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James Bond driving game's cover blown - Retail Radar

British megastore HMV lists new racing game "James Bond: Bloodstone" as coming soon; is it Bizarre Creations' long-rumored 007 project?

In February 2009, an Activision Blizzard earnings report revealed that the next James Bond game from the Quantum of Solace publisher wouldn't be released until 2010. According to leaks from a closed-door event in 2008, it will be an original, vehicle-focused game from Bizarre Creations, the studio behind next month's combat racer Blur.

"Stone, Bloodstone."

Now, it appears that British megastore HMV has unmasked the title of Bizarre Creations' 007 outing. Its online store is listing product pages for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii versions of "James Bond: Bloodstone." Each is tagged with the words "driving racing games coming soon" and listed in the "driving racing" category. The lists also display the James Bond films' distinctive "007" logo, with the "7" being a gun.

Though Activision declined to comment on the product listing, James Bond: Bloodstone is as good a title as any, since there is no official 007 film this year. That frees up Bizarre Creations to give it an original moniker much like one of the best-reviewed James Bond games, Everything or Nothing. The 2004 PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance title was published and developed by Electronic Arts and also featured heavy driving and vehicle combat elements.

2004's Everything or Nothing had a heavy car-combat component.

2004's Everything or Nothing had a heavy car-combat component.

The apparent outing of James Bond: Bloodstone comes just days after James Bond fans were hit by discouraging news. Following the inability of the 007 films' financially plagued distributor MGM to find a buyer, the production company behind the movies, EON Productions, announced Monday that the next James Bond film had been put on indefinite hold. It had been slated to start shooting later this year with Daniel Craig reprising his role as the dapper secret agent hero and Oscar-winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Revolutionary Road) in the director's chair.

97 Comments

  • minimanondarun

    Posted Jul 27, 2010 3:24 pm GMT

    if this 007 game is goin to be about racing it will be a flop!

  • gerber12

    Posted Apr 27, 2010 3:30 pm GMT

    garbage bizzare creations. Making crappy racing games.

  • falcOWNS

    Posted Apr 25, 2010 3:21 pm GMT

    whoa, and me and my friends just got done making fun of how badly games can go wrong by changing them all to racing games...

  • russianzombie

    Posted Apr 25, 2010 2:47 pm GMT

    What a stupid idea. This game is going to be a fail

  • gtaking40

    Posted Apr 25, 2010 1:30 pm GMT

    Is this really necessary!?

  • BlackForestHam

    Posted Apr 24, 2010 6:43 am GMT

    But it is bizarre and they allways do good racing games. Well most of the time.

  • BlackForestHam

    Posted Apr 24, 2010 6:42 am GMT

    Do we have to see james bond and other charaters in a go-kart? If we do, god help us all.

  • Big_Dre_D

    Posted Apr 23, 2010 3:17 pm GMT

    @ crqous007 yes I dare to say it because the game is still fun and a lot better than the stuff studios force feeds consumers nowadays. For every good shooter out now you can find a dozen that suck. So what if the depth of the game mechanics isn't on the same level as a Killzone 2 or a MW 2 it's still just as fun.

  • sizzleman30

    Posted Apr 23, 2010 12:28 pm GMT

    What a rubbish Idea for a bond game.....EPIC FAIL

  • thrice00

    Posted Apr 23, 2010 10:32 am GMT

    A racing James Bond Game .......................... no wait .................
    A racing James Bond Game

  • ionusX

    Posted Apr 23, 2010 7:31 am GMT

    yeah i wont be getting this.. i wont lie.

  • Malhound

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 9:30 pm GMT

    007 Racing is better than Bloodstone (planned title), even though 007 Racing was only released on the PlayStation. Other Bond games did feature racing, except the others didn't. They are all FPS.

  • Malhound

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 9:25 pm GMT

    Why did not EA include driving in Nightfire (PC version) back in 2003? Answer: Porting issues.

  • crqos007

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:13 pm GMT

    @Big_Dre_D dont you even dare say that i havent played 007. there are only 3 things that i like more than commander bond and thats south park, sex and the new york yankees. believe me i know everything there is to know about bond and that includes the severely dated goldeneye

  • Big_Dre_D

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:50 pm GMT

    @crqos007 You obviously haven't played 007. Compared to many of today's shooters that game can hold its own and I still do play it from time to time. The bottom line is that Goldeneye isn't the most technical or pretiest shooter now a days, but its still more FUN than most the shooters on the market now and having FUN is the most important thing about a game.

  • TXGAMER7

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 4:04 pm GMT

    i have "007 racing" still lol and i hate it. why another 1?

  • crqos007

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 3:00 pm GMT

    another bond racing game, well this is gonna suck. i don't have good memories from the last one, not too mention activision is making it and i'm sure we all have fond memories of how they've been handling games (MW2 can go die). and will all of you cry babys quit comparing every game out ther to freaking goldeneye? the game came out in like 1996 and compared to today's standards it sucks royal ass!

  • PcGamingRig

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 2:47 pm GMT

    why would i wan't a james bond driving game surely the whole point of james bond games is so u an acually be james bond, not him in a car lol

  • scotwolf

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 2:26 pm GMT

    i loved goldeneye and enjoyed quantam of solace but there was a lotof mediocre games in between.
    i will reserve judgement till in see and hear more about the game.
    but i do hope it's decent i'm a big kid and this could be good, here's hoping

  • win64

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 1:31 pm GMT

    have you not heard james bond is bankrupt no new film release at present until someone buys it

  • rgn1rountree

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 11:37 am GMT

    @millsbum199
    Agreed!

  • millsbum199

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 10:37 am GMT

    u guys need to quit wyning about how if this isnt as good as goldeneye i will suck well guesse wat goldeneye is over forget about it forget about nightfire yes there were amzing butu cant keep compring all games to goldeneye

  • nintendoboy16

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 10:10 am GMT

    @Gelugon_baat

    You know, there are James Bond games that never got movies. Just look at Nightfire, Agent Under Fire, and Everything or Nothing. This may as well be a Bond game that ends up like those, by not getting a movie with the same name.

  • THA-TODD-BEAST

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 10:06 am GMT

    Great, another generic Bond game that will fail massively. Newsflash: James Bond is FAR more than just vehicles. I don't see how this will work or how any good can come from this.

  • DKant

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 9:59 am GMT

    Fighting crime in a car? Thought that was Knight Rider's thing! Had only played a demo of THAT game when it came out..was cool for about 2 minutes while the theme music lasted, and then my frustration with the controls took over.

  • Wesker248

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 9:05 am GMT

    Bloodstone... that´s the new movie of James Bond?

    I´m thinking this because... we goint to see the movie first, right?

  • kevass007

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 8:35 am GMT

    could be good. . . . . . . . .nnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

  • XanderZane

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 8:32 am GMT

    I don't see any James Bond driving game on that website. What are you guys smoking. Unless it was already removed. I did see something I knew nothing about. When was this game announced " Test Drive Unlimited 2" The first game located in Hawaii was incredible. One of my favorite games. I hope this is coming out this year.

  • chaldoboy14

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 8:21 am GMT

    "it will be an original, vehicle-focused game from Bizarre Creations"

    You mean like 007 racing? It's been made before, not original. Unless it literally just fully focuses on racing. 007 racing wasn't really racing, it was just doing missions in a bond car. So if it's anything like 007 racing, then it's not original. But then again we shouldn't believe the crap that comes out of Activision's mouth anymore, telling us how MW 2 was going to rock and it sucked, and how they're saying everything with IW is just fine, despite losing the founders and lead designers and others who made the game what it is. Yea, I believe you Activision *sarcasm*

    (I'm probably gonna get thumbs down from 13 year olds because I mentioned their holy grail of gaming MW2 and said it sucked)

  • Arghyeeho

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 8:10 am GMT

    James Bond driving game.... Aka Spyhunter?

  • moej88

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 8:04 am GMT

    I think it will be good. I liked the last one. I have high hopes with the new consoles and their capabilities to make this game fun and worth playing. Although, speaking of racing and shooting games... I would really like to hear about the next Twisted Metal

  • silentsniper321

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:55 am GMT

    .....mostly because of the split screen

  • silentsniper321

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:52 am GMT

    IMO Nightfire was the best bond game

  • turtlebird95

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:49 am GMT

    I really wish RARE was able to put Goldeneye on XBLA... *sigh* but we all know about that story. I'm not to thrilled about a Bond racing game, maybe because I'm never thrilled about any racing game. The only combat racing game I ever really enjoyed was Jak X combat racing for ps2. I don't know, this whole idea doesn't sound like it will succeed. :/

  • Darkstalker77

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:42 am GMT

    golden eye was good and i agree that nightfire came close especially with the two player modes

  • green_dominator

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 7:02 am GMT

    The only Bond game that ever meant anything was Goldeneye, 007 Nightfire came close to the glory od Goldeneye though.....

  • RGDT021

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 6:49 am GMT

    Why bother... will be mediocre at best.

  • SadPSPAddict

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 6:47 am GMT

    Sounds interesting - could be good

  • Gelugon_baat

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 6:23 am GMT

    Looks like we probably already know the name of the next movie from this bit of news.

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:30 am GMT

    meh

  • yearof3000

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:30 am GMT

    MrKyleKatarn@ lol or was it?

  • MrKyleKatarn

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:23 am GMT

    The only good thing about 007 Racing was the soundtrack.

  • yearof3000

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:20 am GMT

    Didn't they made one on PS in 2000, hmm oh yeah! Crappy 007 Racing!!!!

  • NaveedLife

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 5:08 am GMT

    @NIght1107 I Completely agree with you. It is the graphics and controls that keep games like Goldeneye 64 and Perfect Dark 64 (frame problems galore) from being amazing today.

    Bond is not all about driving, heck he is only a bit about driving. Not impressed with the approach so far. I really don't get what happened, EA was on the right track by making Agent Under Fire (which was decent), then Night Fire (which was pretty good), and then they messed it up with Everything or Nothing (which was just completely unrelated to bond game style).

  • Night1107

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 4:51 am GMT

    GoldenEye 007 for N64 was the BEST shooter of its time. And still one of the best ever party games. I would pay anything for a full graphical overhaul and online multiplayer. Few campaigns lasted as long as GoldenEye's did. It was an incredible game. Aside from graphics and controls(needs dual analog sticks), I wouldn't change a single thing about it.

  • Bashers79

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 2:56 am GMT

    @Black_Adder Goldeneye?

  • Hanzoadam

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 2:35 am GMT

    Aslong as it classic bond and not new rubish Daniel Craig I'll be happy with that, and consider buying

  • isshiah

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 1:54 am GMT

    as long as its not bog standard it sounds like a great idea.

  • Virtual_Erkan

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 1:19 am GMT

    Everything or Nothing had the best vehicle missions especially chasing the radioactive truck on the highway with speedbike that exceeds the speed limit of 300kmh!

  • grasshopper6

    Posted Apr 22, 2010 12:58 am GMT

    is this gonna be like mario kart except here you'll shoot rockets to take out the person in front of you

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