"Trust that we're going to be smart about this" Amazon Game Studios boss says of 007 First Light sequels, while insisting he didn't confirm who'll publish them

Jeff Gattis has said much things astir IO's spy flick

Last week, Amazon gaming wide manager Jeff Gattis alternatively enactment the feline amongst the pigeons erstwhile talking astir James Bond's aboriginal successful games present IO Interactive's 007 First Light is out. He was cited by Polygon arsenic having said that, since they'll beryllium happening post-Amazon's acquisition of the afloat Bond rights, immoderate follow-up would beryllium "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios".

When asked astir Gattis' comments, Amazon were speedy to state that it's "still excessively aboriginal to sermon aboriginal projects". Now, Gattis himself has claimed that helium ne'er confirmed Amazon Game Studios would beryllium publishing the adjacent Bond game, portion erstwhile again not mounting successful chromatic whether IO Interactive volition beryllium returning arsenic its developers.

Pressed connected the contented of Bond's aboriginal by the Ian Games Network, Gattis attempted to "set the grounds straight". "I did not corroborate that Amazon Game Studios is publishing the adjacent one. Did not accidental that," helium said. "So unfortunately, it got picked up, and erstwhile it runs, it runs. No, IO's been great. They've been large partners. In fact, I was implicit determination visiting them successful Copenhagen a mates of months ago. The game's doing great. Let's fto the crippled respire and person its day."

At the precise least, arsenic before, the exec was comfy suggesting a sequel is apt to happen. "Trust that we're going to beryllium astute astir this," helium added. "I mean, it's marketplace appetite. As agelong arsenic we consciousness there's a tendency for players to person the game, it’s harmless to accidental it's going to beryllium made." As of writing, there's conscionable nary committedness to what said sequel volition look similar erstwhile it's made, oregon much importantly who'll beryllium doing the making. Or the publishing for that matter, present Gattis has refuted what his erstwhile comments had appeared to constituent to.

As overmuch arsenic I'd similar to spot that Amazon are going to beryllium astute astir these Bond sequels, Gattis struggling to speech astir the series' aboriginal without tripping and falling into a excavation similar a goon 007's conscionable biffed hasn't done overmuch to bolster my faith. Sure, it's astir apt pugnacious to weave a suitably charismatic verbal tapestry astir things that are inactive up successful the air, but alluding to Bonds being "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios" seems much apt to beryllium inelegant wording connected Gattis' portion than him being stitched up to my eye. That's without having work the afloat acceptable of interrogation quotes though, arsenic they don't look to person been published arsenic of writing, truthful determination is inactive a anticipation Gattis was strapped to a coagulated golden array with a laser inching towards his nuts.

As I noted previously, fixed however overmuch First Light points successful the absorption of IO yearning to excavation into sequels sharpish, I'd beryllium amazed if they don't instrumentality arsenic Bond's devs pending immoderate large blowup with Amazon. It's the astute choice, we shall spot if Amazon are the astute choosers Gattis claims.