First-person James Bond? Third-person James Bond? Which would you prefer for a James Bond video game?
It's been awhile since news spread about Treyarch developing the next James Bond game, and we've been waiting patiently to see the master spy back in action. At last we have the first sighting of the elusive man of action in Quantum of Solace, the game based on the next Bond feature. Here it is: ...
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Activision's upcoming 007 Quantum of Solace will combine both first-person and third-person graphics, according to a new UK preview.
The first solid details for Activision's new Bond game, 007 Quantum of Solace, have turned up in UK mag, GamesMaster.
The game, according to the preview, contains levels and sets from both Casino Royale and the Quantum of Solace films, although only CR levels were shown.
GM says that the core FPS gameplay is broken up with third-person elements, supposedly to remind you that you're "being" Bond, which sounds like an idea ...
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GamesMaster magazine spills the beans
The news came out of an Activision conference call, when Activision CEO Mike Griffith said "We look forward to launching Bond: Quantum of Solace in Q3 concurrent with movie. This game uses the Call of Duty 4 engine and technology to bring Bond games to a new level."
Activision has launched the official 007: Quantum of Solace website, which reveals so little actual information about the game that we probably could've made it ourselves.
"Built for next-gen, 00 status achieved. Bond is back," reads the only slightly interesting blurb on the entire site - unless of course you're into miniscule pieces of concept art, of which it has many.
"From Casino Royale to Quantum of Solace," it ...
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In a recent interview with TVGB, the Bond Team's Executive Producer Garrett Young said that they were viewing this game "as the re-launch of James Bond as a videogame franchise," adding, "Though we learned from prior Bond games, we didn't want to be constrained by choices that were made by other teams in the past." This makes a whole lot of sense in light of the recent revelations that we'll most likely be seeing a Bond game every year.
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