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… IO could still theoretically strike a deal with Amazon that would see the Danish studio developing a sequel to First Light, but with Amazon publishing it instead of IO. …
… The publishing deal was a first for IOI partners and looked promising, considering the pedigree of BARB's co-CEO Leslie Benzies as a former Rockstar North president and GTA producer. …
… Amazon Will Publish First Light's Sequel Amazon gaming GM Jeff Gattis explained to Polygon that IO was able to self-publish First Light due to when the deal to make the Bond game was struck. IO dealt with MGM and EON Productions, either in 2020 when the game was first teased , or earlier. …
… It's fair to say this publishing deal on MindsEye, the first one IO's publishing arm struck , probably hasn't gone how the company who employ Agent 47 initially envisaged. …
… There was always going to be a hand-off of sorts, though, given that 007 First Light was announced years before that deal, the Hitman developers, IO Interactive, were able to keep their publishing deal for the game. …
… "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." Gattis also noted that an IP like Bond supports Amazon's broader transmedia strategy across video games, film, and television. …
… It's also quite possible that it hopes to strike a conventional publishing deal with IOI for future 007 games, effectively giving it a bigger slice of the pie while letting the studio continue to do the heavy lifting. …
… After years of trying and failing to establish itself as a force in gaming, Amazon famously opted to move away from big-budget development in 2025: Steve Boom, Amazon's vice president of audio, Twitch, and games, said at the time that Amazon Games leadership had been evaluating its plans over the p… …
… We want to be listening to the community and evolving their game in an organic way." Build a Rocket Boy ended its publishing agreement with IO Interactive's publishing division last month. …
… 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. …