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=== Video games === {{Main|James Bond in video games}} In 1983, the first Bond video game ''[[James Bond 007 (1984 video game)|James Bond 007]]'', developed and published by [[Parker Brothers]], was released for the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 5200]], [[Atari 8-bit computers]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[ColecoVision]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Backe|first=Hans-Joachim|title=Narrative Feedback: Computer games, comics, and the James Bond Franchise|url=http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/hans-joachim.backe/docs/Backe_Narrative%20Feedback_online.pdf|publisher=[[Ruhr University Bochum]]|access-date=14 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414214600/http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/hans-joachim.backe/docs/Backe_Narrative%20Feedback_online.pdf|archive-date=14 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, there have been numerous video games either based on the films or using original storylines. In 1997, the [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] [[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|''GoldenEye 007'']] was developed by [[Rare (company)|Rare]] for the [[Nintendo 64]], based on ''GoldenEye''.<ref name="Gaming Age review">{{cite web |access-date=4 November 2011|url=http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/n64/goldeneye/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006065421/http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/archive/old_reviews/n64/goldeneye/|archive-date=6 October 2010 |title=GoldenEye 007 review |publisher=Gaming Age Online |author=Greg Sewart}}</ref> The game received highly positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=GoldenEye 007 Reviews|publisher=gamerankings.com|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/197462.asp|access-date=4 November 2011|archive-date=29 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129201452/http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/197462.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> won the [[BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards|BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award]] for UK Developer of the Year in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare: Company |url=http://rare.co.uk/company |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |access-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216184326/http://www.rare.co.uk/company |archive-date=16 December 2011 }}</ref> and sold over eight million copies worldwide,<ref name="hollis-speech">{{cite web |url=http://www.zoonami.com/briefing/2004-09-02.php |title=The Making of GoldenEye 007 |publisher=Zoonami |author=Martin Hollis |date=2 September 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718160021/http://www.zoonami.com/briefing/2004-09-02.php |archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=usurped |access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Microsoft-Rare">{{cite web |url=https://news.microsoft.com/2002/09/24/microsoft-acquires-video-game-powerhouse-rare-ltd/ |title=Microsoft Acquires Video Game Powerhouse Rare Ltd. |date=24 September 2002 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] News Center |access-date=28 August 2011 |archive-date=21 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221113108/http://news.microsoft.com/2002/09/24/microsoft-acquires-video-game-powerhouse-rare-ltd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> grossing $250 million,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crandall |first1=Robert W. |last2=Sidak |first2=J. Gregory |title=Video Games: Serious Business for America's Economy |url=http://theesa.com/newsroom/seriousbusiness.pdf |publisher=[[Entertainment Software Association]] |access-date=4 November 2011 |pages=39β40 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203134407/http://www.theesa.com/newsroom/seriousbusiness.pdf |archive-date= 3 February 2013 }}</ref> making it the third-[[List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games|best-selling Nintendo 64 game]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/86590/10-game-changing-facts-about-nintendo-64 |title=10 Game-Changing Facts About the Nintendo 64 |last=Serafino |first=Jay |work=[[Mental Floss]] |publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]] |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-date=25 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425030131/http://mentalfloss.com/article/86590/10-game-changing-facts-about-nintendo-64 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is frequently cited as one of the [[List of video games considered the best|greatest video games of all time]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html |title=The 50 best games |date=6 October 2005 |newspaper=[[The Age]] |access-date=9 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135541/https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html |archive-date=10 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 100 Greatest Games Of All Time|date=2009|url=http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/|publisher=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|website=www.empireonline.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515221956/http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/|archive-date=15 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=We rank the 100 greatest videogames|date=13 May 2003|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309120251/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, [[Electronic Arts]] acquired the licence and released [[Tomorrow Never Dies (video game)|''Tomorrow Never Dies'']] on 16 December 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=007: Tomorrow Never Dies |url=http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/002/002310.html |website=IGN |access-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701202801/http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/002/002310.html |archive-date= 1 July 2011 }}</ref> In October 2000, they released [[The World Is Not Enough (Nintendo 64 video game)|''The World Is Not Enough'']]{{sfn|King|Krzywinska|2002|p=183}} for the [[Nintendo 64]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The World Is Not Enough |url=http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/the-world-is-not-enough |work=Video Games |publisher=[[Eurocom|Eurocom Developments]] |access-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930054908/https://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/the-world-is-not-enough |archive-date=30 September 2011 }}</ref> followed by ''[[007 Racing]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on 21 November 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=007 Racing Review |url=http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/014/014712.html |website=IGN |access-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404055912/http://uk.psx.ign.com/objects/014/014712.html |archive-date= 4 April 2012 }}</ref> In 2003, the company released ''[[James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing |url=http://uk.xbox.ign.com/objects/566/566595.html |website=IGN |access-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092431/http://uk.xbox.ign.com/objects/566/566595.html |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref> which included the likenesses and voices of Pierce Brosnan, [[Willem Dafoe]], [[Heidi Klum]], [[Judi Dench]] and [[John Cleese]], amongst others.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing Review|url=http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/492/492864p1.html|website=IGN|access-date=4 November 2011|date=18 February 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425092437/http://uk.xbox.ign.com/articles/492/492864p1.html|archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> In November 2005, Electronic Arts released a video game adaptation of ''[[007: From Russia with Love]]'',<ref name="FRWL IGN">{{cite web|title=From Russia With Love Review|url=http://uk.ps2.ign.com/objects/726/726488.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816013614/http://uk.ps2.ign.com/objects/726/726488.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2009|website=IGN|access-date=4 November 2011}}</ref> which involved Sean Connery's image and voice-over for Bond.<ref name="FRWL IGN" /> In 2006, Electronic Arts announced a game based on then-upcoming film ''Casino Royale'': the game was cancelled because it would not be ready by the film's release in November of that year. With MGM losing revenue from lost licensing fees, the franchise was moved from EA to [[Activision]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2006/digital/features/action-traction-1200506308/ | title=Bond, Superman games on the move | access-date=4 November 2011 | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | first=Ben | last=Fritz | date=3 May 2006 | archive-date=20 November 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120222547/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942524?categoryid=18&cs=1 | url-status=live }}</ref> Activision subsequently released the ''[[007: Quantum of Solace]]'' game on 31 October 2008, based on the film of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Bond: Quantum of Solace Reviews |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/quantum-of-solace/reviews/james-bond-quantum-of-solace-review-6200423?tag=summary%3Bread-review |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718161848/http://uk.gamespot.com/quantum-of-solace/reviews/james-bond-quantum-of-solace-review-6200423?tag=summary;read-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 July 2012 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=11 December 2011 }}</ref> A new version of [[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|''GoldenEye 007'']] featuring Daniel Craig was released for the [[Wii]] and a handheld version for the [[Nintendo DS]] in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1097593p1.html |title=GoldenEye Reimagined for Wii |last=Harris |first=Craig |website=IGN |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618125726/http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1097593p1.html |archive-date=18 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A year later a new version was released for [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] under the title ''GoldenEye 007: Reloaded''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/goldeneye-reloaded/news/6324521/goldeneye-007-reloaded-first-impressions?sid=6324521&mode=previews|title=GoldenEye 007: Reloaded First Impressions|first=Mark|last=Walton|website=[[GameSpot]]|date=20 July 2011|access-date=21 July 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Andy |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/312335/goldeneye-hd-is-official-move-online-confirmed-trailer/ |title=News: GoldenEye HD is official: Move, Online Confirmed β Trailer |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=19 September 2012 |archive-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922122744/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/312335/goldeneye-hd-is-official-move-online-confirmed-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2012 ''[[007 Legends]]'' was released, which featured one mission from each of the Bond actors of the Eon Productions' series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Leif |title=007 Legends Review |url=http://uk.gamespot.com/007-legends/reviews/007-legends-review-6398765/ |work=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=10 November 2012 |date=24 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028081511/http://uk.gamespot.com/007-legends/reviews/007-legends-review-6398765/ |archive-date=28 October 2012 }}</ref> In November 2020, [[IO Interactive]] announced ''Project 007'', an original James Bond video game, working closely with licensors [[MGM]] and [[Eon Productions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-developer-announces-new-bond-game-project-007 |title=Hitman Developer Announces New Bond Game, Project 007 |first=Joe |last=Skrebels |date=19 November 2020 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=19 November 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119140855/https://www.ign.com/articles/hitman-developer-announces-new-bond-game-project-007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-19-hitman-developer-io-reveals-fresh-project | title = Hitman developer IO is making a James Bond game | first = Tom | last = Phillips | date = 19 November 2020 | access-date = 19 November 2020 | work = [[Eurogamer]] | archive-date = 19 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201119141134/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-11-19-hitman-developer-io-reveals-fresh-project | url-status = live }}</ref>
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