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News by Robert Purchese

23 August, 2007

Activision has opened its mouth and named the developers creating its new James Bond game.

Call of Duty 3 brain-box Treyarch was first out of the hat, presumably to handle next-generation console platforms, followed by PC specialist Beenox and handheld wizard Vicarious Visions.

Unfortunately no details are being talked about just yet, but we expect the game to centre around a secret agent who can shoot lots of people without being hit himself.

Activision bagged the rights to the Bond licence in May last year, and will be able to make things based on the legendary character up until 2014 - that's two World Cups away. England might be good by then.

But according to the publisher we shouldn't expect to be swaggering around cocktail parties and voluptuous bodies any time soon, as Bond will likely not be out until later next year.

EA brought us the most recent James Bond outing back at the end of 2005, with a remake of From Russia With Love. Unfortunately we found it a little disappointing. Pop over to our From Russia With Love review to find out why.

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zoch
23/08/07 @ 14:23
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cool
BBIAJ
23/08/07 @ 14:28
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I have faith in Treyarch, as long as they don't do a Spider-Man 3 with Bond and turn the principal cast into a bunch of lobotomized zombies...
The Bodybuilder
23/08/07 @ 14:29
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>"Treyarch"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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23/08/07 @ 14:35
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If the gameplay is anything like CoD it could end up a decent effort. However if it in any way resembles the Spider-Man series it will be bloody awful!

One thing's for sure though - this stinks of third-person and all-action. So will neither be anything like Goldeneye, or have Bond behaving anything like a spy. Which in my opinion are the only two ways this franchise could work well.

The bargain bins are calling...
AcidSnake
23/08/07 @ 14:39
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Come on activision...Just sign that release waver for Goldeneye on VC...
RazorObsession
23/08/07 @ 14:40
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seeing as the next splinter cell isn't going to be anything like the last splinter cells (social stealth etc) perhaps they could fill that particular niche?
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23/08/07 @ 14:59
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I can't believe they're still letting Treyarch make games!

I'm never ever buying a game made by Treyarch again after they fucked up Spider-man 3 and Call of Duty 3, they treuly are one of the least talented bunches of developers around today.

Every game I've played by them has had something inherently retarded about it.
Dr.Mott
23/08/07 @ 16:27
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If it's bases on Casino Royale, it could be very actiony.
Mr.Psycho
23/08/07 @ 18:44
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I'm presuming they're changing the name...?! :P
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So the PC version will be a port.

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