James Bond

Believe it or not there’s a new James Bond game coming out in less than two months.  It’s definitely a bit odd that so far 007’s latest gaming venture hasn’t exactly garnered the usual hype of past games, whether it’s just the standard anticipation or the pointless comparisons toward the much lauded about GoldenEye for the N64.  But come early November Activision will be giving gamers James Bond: Blood Stone, an entirely original James Bond adventure featuring Daniel Craig as the world’s top secret agent.

Today news is floating around that Activision has sent out a survey detailing a Wii version of the N64 classic GoldenEye.  While the source of this news is a bit suspicious, it isn’t too far off from becoming a reality.

James Bond fans may still be reeling from the news that Bond 23 has been postponed, but 007 isn’t down for the count.  At this point it’s public knowledge that Activision, the current owner of 007’s video games rights, plans on expanding the James Bond franchise past movie tie-in games.

Today James Bond fans across the world are probably shedding a tear. Thankfully Bond actors Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig and George Lazenby have not passed away.  The troubling news is that the next Bond film, the 23rd in the series, has been postponed indefinitely.

In a move that shouldn’t really surprise us it seems like actor Daniel Craig will not be reprising his role in Activision’s upcoming James Bond game.  While Craig will still assume the Walther PPK and sharp suit for the next James Bond film he’s skipping out on the next game engagement either due to conflicting schedules or perhaps because he’s not too keen on acting in a video game.

After the lukewarm reception to the game version of Quantum of Solace, Activision seems to have a plan to tug at the nostalgic heartstrings of gamers with their next James Bond game.