Hitman Devs Had To Convince James Bond People Their 007 Game Wouldn't Be Another Shooter

According to IO Interactive, Eon Productions was tired of action-only Bond games, like GoldenEye

We’ve known for some time now that IO Interactive, the studio behind the fantastic Hitman games, is working on a new James Bond game. And while that team seems like a perfect match and a new Bond game seems long overdue, according to IOI, the team had to assure the folks who own the spy franchise that it wasn’t going to make another FPS in order to convince them to hand over the rights. GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 is one of the most famous and beloved video games in history.

“Our impression was clearly that they were not looking for a game,” said IO Interactive CEO and co-owner Hakan Abrak. “And I think it’s fair that they might not have been super-happy with some of the later games.” The co-owners of IO Interactive pitched Eon Productions on a James Bond game that was less GoldenEye and more about being a globe-trotting, stealth-oriented spy.

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