Future sequels to 007 First Light will be published by Amazon and MGM, not IO Interactive. In an interview with Polygon, Jeff Gattis, GM of gaming at Amazon, confirmed that Amazon Game Studios will handle publishing on future James Bond games.
“We did not [make First Light],” Gattis explained. “We do have a stake in it because we now own the IP, but that IP acquisition happened after the First Light IO deal was already done.”
The deal Gattis is referring to is the one that allowed IO Interactive the power to self-publish 007 First Light, similar to Hitman 3. IO Interactive signed on to make Bond when the franchise was under control of MGM and EON Productions, the production company that managed the James Bond brand for decades. However, Amazon acquired MGM in 2021 (a year after the game had been announced) and eventually took full creative control of Bond in 2025.
Amazon and MGM still collaborated on 007 First Light to ensure the game was in line with what’s expected from the brand, but it sounds like Amazon may have more control going forward. According to Gattis, sequels will be “done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios.”
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