Category: Games September 3, 2025 007 First Light Is So Much More Than A Hitman Game in Disguise Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief The question I’ve asked myself while waiting for my first taste of 007 First Light has been this: is this going to be a Bond game with Hitman-like levels, drawing on IO’s…
Disney Dreamlight Valley has revealed its next DLC, Wishblossom Ranch, and thanks to a premiere trailer shared to the official YouTube page we’ve already had the first look at what to expect from the new realm. Three new characters are being added, alongside an entirely new area to explore and a “game changing mechanic” which…
It’s been five long years since IO Interactive first announced that it would be taking on Project 007, now known as 007 First Light. It’s a pairing that goes together seamlessly, as IO has been making Hitman games for almost 25 years now. But even with all that practice, it was still a huge undertaking….
007 First Light finds the sweet spot to start a James Bond videogame. It’s not necessarily an origin story, as Bond has already made his way into the lower levels of MI6, but it takes place early enough that IO Interactive can showcase a 007 that many may not have seen before, making this more…
I’m not too proud to admit that I’m pretty terrible when it comes to completing stealth missions in games. I’m the kind of player who’ll just kill every threat I see just in case they become an issue down the line. So, for this reason, taking the mantle of James Bond, a secret agent known…
We’re thrilled to share an extensive look at 007 First Light, our third-person action-adventure game featuring a fully re-imagined original James Bond origin story. Built in-house at IO Interactive with our Glacier engine, we’re incredibly proud to share this wholly original Bond experience created from the ground up, one that blends the sharp tension of…
Not all songs are silky. Spare a thought for Adventure of Samsara, Atari’s newest retro-styled Metroidvania. Developed for over a decade by the Brazilian studio Ilex Games, it has the unlucky distinction of releasing on the very same day as ultra-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is bound to take all the oxygen out of the…
The first time I played developer Overhype Studio’s first game, the ruthless Battle Brothers, my plucky crew of medieval soldiers got immediately beaten to death by bandits while trying to complete the easiest mercenary contract I could find. I was hooked. (Image credit: Overhype Studios) Not because I’m a masochist, mind, but because the depth…
Category: ID@Xbox September 3, 2025 How to Lead Your Co-op Squad in Deadzone: Rogue Today Peter Reilly | Marketing Specialist, Prophecy Games Deadzone: Rogue is a co-op roguelite first-person shooter. Every run lets your squad choose their augments, perks, and items. If you stack your synergies right, whole rooms will melt. You’ll feel that coordination…
‘Radiant Starlets’ is targeting Switch 2. If you’ve ever played Mega Man and thought “hmm, this is great, but what if I could hook up with the Robot Masters?”, then you’re in luck. Radiant Starlets is a new title from developer Buster X Buster, and it’s looking to combine that classic side-scrolling action gameplay with…