James Bond is back, and you can now play as the English spy on your PC and favorite video game consoles. Yes, after many years of being dormant in the video game universe, fans of the James Bond franchise will finally be able to enjoy a new game. Titled – 007 First Light, the game is set to give you the perfect experience blend of a video game and a movie.
Now, if you love action-adventure games in general but also enjoy the James Bond franchise, here’s everything that you need to know about the new game! Let’s get started.
007First Light Announcement and Release Date
Back in 2020, the developers revealed that they were working on a new James Bond game and titled it Project 007. Between 2020 and 2025, there have been numerous leaks and reveals about the game, with an official announcement taking place on the 5th of June 2025. The game’s release date was later revealed and is now set for the 27th of May 2026.
007 First Light: Developer and Publisher
IO Interactive AS is the developer and the publisher for 007 First Light. This is the same team behind several action-oriented games such as Hitman: World of Assassination, Freedom Fighters, Hitman: Contracts, Hitman: Absolution, and Hitman 2: Silent Assassin.
007 First Light: Trailer and Gameplay
In 007 First Light, YouTube plays as a young James Bond who has been recruited as a spy by the M16 for its training program. This game brings you to the history and the origin of James Bond and how he succeeded in becoming the world’s best spy. After performing many heroic acts, James Bond is offered to join the Double O program, where he joins his mentor Greenway to take down a big coup that’s beginning to take place in the State. The Double O program requires you to have a set of skills and rules that you need to have to survive.
The game will have a ton of missions for you to complete as James Bond across various locations that have been carefully designed, as well as the ability to get behind the wheel of the most popular and loved cars from the James Bond film franchise. The game lets you choose your style and way of spying. You can go all silent, or you can go around with a bang.
007 First Light: Prices and Pre-order Details
With the game’s release date just a month away, the developers have started taking pre-orders for the game. Let’s first take a look at all the benefits that you can get
- Free upgrade from the base game to the deluxe edition
- Day of the Dead outfit
- Desert Explorer outfit
- Silent Anchor outfit
- Gentleman Operator outfit
- Agent’s Mark weapon skin
- Gleaming Lighter gadget skin
- Gleaming Earphones gadget skin
- Gleaming Dart Gun gadget skin
- Gleaming Pen gadget skin
The price for 007 First Light is set at $69.99. The standalone price for the deluxe edition of the game is not available as of now, but we could expect the price to be revealed once the game is released on the 27th of May 2026.
007 First Light: Platforms and System Requirements
You will be able to enjoy 007 First Light on the following platforms
Let’s now take a look at the minimum and recommended system requirements for 007 First Light:
007 First Light Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 or 11 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5 9500 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 or equivalent Intel Discrete GPU
- Storage: 80 GB (SSD recommended)
007 First Light Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 or 11 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5 13500 or AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ți or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or Intel equivalent
- Storage: 80 GB (SSD recommended)
007 First Light: Wishlist Milestones
Apart from the benefits that you get when you pre-order the game, the game will also give you rewards based on the number of wishlist milestones it crosses. Here’s what you get when the game crosses a specific wishlist milestone.
- 500,000 wishlists: Savana Bloom Skin
- 1,000,000 wishlists: Silvertone Gadget Skin
- 1,250,000 wishlists: Operation Riviera Deluxe Skin
- 1,500,000 wishlists: Gilded Tuxedo Unique Skin
007 First Light: Mods Support?
So far, there is no word on whether the game will support mods, but what we are sure of is that modders will get to work the day 007 First Light releases, and we should expect to see a ton of interesting mods from various other Bond characters to interesting yet funny cars that you can drive around in the game.
Closing Thoughts
This concludes everything that you need to know to stay up to date with the upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light. What are your thoughts about the new game? Is this something that you have been looking forward to for ages? What are your favorite older James Bond games that you have played? Let us know in the comments section below.
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