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In all seriousness, I am very curious to see if the desire to make a new Bond game is heightened once a new era begins - perhaps a wave of intrigue and curiosity over the next actor will get the higher-ups to commission a new title from someone. I'm still not sure what exactly is going on (if it's some rights issue or simply that nobody wants to make one).
That can't be it in my opinion. I think many studious would love jump at the opportunity to do a big franchise game for Bond and reboot it so to speak. If it's good you have guaranteed success, especially after such a long wait.
That would be amazing. In fact, that’s where remastered versions of the old games could really shine. It takes a great deal of graphical horsepower to render a game in VR, as everything has to be rendered twice into two separate images and the frame rate has to remain stable and high during all of this. That’s why a remaster of an old game is perfect; a slight upgrade to old graphics isn’t that graphically intensive and would be easily rendered in VR.
But LEGO Aston Martins are for refined adults am I right?
Where do I preorder? Me and Ms. Adams have an appointment...
1. Spy games are out of style: sure call of duty has some real world locations etc but for the most part games are about zombies and that’s about it . Espionage games despite having a renaissance in he mid 2000’s (with games like Mission Impossible Operation Sumera Everything or Nothing The first four splinter cel games etc) has petered out heck Ubisoft still won’t do anything regarding the next splinter cell game
2. Outside IP are expensive: in playing Alpha Protocol it dawned on me many developers would rather create a James Bond Knock off then pay money to use 007 (the same is true for other games and IP) it’s no secrets a lot of the developers we want aren’t interested.
3. Danjaq doesn’t feel there is enough money: look they want the biggest bang for there buck I get it in the days of reselling games and a lack of an espionage market (see point 1) here just isn’t money to be made in the franchise which is an honest shame as I would happily put down 65 dollars or whatever it is for day one release of Colonel Sun for the Xbox one
Right now I hate to say it but are best options for a new game are as follows
1. Spy games to become the thing again
2. Telltale or Curve to wow danjaq to take the chance
And that is it oh well we have our memories and 007 legends is at least a playable game unlike world of espionage so I guess we can just enjoy our memories and for those who didn’t get a certain console to find it at a local store and play the classic games they missed (for me it’s ps1 and 007 racing. Tomorrow Never dies and the Ps1 version of the world is not enough)
with these sorts of things - whether it be games or films - there isn't one singular thing you can point to as to being a reason - we as humans like to think there is, but it's not - it's a multitude of factors: game quality, how was the last game received?, release dates etc.... for the Bond franchise, it's a mixed bag.... EA might not have had a spotless track record, but looking back, the franchise was in much better hands with them - but things were trending south... Activision tried - we got GE:RL and BS from them (granted, it wasn't THEM that made those games - both were created by Eurocom and Bizzare Creations respectively) - but Activision took a chance, and both failed to meet expectations.. so when it it was time for 007 Legends, it was just purely a port of the graphics and engine from GE:RL, with no real attempt to make anything besides a run and gun of Bond's greatest hits.... but these games were coming in an era where studios were moving away from movie tie in games, because there simply was no money in it anymore.. and whether the games had original plots or not, people always associated the Bond games with the films - simply because of actors likenesses and times of release, etc.. the games really never developed a chance to stand on their own, within their own vacuum - they were always tethered to the hip of the films - and as such, the game studios did this purposely, to try and cash in on the success and hype surrounding a new movie... we also can't under estimate the importance of game quality too, and how that effects the next one coming down the line - if people weren't satisfied with one, the next one coming - especially if it's from the same studio, and looks the same - or like everything else they've done previously (COD cloning), then people aren't going to be impressed, and they'll avoid it..... word of mouth plays a big part in that as well - when 007 Legends came out, everyone trashed it - EVERYONE... if you are a gamer, but only a casual Bond fan, and everyone is telling you how trash a game is, why are you going to spend $60 for it?.....
i am kinda pressed for time at the moment - i'll end it here.... but there i've always said, Bond games can once again thrive, we just need a developer who gets it, and is willing to take a chance.. because it can be a lucrative IP - it just needs some TLC..
Funny enough, the games feature exotic locales, beautiful women, gadgets, and iconic characters. Sound familiar?
The thing is, spies never go out of style. James Bond, Jason Bourne, and Ethan Hunt are still relevant today.
EON/Danjaq made a mistake by trying to get in on the mobile game craze, and we ended up with the worst licensed 007 game ever. So I do understand EON/Danjaq’s hesitation to let another game studio have a crack at the license, but in the right hands, James Bond would be a successful video game franchise.
Well, it's something.
Except in 007 Racing.
Cause I would take 007 racing 2 at this point
This is like a game in which they cut out all the parts in which you, well, play the game.
Kerim Bey.
Sir Hillary Bray.
Dr. No
Mark Ruffalo err...I mean Largo.
Old Spice Guy....errr Quarrel.
Mr Wint.
Mr. Kidd.
And last but not least Groundskeeper Willy as Red Grant.=))
Also, look at Daniel Craig's face in the thumbnail of the YouTube video. You can clearly see him thinking "why am I stuck in this damned video game tie-in? Pierce gets GoldenEye and I get World of Espionage?! Don't do this to me, EON Productions. I need to know that I can trust you."