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007 First Light Didn’t Cost IOI $200M to Make, Says CEO, but it Hasn’t Broken Even Yet After 2.7M Copies Sold

A character from the game '007 First Light' is shown standing in a dimly lit setting with a focused expression, wearing a leather jacket.

After selling 1.5M copies in a day, a week later, 007 First Light hit 2.7M copies sold, and is “probably” at 3M copies sold now, according to IO Interactive chief executive officer Hakan Abrak at Summer Game Fest 2026, when speaking to GamesIndustry.Biz. The game is undoubtedly a hit, going beyond IO’s expectations according to Abrak, but it still has a ways to go before it’s the hit that IO needs it to be. Last week, reports broke that 007 First Light cost IO Interactive near $200M to make, though according to Abrak, that’s not an accurate representation of the […]

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