Rumor: Bizarre working on a new 007

by Dustin Burg { Dec 11th 2007 at 5:00PM }

It's juicy rumor news time kids! Oh joy! Word on the street (EGM's street) is that recently acquired Bizarre Creations is hard at work on a new (get this) James Bond game. Yup, that same James Bond 007 guy that used to be so darn awesome, but has gone missing as of late. The rumored Bizarre Bond game is supposed to be heavy on the vehicle driving (makes sense), which tickles us to pieces. Bizarre Creations making a Bond game ... this should be good.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: 007, activision, bizarre, bizarre-creations, james-bond, rumor

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

THA1icarus @ Dec 11th 2007 5:30PM

Well let's wait and see if The Club has good gameplay, shooting and nice graphics. They could make a good 007....

THA1icarus @ Dec 11th 2007 5:31PM

With some driving action.

mike @ Dec 11th 2007 5:55PM

the driving parts in previous bond games were the lamest parts for me. I like driving games and all, but I would rather see bond in more spy/action scenes. I have burnout for driving.

SechoDB @ Dec 11th 2007 6:50PM

That's not a rumor, it's actually official I say, as I just heard an activision representative from spain mention it in an interview. And it's coming at the end of 2008.

SechoDB @ Dec 11th 2007 6:50PM

On an interview run by Blade(videogame program from Spanish radio station "Radio Sabadell" 94.6 FM) Mónica García (PR Manager of Activision España) spills the beans on James Bond 007, saying it's planned for the end of 2008.

http://www.radiosabadell.fm/podcastgen/
Fast forward to 1:01:30 for the tidbit. (Ends at 1:02:50)

SechoDB @ Dec 11th 2007 6:52PM

The podcast in Spanish by the way...

Tony @ Dec 11th 2007 7:56PM

I'm just not interested in this.

Foggy Bottoms @ Dec 11th 2007 9:39PM

id rather have goldeneye on the arcade than a new one

colin @ Dec 12th 2007 3:22AM

this could be good.

this could suck.

i have faith in bizarre.

BananaBoat @ Dec 11th 2007 9:56PM

I'd like to see a Mass Effect style Bond game. Obviously not in space or anything, but having to select text to espionage your way to victory. For instance, say you are supposed to kill an evil female assassin. You go up to her, and you go through the text trees ala Mass Effect, and one way you can shag her Austin Powers style, and then whack her (or not! Choices!!!) or another you just whack her. You get the general idea. Obviously the action elements would still be a part of it, and the driving, but that would actually give you the feeling that you were playing as bond in a bond movie, and not just playing bond in a bond arcade game..if that makes any sense...does it?

This is the kind of crap I think about when there is an inch of ice on the roads.

alindy @ Dec 11th 2007 10:10PM

I had thought that Treyarch (Call of Duty 3 developer) was producing the game. This was according to their website and its help wanted section.

http://www.treyarch.com/

jeff @ Dec 11th 2007 10:30PM

i would love a new 007 game!

Steven Moore @ Dec 11th 2007 11:09PM

They should have Infinity Ward doing the new Bond. They have already come out and said the EA mishandled the license by just trying to make it a cash cow, so they need to put their best team on it. Infinity Ward is by the best first person team they have. Everything they touch is gold. Even after treyarch messed the Call of Duty franchise, Infinity Ward was able to bring it back and make it excited again so I think they would definately be able to bring 007 back in style.

DjFIL @ Dec 12th 2007 12:49AM

Maybe they'll do it how EA did (not in final product quality sense, but how it was split for two teams)... where one team (ie. treyarch or infinity ward) does the shooter parts, and another team (ie. bizarre) does the driving parts. that'd be ok. but maybe bizarre would do everything just fine, can't judge them on shooters until i get my hands on The Club.