007 First Light is Hitman meets Uncharted, but not very James Bond

The studio retrenched and spent 15 years consolidating Hitman into a perpetual murder playground of endless possibility. At the same time, its management bought the studio back from then-owner Square Enix and transitioned to self-publishing. These things ultimately did work out. Now IO is an independent powerhouse that’s been entrusted with one of the biggest and most jealously guarded licenses in the world: James Bond. IO’s take on the character, 007 First Light, is nearly upon us.