New 007 First Light Trailer Exhibits A Mix Hitman And James Bond – WGB

With simply over a month till 007 First Light launches, IO Interactive has dropped a brand new “Rules of Spycraft” trailer that offers us a greater have a look at what the sport goes to be, and I’m sort of impressed.

As an enormous Hitman fan, I used to be stunned by how a lot this new James Bond journey appears like Agent 47’s outings. The visuals, UI design and animations point out that Hitman‘s DNA goes to play an enormous half within the expertise.

From a gameplay perspective, the trailer reveals off lots of social stealth – mixing in with crowds, utilizing disguises to get into safe areas and a brand new bluffing system that may let Bond speak his approach via conditions.

From there, we enterprise into stealthy takedowns, gunplay and extra cinematic moments. These are the issues I’m most concerned with, as a result of as wonderful because the Hitman video games are, they aren’t recognized for sturdy motion and set items. A James Bond sport wants each. What we see within the trailer appears strong, however I’ll reserve judgement till I get my arms on it.

We additionally get a have a look at MI6 the place you’ll be able to hang around, meet up with colleagues and mess around with a number of enjoyable devices.

 “In 007 First Light, James Bond will have access to the Q‑Lens (highlights useful information and hackable devices), the Q‑Watch (activates gadgets and interactions to divert attention or neutralize threats), the Laser Strap (can daze enemies, open up new paths, or create distractions using the environment), the Dart Phone (quietly moves enemies out of the way), the Smoke Pod (blocks visibility at short range), the Flash Mine (produces a burst of light to momentarily stun opponents) and more,” says the official press launch.

And lastly, we see the brand new Tactical Simulation mode, which IO describes thus: “TacSim offers multiple missions that unlock as you progress through the story and challenges you to continuously improve your performance as an agent. Each mission is scored via the Agent Score and supports global and friends’ leaderboards. Completing TacSim missions earns XP and Intel: XP increases your Clearance Level to unlock new sets of skins for the weapons and gadgets, as well as cosmetics, while Intel will enable players to acquire these new skins and cosmetics.”

007 First Light launches May 27, 2026, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.