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007 First Light Sells Roughly 2.7 Million in First Week as Studio Reveals Free Year One Roadmap

Strong early sales give IO Interactive room to add free TacSim challenges, a new G2 smart‑glasses gadget, and a Bawma story mission.

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007 First Light Teases New Mission and Lots of Updates in First Year of Post-Launch Support
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Overview

  • The game, which launched on May 27, sold about 2.7 million copies in its first week and is now approaching 3 million according to IO Interactive’s studio director Hakan Abrak.
  • IO Interactive’s Year One roadmap commits to mostly free updates for owners and lists new TacSim challenge content, New Game+ mode, a Photo Mode, and a G2 display smart‑glasses gadget developed with Even Realities.
  • The first paid story expansion will return players to the pirate haven Aleph to aid Bawma, a character played by Lenny Kravitz, with no specific release date provided beyond ‘later this year.’
  • Early engagement telemetry shared by IOI shows 34 million missions started, a roughly 30 percent mission completion rate, and more than 10 million uses of the social ‘bluff’ skill, while the game sold 1.5 million copies on day one.
  • IO Interactive is using its Hitman pedigree and this momentum to support a living‑game approach, fund continued post‑launch content and a Nintendo Switch 2 port due this summer, outcomes that will influence future DLC, sequel planning and licensing decisions.