Amazon Games Will Publish Future James Bond Titles, GM Says
The statement confirms that Amazon's gaming division will take over publishing for the Bond franchise, shifting control away from the original developer-publisher arrangement that produced the record-breaking '007 First Light'.
Key Facts
- Amazon Games general manager Jeff Gattis told Polygon on June 4 that Amazon will publish all future James Bond video games.
- Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control of the James Bond IP through a 2025 joint venture with EON Productions.
- IO Interactive's '007 First Light' sold 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling title in IOI's history.
- '007 First Light' was self-published by IO Interactive under a pre-existing contract, so the sequel will be published by Amazon Games.
- IO Interactive's involvement in future Bond sequels has not been disclosed.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Amazon Games general manager Jeff Gattis told Polygon that future 007 video games will be published by Amazon, following the company's acquisition of creative control over the James Bond IP in 2025. The first game, IO Interactive's '007 First Light', sold 1.5 million copies in 24 hours but was grandfathered under a pre-existing contract, allowing IOI to self-publish it. How IO Interactive will be involved in future sequels has not been disclosed.
Amazon Games will publish all future James Bond video games, general manager Jeff Gattis told Polygon in an interview published June 4. The announcement follows Amazon MGM Studios' 2025 joint venture with EON Productions, which gave Amazon creative control of the 007 IP. The first Bond game under the new regime, IO Interactive's '007 First Light', launched May 27 and sold 1.5 million copies in its first day, making it the fastest-selling title in IOI's history. However, Gattis explained that 'First Light' was developed and self-published by IO Interactive under a contract signed before Amazon acquired MGM in 2022, so the sequel will 'theoretically be done by Amazon Game Studios.' IO Interactive's role in future Bond games has not been disclosed.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.