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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
James Bond video game 007 First Light announced at PlayStation event, what to expect
Video game company the IO Interactive has officially announced 007 First Light , its upcoming third-person action-adventure game, at Sony's State of Play online event on Wednesday. It revolves around a standalone re-imagining of James Bond 's origin. The official release date of the game has not been announced but it is expected to come out in 2026, according to PlayStation Blog. The James Bond video game was announced at the PlayStation event. In the debut trailer, it was confirmed that the game will also be released on Xbox, PC, and the Switch 2 in addition to the PS5, according to The Verge. The game is expected to follow a much younger version of Bond. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Вот что поза во сне говорит о вашем характере! Удивительные Новости Undo The IO Interactive, developers of the Hitman video game franchise, also revealed that it began working on this project in 2020. 007 First Light: what to expect from this video game The cinematic trailer for the game revealed a fresh-faced James Bond at the start of his career as an agent, IGN reported. He joins MI6 and meets new versions of classic characters M, Q and Moneypenny. Live Events The trailer also showed the involvement of The Walking Dead's Lennie James. He will portray the role of Bond's mentor John Greenway. According to PlayStation Blog, in 007 First Light, Bond is shown as a 26-year-old and he isn't the fully fledged 007 but a man with sharp instincts who is still learning when to fight, when to bluff, and when to disappear into the shadows. The game will be released on PlayStation 5 in 2026. It will be enhanced for PlayStation 5 Pro, using PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) and having optimized performance. The game will be playable at 60 FPS in Quality Mode.
Metro
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
James Bond video game from makers of Hitman will be unveiled this week
The developer behind Hitman has announced its upcoming James Bond game will be revealed in the next few days, with all eyes on Summer Game Fest. James Bond's history in video games is an abundance of lows lifted by the occasional bright spot, with GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 (and, argubly, 007: Nightfire) standing tall as the best adaptation so far. While it's been a dismal time for 007 in video games since, Hitman developer IO Interactive provided a sliver of hope, when it announced in 2020 that it was working on something called Project 007. We've heard little about the project since, aside from confirmation of a Switch 2 version, but now the studio has revealed the game's official title. As noted by the developer on X, Project 007 is titled 007 First Light. A brief synopsis is available on the game's website, which reads: 'Featuring a wholly original Bond origin story, players will step into the shoes of the world's favourite Secret Agent to earn their 00 status.' Nothing else has been said about the game, but a reveal is planned for 'this week'. There are no specifics on when it will be shown, but it's very likely it will pop up at Summer Game Fest on Friday, June 6. If it doesn't appear there, the next obvious candidate is the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, June 8. A Nintendo Direct is also rumoured to take place either this week or next, so it's possible 007 First Light could appear there too. Although if there is a Nintendo Direct this month it's more likely to be next week. More Trending In an interview from last year, IO Interactive boss Hakan Abrak described the game as having an entirely new James Bond untethered to the movies. 'It's completely beginning and becoming a story, hopefully for a big trilogy out there in the future,' he said. 'And equally important and exciting, it's a new Bond. It's a Bond we built from ground up for gamers. It's extremely exciting with all the tradition and all the history there is there together to work on this together with the family of creating a young Bond for gamers; a Bond that the gamers can call their own and grow with.' While the phrase a 'Bond for gamers' sounds like nightmare spew from Xbox's PR department, IO Interactive's excellent work on the Hitman franchise is enough reason to get excited about what it can cook up with the James Bond IP. Beyond 007 First Light, there are also rumours Capcom could debut Resident Evil 9 at Summer Game Fest. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Switch 2 screen film layer must not be removed warns Nintendo MORE: Nintendo Switch 2 launch games list – everything you can play day one MORE: The Crew 3 and Assassin's Creed 4 remake in development at Ubisoft claims source
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
1 Under-the-Radar Stock to Buy Hand Over Fist During the Nasdaq Bear Market
Stock market volatility can be very unsettling for investors, especially when major U.S. market indexes like the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) plunge by more than 20% (and into bear territory) in the span of just a few months. But history proves that the stock market always climbs to new highs over the long term, so sharp dips have typically been fantastic buying opportunities. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » The stock of Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ: IBKR) is down 33% from its recent all-time high, despite the fact that its business is firing on all cylinders right now. The company operates the world's largest online digital trading platform, where investors can buy stocks, futures, options, and cryptocurrencies (among other assets), so it benefits significantly from market volatility. Interactive just reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 (ended March 31), and they showed spectacular growth in trading volume across the board. Here's why the stock could be a great buy during the Nasdaq bear market. Interactive Brokers had a record 3.52 million client accounts at the end of the first quarter, which was up 32% over the year-ago period. It followed a strong result in 2024, when the company added more new accounts than in any other year in its history. The major U.S. stock market indexes are coming off back-to-back years of above-average gains, which has captured the attention of new investors, much to the benefit of brokerage platforms like Interactive. Thanks to the flood of new customers, client equity also climbed by 23% year over year during the first quarter to reach $573.5 billion. This is an important number, because the company earns commissions based on the value of every stock, futures, options, or cryptocurrency transaction executed by its clients. Therefore, higher client equity equals more commission revenue. Transactions also soared across the board in the first quarter. The company saw a 47% increase in stock trading volume, a 25% increase in futures volume, and a 16% increase in options volume. Plus, in a clear sign of growing risk appetite among investors, the online brokerage had $63.7 billion in margin loans outstanding at the end of the quarter, which was up 24%. Investors borrow money to buy stocks and other financial securities only when they feel confident about further upside in the market. Unfortunately, some of Interactive's key metrics might dip in the current quarter because it includes April, which is when President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on America's trading partners, sparking a sharp sell-off in the financial markets. This could weigh on the company's client equity and its outstanding margin loans as investors trim their exposure. On the plus side, the severe volatility is likely driving a big increase in trading volume, which could translate into higher commission revenue. Interactive generated $1.4 billion in total revenue during the first quarter, an 18.6% increase from a year ago. That figure has two main components: Commission revenue, which comes from processing client transactions; it came in at $514 million for the quarter. Net interest revenue, which the company earns on the cash it's holding on behalf of clients, plus its own cash reserves and the interest it earns on margin loans. This totaled $770 million for the quarter. Commission revenue jumped by 35.6% year over year in the first quarter, reflecting the strong trading volume and higher client equity I highlighted earlier. Net interest revenue was up by just 3.1%, as declining interest rates offset any increase in client cash positions and margin loan balances. Interactive also had $143 million in "other" income, which represented growth of 85.7%. The online broker remained highly profitable during the first quarter, delivering $1.94 in earnings per share (EPS), an increase of 20.5%. The company's trailing-12-month EPS now stands at $7.39, placing its stock at a price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) of 21.3. That is a slight discount to the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index, which trades at a P/E of 22.1, so Interactive's stock appears cheap relative to the broader market. Interest rates are expected to decline further throughout 2025, which could be a headwind for Interactive's largest source of revenue. But as long as rates fall in a steady fashion, the company can adjust its cost structure to ensure its earnings aren't heavily affected. If rates decline sharply due to an economic shock or a recession, it might have more trouble offsetting the effects to its financial results. With that said, sharp declines in interest rates tend to contribute to elevated activity in the financial markets as investors hunt for returns. We last witnessed this phenomenon at the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Therefore, higher commission revenue could make up for some of the decline in the company's net interest income. After all, Interactive Brokers has proved its ability to succeed in all market conditions. Its stock has soared by more than 400% since it went public in 2007, even after the recent 33% drop. As a result, it could be a great buy on the dip. Before you buy stock in Interactive Brokers Group, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Interactive Brokers Group wasn't one of them. 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BBC News
07-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Football Manager 25 cancelled after two delays
The latest update in the popular Football Manager series has been cancelled, its makers have of the long-running video game began to speculate about its fate when an update due to be unveiled late last month did not a blog post, developer Sports Interactive told players it had made the "difficult decision" to cancel the 2025 edition as it was "too far away from the standards you deserve".It said it would now shift focus to the 2026 version of the game and fans who had preordered the cancelled release could obtain a refund. Football Manager, first launched in 2004, allows fans to step into the shoes of a gaffer and guide a chosen team through a Interactive had promised a range of upgrades to the game's visuals and interface in the next edition, and also introduced women's teams for the first developer previously told BBC Newsbeat it had to build a new stats database and record new motion-capture sequences for female also announced it had scaled back its international management mode and removed or paused work on some other features seen in previous games. Sports Interactive said it was unwilling to push the game back beyond March "as it would be too late in the football season" to do company apologised to fans and said it could not announce the delay sooner due to financial regulations and obligations to its shareholders."Every effort is now focused on ensuring that our next release achieves our goal and hits the quality level we all expect. "We will update you on how we are progressing with that as soon as we are able to do so." Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
