IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak to discuss development of 007 First Light at Game Republic New Horizons 2026 "Being a massive James Bond fan, it's just a huge honour to welcome Hakan and IO Interactive to our conference," says Game Republic managing director IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak will host a 007 First Light session at Game Republic New Horizons. I can't wait to learn more about the brilliant 007 First Light's creation and how the talented team worked on bringing such an iconic character to life." Abrak joins a lineup of industry veterans at New Horizons, including keynote speaker Ken Kutaragi, Landfall chief business officer Rebecca Lautner, and a panel titled "Hype-free Assessment of AI in Games" featuring Tommy Thompson (AI and Games), Duyguy Cakmak (Creative Assembly), and Matthias Siemonsmeier (Splash Damage). The event will also feature a fireside chat in the Investor Zone with Tencent business development director Teddy Keefe, and a panel titled "Beyond the Pitch: Securing (and Surviving) Angel Investment" with Nick Button-Brown (The Game Angels), Tracy McGarrigan (Ansible), and Ian Masters (Flick Games). It's going to be a massive, massive record for us and by all measures it's going to be a huge new success." IO Interactive is in "ongoing conversations" with Bond license owner Amazon about the franchise's future, but for now they are "just talking about First Light, and the live tail of it." "We will soon sometime in the future be talking about the future plans between Amazon and IOI." Game Republic New Horizons will take place at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough between October 14 and 16.
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