# 007 First Light News Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** 007: First Light\ **Created:** [January 26, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505 "2021-01-26T13:47:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 69
**Author:** ![TheChicken](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/thechicken/32/105735_2.png) [@TheChicken](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/TheChicken)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1388 "2026-08-27T02:12:31Z")
> [@thrison](#): > > They’re giving out codes for the **Espresso Command skin** Just want to say, the Espresso Command skin as advertised in the Razer promos and such, looks very different in-game. The name and the look is reminiscent of “coffee” of course, but I think they turned up the saturation for that, cause on PS5 here’s what I’ve got: ![12151](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/0/90c41d63114d10364c7a5792bad26f127df18218.jpeg) Vs what it’s promoted as: ![12152](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/a/aaee6cad3a06bb06bc927b8c7d495223086d319b.jpeg) It’s a very very subtle brown, but depends on the lighting really… 🫤 ---
**Author:** ![Axwage](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/axwage/32/36619_2.png) [@Axwage](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/Axwage)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1389 "2026-08-27T02:47:15Z")
You could not have screenshotted Bond at a better moment. ---
**Author:** ![schatenjager](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/schatenjager/32/128982_2.png) [@schatenjager](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/schatenjager)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1390 "2026-09-08T16:31:49Z")
I hadn’t seen this anywhere, but apparently Denuvo was back in July… I guess I can finally play this game. > **[Denuvo Removed From 007 First Light After Just Two Months](https://www.techpowerup.com/351071/denuvo-removed-from-007-first-light-after-just-two-months)** > > IO Interactive released its AAA title 007 First Light on May 26 this year, surprising players with the inclusion of Denuvo DRM. However, after just two months on the market, IO Interactive has officially removed this DRM layer from the game. SteamDB... ---
**Author:** ![BlossomFox](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/blossomfox/32/148351_2.png) [@BlossomFox](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/BlossomFox)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1391 "2026-09-15T09:44:11Z")
The pathtracing update is out now). I’m glad it has dlss 4.5. and not dlss 5. Some of you may have seen it working in Hitman with reshade and oh my gosh it looks bad! Here is the steam blog on it: [Together with NVIDIA, Path Tracing is Live!](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3768760/view/701027323413005705) Get Up to 20% OFF on 007 First Light Now # **CHECK OUT THE LATEST PC SPECS** ![](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/a/7ad4ccd9f6d2653a3748bcd3e387f95658e640f3.jpeg) ### ![](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/3/23ce2663ac64c48a8d9debcc4bf603f99c582077.jpeg) Learn More on our website! WATCH THE FULL PATH TRACING TRAILER ![](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/2/7232e2191545c21603c7634f5de79c53c25c4fa9.jpeg) ### Experience _007 First Light_ in a whole new light with Path Tracing. Together with NVIDIA, you can now enjoy this re-imagined story with serene RTX graphics and up to 280 FPS. Get Up to 20% OFF Now ---
**Author:** ![shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/shal5/32/153901_2.png) [@shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/shal5)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1392 "2026-09-15T09:53:30Z")
Damn, hoped it would include some more content as well. Hopefully it’s not too long a wait before we get some more content for the tac-sim. Though I guess they might be holding it for James Bond Day October 5th? Path tracing does look great though, but I think I’d prefer the smooth gameplay over having it. I’ll have to see how it runs when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/vnchan/32/151096_2.png) [@vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/vnchan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1393 "2026-09-15T10:13:27Z")
Damn, the Switch 2 version got delayed ---
**Author:** ![shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/shal5/32/153901_2.png) [@shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/shal5)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1394 "2026-09-15T10:21:29Z")
Arti posted this on the subreddit: “Just to manage some expectations: Today’s update is only regarding Path Tracing, but rest assured, that we are also working on a bigger update featuring some of the most requested features coming to 007 First Light, which we hope to ship in a couple weeks. In the meantime, we will address emerging issues tied to the Path Tracing update with dedicated Hotfixes if necessary.” ---
**Author:** ![TheChicken](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/thechicken/32/105735_2.png) [@TheChicken](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/TheChicken)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1395 "2026-09-15T17:55:25Z")
Pleeeaseeee new game plus! I wanna wear all those suits in the campaign already!! ---
**Author:** ![thrison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@thrison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/thrison)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1396 "2026-09-16T05:19:27Z")
At least this will likely cause more pressure for them to release the Coca Cola skins as a paid DLC. At the moment with the skins being Tac Sim only, most seem to forget they exist and don’t really bother changing the suits. But once things open up so you can use them in the campaign, I suspect people will start getting a bit more vocal on that again. ---
**Author:** ![KB9\_alamaison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/kb9_alamaison/32/58375_2.png) [@KB9\_alamaison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/KB9_alamaison)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1397 "2026-09-17T10:35:04Z")
Taking into account the roadmap teased a James Bond day Reward (October 5th), we have two options: -big update before that (probably last week of September, keeping up with content updated every two months) -The big update is saved for James Bond day, along with the reward ---
**Author:** ![shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/shal5/32/153901_2.png) [@shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/shal5)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1398 "2026-09-17T10:42:49Z")
New update features some performance improvements for path-tracing. Arti also made some comments in the thread regarding future content: ![Screenshot_2026-09-17-12-39-23-68_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/d/a/da8e32761fd3cf6d786cc3f53f04deccee117d4d.jpeg) ![Screenshot_2026-09-17-12-37-52-55_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/f/9fa9508a8372169bb65d915a16639f16ec3a7155.jpeg) ![Screenshot_2026-09-17-12-38-12-42_3aea4af51f236e4932235fdada7d1643](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/9/0982e44f710b766dc2e240bf76f6c9d27d056541.jpeg) I’m gonna guess this means that we’re probably getting a big James Bond Day update (probably with Valhalla protocol at least, maybe NG+ as well). Really excited for it! ---
**Author:** ![Guillermo\_Murillo](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/guillermo_murillo/32/6145_2.png) [@Guillermo\_Murillo](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/Guillermo_Murillo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:28am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1399 "2026-09-29T06:28:02Z")
This was posted a couple days ago. That dog has a better CV than me 😭. ![xcvuq7wzm4rh1](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/c/7cbf5c146cde526d323f1fa8862ccdc0cc6a04fd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JaqTaar](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/jaqtaar/32/483_2.png) [@JaqTaar](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/JaqTaar)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1400 "2026-09-29T21:13:51Z")
Seems like the Valhalla Protocol is finally coming: [![](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/e/0ec3e1be697c8f1783ae30bf8af3e54f34d99a76.jpeg "A free DLC is just around the bend.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix8sBXFtJ2Y) And a dev on Reddit (with the handle IOI\_TheBikingViking) wrote "It’s a good deal more than just Valhalla, but you’ll have to wait and see 🙂 " ---
**Author:** ![lukefsje](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/lukefsje/32/53370_2.png) [@lukefsje](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/lukefsje)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1401 "2026-09-29T21:35:44Z")
I predict it’ll be a whole Jack the Bulldog gamemode, where we get to play through the whole campaign with 007 replaced by Jack ---
**Author:** ![thrison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@thrison](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/thrison)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:03am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1402 "2026-09-30T04:03:27Z")
Feels like the IOI of a decade ago - announcing announcements. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/shal5/32/153901_2.png) [@shal5](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/shal5)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1403 "2026-09-30T05:32:40Z")
I mean this seems pretty straightforward to me? Just an announcement that new game content is coming October 1st. It’s not an announcement on Thursday where we have to wait longer for content. ---
**Author:** ![LandirtHome](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/landirthome/32/40646_2.png) [@LandirtHome](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/LandirtHome)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1404 "2026-09-30T10:46:58Z")
I could see it be with the “we mostly hotfixed the game as needed, and put everything impactful, intentional, for a future single package” patch IOI hinted at. * * * I don’t know if it could be as big as NG+, photo mode, or a choose your suit option. At minimum I could see a better loadout selection. (some of the level require to go way too far back) I could see it as a tacsim integration, to ease it in, and giving upgrades and weapon selection in addition to the outfit, while guiding the player to have most of their time in the Live Service-ish environment and its hooks. Also leaderboards. (and possibly a selection skipping the story/traversal part to keep only the gameplay ones - a “Speedrunner’s delight” play) (in general 007FL needs better menuing though) * * * (at least I hope it will fix the alternate control schemes bugging out the setpieces, the Hitman scheme still bugs the Greenway sniper support, and the Wreckie setpiece). * * * Good thing IOI is doing it now. I have pre-installed AC8, and my storage is full. 007 First Light is still installed, but it’s my presumed next one to go if needed. ---
**Author:** ![Codename-24](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/codename-24/32/153347_2.png) [@Codename-24](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/Codename-24)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1405 "2026-10-01T12:07:03Z")
[![](https://hitmanforum-v6-s3-uploads.s3.dualstack.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/d/6d7b2502d12330de443f86d878ca72c06c0c5233.jpeg "007 First Light – Extended Operations Free DLC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRF4IXmNixo) ---
**Author:** ![vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/vnchan/32/151096_2.png) [@vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/vnchan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1406 "2026-10-01T12:12:41Z")
00 difficulty and NG+ seems promising ---
**Author:** ![vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/user_avatar/www.hitmanforum.com/vnchan/32/151096_2.png) [@vnchan](https://www.hitmanforum.com/u/vnchan)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505/1407 "2026-10-01T12:14:07Z")
“There’s also a Free Starter Pack for anyone ready to take their first steps towards becoming a Double 0.” What is this? A Game Demo or what? [Previous page](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505.md?page=68) [Next page](https://www.hitmanforum.com/t/007-first-light-news-thread/4505.md?page=70)