The next Bond film may be on hold at the moment but that doesn’t appear to have stopped Bizarre Creations working on a new game. This rumour started off in one of the more unusual locations, a Eurythmics fan site. Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics is co-writing a song with Joss Stone called “I’ll Take it All” for the soundtrack. This isn’t the first time a game has been leaked by an artist appearing on a games soundtrack. Earlier this year LittleBigPlanet 2 was leaked by Christopher Leary when he announced, via twitter, that one of his tracks had been licensed for the game. Within hours of the Blood Stone rumour Activision officially confirmed the game and released the first batch of screenshots.
The press release says all that needs to be said:
“James Bond 007: Blood Stone captures the cinematic intensity of a Bond film by immersing players in an intriguing conspiracy that will require them to think and act like James Bond,” said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing. “In addition, the game will feature a diverse array of multi-player modes and debut strategic objective-based gameplay that will allow Xbox 360, PS3™ and PC players to battle as teams of spies and mercenaries through authentic Bond locales.”
James Bond 007: Blood Stone features the likeness and voice talent of Daniel Craig, Joss Stone and Judi Dench and boasts an epic, original story developed by legendary screenwriter Bruce Feirstein. Players can engage in cover-based firefights, lethal hand-to-hand combat and speed their way through explosive adrenaline-fueled driving sequences as they embark on a global chase leading to action on land and sea through Athens, Istanbul, Monaco and Bangkok. Gamers can also feel what it is like to be a 00 agent, as they take the battle online in several robust 16-person multi-player modes that require “skill, teamwork and strategy as players compete in matches that will have spies battling mercenaries.”
Source: Blues News, Press Release
Forrest_01
Actually liked the Quantum of Solace game (i know, i am one of just a few!), so hopefully this will be good too – Will this version be 1st or 3rd person?
cc_star
It was really good
Its actually the only FPS ever, that kept me hooked until the end, I loved it.
DRCD1
Trust me, you’re not the only one, and the online was way better than WaW’s. From the trailer at joystiq, I’d say this is a 3rd person shooter, but you get to aim manually, unlike EoN and FRWL (Which I loved).
shields_t
I completely agree, not only was it an enjoyable game but the rarest of things, a quality film license. Having said that, the film was a bunch of arse, the game probably gave me a better idea of the film’s plot in fact.
gazzagb
I thought this was going to be a racing game? Well at least theres an Aston Martin in the first pic!
stonyk
Who’s the guy in the photo supposed to be?
Cjdamon042
I think it looks pretty cool; glad they’re making a non-movie tie-in game. Everything or Nothing was great, so if it manages to come even close to that, it’ll be good. On the radar for me I think, more so than Goldeneye since I’m really not sure that’s being made entirely for the right reasons…
Topgearsam
looks alright right now i surpose never interested me the other 007’s but this one deserves at least a look
Wing-Sabre
im probably reading this wrong but does this mean the game will attempt multiplayer between the 3 mentioned consoles or is it separate ?
Quinlank
Wow, I watched the Bloodstone trailer and thought it looked excellent, even if I would have liked to see more of the actual central third person shooter gameplay in action, but considering it seems to be taking it’s cues from Everything or Nothing(The most fun Bond game there’s been imo, Goldeneye be damned), I am well excited by this one.