Rumor: Bizarre working on James Bond game
by Justin McElroy 
{ Dec 11th 2007 at 1:15PM }
Now though, it appears Ian Fleming's secret agent is staging a comeback, not only with a Treyarch-developed action game but with a previously-rumored second Bond project, which EGM may have gotten the scoop on. The mag is reporting the rumor that recently-acquired Bizarre Creations is the dev behind the second project, a driving-heavy 007 outing. (If the idea sounds familiar, it should: EA took at stab at it in 2000 with the PSone's 007 Racing.) We're not sure what we're more excited about: The fact that Bizarre could be working on a Bond game, or the welcome news that there's not going to be another street racing franchise cluttering up shelves.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
T3H WICKERMAN (FDF) @ Dec 11th 2007 1:29PM
Yeah more crappy bond games on the horizon! If we must have another bond game why not do The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen : The Black Dosier were we play as that filthy little pissant jimmy bond and cavort in the ministry of love?
Wonderflex @ Dec 11th 2007 1:37PM
I totally read that title wrong. I thought it said, "Rumor: Blizzard working on James Bond game." - which would make sense seeing how Activision has non-exclusive rights to do James Bond games.
pantera6 @ Dec 11th 2007 1:47PM
If they bring it back to a FPS, give it this generations jig, good storyline and no scene where we get hit in the nuts and the controller vibrates enough to give us cancer then i would buy this. only is gamespot gives it a good review though
CharleyTony @ Dec 11th 2007 1:51PM
After "The Club" ships, we'll know how good Bizzare Creations is at making games that dont envolve cars. If the game is good I predict that the new JamesBond game they will work on wont just be about driving around in an Astin Martin... I wish them luck... They did miracles (IMO) when it came to make xbox and xbox 360 race titles (and dont forget that those are the guys behing Geometry Wars too!)
aaron_k7 @ Dec 11th 2007 1:52PM
Racing? Meh...
FordGTGuy @ Dec 11th 2007 2:17PM
They also had an achievement for driving a Delorean during a thunderstorm you have to be going 88 mph while a piece of lightning strikes. I guess they are going to make a Back to the Future game to huh?
rv @ Dec 11th 2007 2:22PM
James Bond Cart Racing!
Jason @ Dec 11th 2007 2:56PM
Obsidian is also supposed to have a "British Spy Game" in the works. Maybe they are co-developing a title? It's purely speculative but it could be a great thing for both devs - and something that team hasn't done since they were Black Isle.
WiNG @ Dec 11th 2007 2:58PM
Man, James Bond's game franchise is almost doing worse than Sonic.
Almost.
007 CONFIRMED FOR BRAWL.
WhatIsThatThing @ Dec 11th 2007 3:15PM
I think you mean 007 for Brawl = CONFIRMED.
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Dec 11th 2007 3:49PM
I liked Everything or Nothing...
J-Guy @ Dec 11th 2007 4:13PM
The Bond series has been doing fine, I don't know what you guys are talking about.
--Agent Under Fire was alright.
--Nightfire came close to Goldeneye 64.
--Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, of course, doesn't exist :).
--Everything or Nothing was a fantastic game with great gameplay and rewards.
--FRWL was a proper adaptation of the movie.
Where has the Bond series been at a decline?
fester @ Dec 11th 2007 4:57PM
Yahoo!! Another new Aston Martin model! I hope Corgi and Johnny Lightining are paying attention! arrrrrrr!
SechoDB @ Dec 11th 2007 6:49PM
It is not a rumor. It's actually in development and planned to come out at the end of 2008, as I just listened to an activision representative in Spain mention it. (part of an interview on a radio station)