007 First Light’s GOTY 2026 chances are minimal thanks to one major reasons

007 First Light is out, it has reviewed well, it’s a shiny blockbuster with sophisticated (or somewhat sophisticated) gameplay, and it has serious narrative ambitions. It follows that it’s being touted as a GOTY contender. Yes, just about, but developer IO Interactive’s latest hit finds itself facing an unfortunate impediment, which ironically is also its main selling point. It’s a James Bond game.