IO Interactive has big plans for the James Bond IP, as they hope to make multiple games following the first one.

Speaking in the latest issue of Edge Magazine (Nov. Issue 391), IO Interactive’s CEO and co-owner Hakan Abrak, was questioned briefly about Project 007, stating that the team would love to have multiple Bond games that players can look back to. 

“I would love players to look back on multiple Bond games by IO and go, ‘Wow, that was quite a journey!’”

He clarified that working on the 007 IP wasn’t some sort of IP cash grab either, as the team was approached with several offers from other IP holders that they rejected. This may be due to Abrak’s vision on the game, where he sees 007 following a similar path as the latest run of Hitman games.

“There’s one final connection to Hitman we need to investigate. Given that Abrak and Elverdam’s big idea for World Of Assassination – and the thing that, ultimately, rescued the whole operation – was to deliver it gradually, over multiple years, do they have a similar vision for 007? “Yeah, absolutely,” Abrak says. “I mean, that’s the dream. That’s the ambition. And it’s also how we always talked about it.” IO isn’t interested in making a licensed game just “to score some money”, he says, adding that it’s turned down offers from “several other IP holders.”

Other tidbits revealed about Project 007 in the interview, was that it was pitched as “the ultimate spycraft fantasy,” with their version of Bond being closer to Daniel Craig’s than Roger Moore’s. Otherwise, outside of that the team has been rather tight lips.

Project 007 was announced three years ago this month, with the teaser trailer being the only thing shown for it. Though there are no signs of it resurfacing anytime soon, The Game Awards 2023 is next month and maybe a perfect time for an update on the project. Our fingers are crossed!