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Friday, May 22nd 2026 IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios Unveil the Launch Trailer for 007 First Light Press Release by GFreeman Today, 00:09 Discuss 5 Comments IO Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind the HITMAN franchise, and Amazon MGM Studios today debuted th… …
007 First Light Amazon IOI James Bond By Zack Zwiezen Published June 4, 2026 | Comments 10 James Bond will return, and Amazon has clarified that a possible future sequel will likely be made with the help of IO Interactive, the studio behind the recently released 007 First Light, a game that has alr… …
… Since Amazon MGM purchased the rights to James Bond outright from long-time custodians Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson in early 2025 Amazon having already owned 50 percent since its 2022 acquisition of MGM , very little progress has been made on bringing a new version of the character to the … …
… But if IO Interactive were to make any sequels, they would be overseen "by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios", Gattiss added. Amazon does apparently "have a stake" in 007 First Light as the Bond owner, so it will no doubt be pleased the game sold 1.5m copies in 24 hours . …
… He says that, while Amazon "didn't have the full rights to this First Light James Bond game", any sequels will be "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios." It's not suggested that IO Interactive will be replaced as developer, just that publishing duties will move over to Amazon. …
… "Amazon MGM holds the rights to any future James Bond video games but it's still too early to discuss future projects," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement to Polygon. …
… Amazon " didn't have the full rights " to First Light , as " that IP acquisition happened after the First Light IO deal was already done ." In the future, though, follow-ups will be " done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios ." Gattis also speaks more broadly about Amazon's focus on m… …
… Speaking to Polygon , Amazon Games boss Jeff Gattis said that sequels to First Light will be "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios." MGM Metro Goldwyn Mayer holds the rights to the James Bond franchise and was purchased by Amazon in 2021 . …
… If anything, the more likely scenario is that Amazon takes on publishing duties in the future, rather than allowing IO Interactive to continue self-publishing. …
I was a bit surprised yesterday when Amazon Gaming general manager Jeff Gattis said that following the success of 007 First Light , sequels will be " done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios," suggesting that First Light developer IO Interactive may find itself relieved of its Bond bu… …