactive still hasn't said lots about it. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-devs-james-bond-game-is-an-original-story-drawing-from-the-franchises-entire-history-ign-unfiltered" target="_blank">We do know it will have an original story</a>, however, and Elverdam has previously called it an "agent fantasy". The developer is also <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-franchise-on-hiatus-as-io-interactive-focuses-on-james-bond-game" target="_blank">putting Hitman on hiatus while it works on the James Bond game</a>.</p><p></p><p>It will still have plenty to keep busy with, of course, as IO Interactive announced in February that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-developer-io-interactive-working-on-an-online-fantasy-rpg" target="_blank">an online fantasy RPG is also in development at the studio</a>. "We are embarking on a new adventure. One that expands our creativity, our capabilities, and in some sense our identity. We are building a new world, a new IP: an online fantasy RPG," it said at the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/james-bond-owner-didnt-want-another-video-game-until-hitman-developer-pitched-project-007" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 61276, member: 1"] The James Bond rights holders weren't interested in making another video game until Hitman developer IO Interactive pitched Project 007. As reported by [URL='https://www.gamesradar.com/before-project-007-was-greenlit-the-hitman-studio-had-to-convince-the-james-bond-rights-holders-to-give-video-game-adaptations-another-shot-they-were-not-looking-for-a-game/']GamesRadar[/URL], IO Interactive co-owners Hakan Abrak and Christian Elverdam told [URL='https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&awinaffid=103504&clickref=grd-gb-1179639473205452000&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Faz-magazines%2F6936449%2Fedge-magazine-subscription.thtml%3Futm_medium%3DAffiliate%26utm_source%3DAwin%26utm_campaign%3DTechRadar%26utm_content%3D103504%26sv1%3Daffiliate%26sv_campaign_id%3D103504%26awc%3D2961_1699383168_0afa4af3246fe9d6c84d2269dbac8f51']Edge Magazine[/URL] they had a hard time convincing the James Bond owners to let them make a game in that universe, with poorly received recent releases perhaps putting them off. "Our impression was clearly that [at the time] they were not looking for a game," said Abrak. "And I think it's fair that they might not have been super happy with some of the later games." There hasn't been a James Bond release in a while, but the latest two were 2010's 007: Blood Stone ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/james-bond-007-blood-stone-review']which IGN said was mediocre[/URL]) and 2012's 007 Legends ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/007-legends-review']which IGN said was bad[/URL]). Compared to these more traditional shooter experiences, Elverdam said IO interactive instead proposed an entry less focused on endless violence and more on being a spy that only took down critical targets, which sounds a lot like the Hitman games. Project 007 was announced in 2020 but IO interactive still hasn't said lots about it. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-devs-james-bond-game-is-an-original-story-drawing-from-the-franchises-entire-history-ign-unfiltered']We do know it will have an original story[/URL], however, and Elverdam has previously called it an "agent fantasy". The developer is also [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-franchise-on-hiatus-as-io-interactive-focuses-on-james-bond-game']putting Hitman on hiatus while it works on the James Bond game[/URL]. It will still have plenty to keep busy with, of course, as IO Interactive announced in February that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-developer-io-interactive-working-on-an-online-fantasy-rpg']an online fantasy RPG is also in development at the studio[/URL]. "We are embarking on a new adventure. One that expands our creativity, our capabilities, and in some sense our identity. We are building a new world, a new IP: an online fantasy RPG," it said at the time. [I]Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/james-bond-owner-didnt-want-another-video-game-until-hitman-developer-pitched-project-007"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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