IO Interactive Refutes $200M Bond Budget as 007 First Light Surpasses 3 Million Sales
TL;DR
IO Interactive pushes back on the claim that 007: First Light cost $200 million to develop, saying the figure covers bonuses and marketing rather than the production budget; the game has sold over 3 million and is tracking well above internal forecasts, with a Switch 2 edition due this summer and discussions of a potential sequel with Amazon MGM, likely at lower costs than the first game.
- 007 First Light Budget Was Not $200 Million, Exec Says As Game Passes 3 Million Sales GameSpot
- 007 First Light Dev IO Interactive Says It's Now Sold 3 Million Copies, Tracking 'Well Above Our Forecasts at This Point' IGN
- Review | The best James Bond story since ‘Casino Royale’ isn’t a movie The Washington Post
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- 007: First Light - 007 Out Of Ten (Review) The Jimquisition
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