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Three 007 games have been removed from Valve’s leading downloads store, as well as Activision’s own digital portal. Steam users were the first to notice that 007 Legends, 007 Blood Stone and Quantum of Solace are now missing from the service, according to VG247. It was later found that they …
Read More »Goldfinger revealed as final mission for 007 Legends
Activision’s next James Bond game will include a mission inspired by the Sean Connery classic Goldfinger. 007 Legends ties in five iconic Bond films with the upcoming blockbuster Skyfall, repurposing settings and missions from each to star Daniel Craig. Already confirmed are On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Moonraker, Licence To …
Read More »Tomb Raider reboot inspired by Bond and Batman
The Tomb Raider series had to change or risk disappearing altogether, the game’s developers have told MCV. Head of Crystal Dymanics Darrell Gallagher believes Tomb Raider was facing a crisis as it was no-longer relevant for a modern audience. So the studio went back to the beginning, using James Bond …
Read More »Bond stars old and new signed for 007 Legends
There will be a few surprises for Bond fans when Activision’s FPS 007 Legends arrives this October. It is perhaps to be expected that Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Bond, James Bond himself, given that he lent his likeness and voice to Activision’s 007 duo of GoldenEye and …
Read More »James Bond Skyfall tie-in is DLC-only
007’s latest cinematic adventure will not be heading to retail. Activision has revealed that the Skyfall segment of upcoming shooter 007 Legends won’t be on the disc. Instead it will be released as DLC. The publisher has previously announced 007 Legends will feature a single-player campaign that ties in classic …
Read More »James Bond returns in 007 Legends
Activision will mark both James Bond’s 50th Anniversary and the release of new flick Skyfall with 007 Legends. The game will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this autumn and features a brand new, overarching plot. The action will tie six classic Bond films together, including the upcoming 23rd …
Read More »CoD: Black Ops gets new developer?
According to reports from G4, the site that broke many of the early headlines in the Activision-Infinity Ward saga, Raven Software has become the latest developer to be drafted in for work on the Call of Duty series. G4 claims that Raven, which is currently working on Activision shooter Singularity …
Read More »GCHQ takes to Xbox Live
Where better to look for the modern day James Bond than in the murky waters of Xbox Live, right? That’s clearly what the UK government believes with news that super-secret intel organisation GCHQ is to run recruitment advertising on Xbox Live. Tomorrow will see the start of a six-week campaign …
Read More »EA lashes out at licensed games
Publisher EA has once again poured scorn over the licensed games market – a sector it was once famed for bossing. Following reportedly disappointing sales of recent console release The Godfather II, the president of the EA Games label Frank Gibeau told the LA Times that: We’re not going to …
Read More »Bizarre working on two Bond titles
During the Activision Blizzard Q4 earnings call it emerged that two games based on James Bond are being developed by Bizarre Creations. Little is known about the two games. One is a racer that will see launch towards the end of 2009, while the other is a new James Bond …
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