EA has announced that actor Pierce Brosnan will appear in the new James Bond 007: Nightfire game. His "likeness" will be used. Nightfire is due out later this year on PC, Xbox, PS2 and GameCube.

HomeLAN Fed has posted a Q&A with EA's Michael Condrey, who is producer on James Bond 007: Nightfire. Michael is asked why Gearbox got to develop this game, what the storyline is, enviroments we can expect to visit, enemies we'll encounter, gadgets, important gameplay features, multiplayer options and more.

Computer & Video Games has a preview of James Bond 007: Nightfire, the all new Bond FPS that Gearbox is working on. There are new screenshots as well as quotes from Gearbox and EA.

Computer & Video Games has posted a brief Q&A with Joel Wade, producer at EA on James Bond: Nightfire. The C&VG guys ask about gameplay variety, if it's better to base the game on a movie story or to have a new story, and a few other things.

EA has finally officially announced the new James Bond game Gearbox is working, James Bond 007: NightFire. Besides the PC, the game will appear on the PS2, Xbox and GameCube though Gearbox will not be porting the game. The game will be released late this year.

NightFire will feature an original single player storyline -- written exclusively for the game and borrowing from the rich 007-legacy that spans 40 years. As Bond, players will operate in the snow capped Austrian Alps and the far reaches of outer space as well as underwater in the depths of the South Pacific to defeat the evil criminal mastermind Rafael Drake, the popular head of a supposedly benign environmental organization who secretly is bent on world domination.
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NightFire features more than 10 exotic locations from around the globe and outer space. Each of the mission levels will offer enormous, highly detailed 3D environments that can only be experienced through the eyes of Bond. Level designs challenge players to determine when to blast their way through using high tech weaponry, keenly employ spy-craft tricks and upgradeable gadgets, or stealthily maneuver their way as they accomplish mission objectives and strive for the maximum agent ratings. NightFire will also offer an all-star cast of villains and allies, both new and familiar to the Bond universe. ...

Randy Pitchford updated his .plan file, noting that today is the third anniversary for Gearbox Software. Randy looks back at what they have done so far, and what they will do in the future. He mentions that besides Condition Zero, Tony Hawk 3 and the James Bond game, they are working on a fourth title. He also gives us a release date for their untitled James Bond game. If all goes well, it will ship this year.

Computer And Video Games has yet more details on the Bond game that Gearbox is working on. Gamespot already learned yesterday that the game would appear on the PC and feature an original story. CVG now adds it will be a "a first-person action game with integrated third-person gameplay and cinematic elements" and that the engine would have "many all-new, next-generation features.". Though what engine, Gearbox didn't say :)

Gamespot has learned a tiny bit more about the James Bond game Gearbox is working on for Electronic Arts. So far all we knew was a multi-platform "thinking man shooter". According to Gamespot, the PC will be one of these platforms and the game will feature an original story instead of being based on any of the movies.

The March issue of Computer Gaming World reveals that GearBox Software is finally coming out from the shadow of Valve Software and doing a project that isnt related to the Half-Life universe.. (Albeit it's a damn fine and profitable shadow to be in). Thanks HomeLanFed. There isnt a heck of a lot of detail about what they are working but we can gather this much.

- James Bond license
- Electronic Arts publisher
- Multi-platform although not specified
- Described as the "thinking mans shooter" (ed: You have to find the yellow and blue key to make the green key!)

The other question that remains, what technology would they use for the engine? In house? Valve's Tech? DOOM tech? Lets put Pat Hook's nuts in a vise and find out! Right Pat!?