‘So, I think we really need to accept that fully, and as I said earlier, we do not like to work’ mechanically ‘. It’s not just because it’s a great IP address, or that it’s a licensed game, and commercially it’s interesting … It means nothing to us. We have taken many non-commercial risks in the past. So it’s about us. .. we must feel it deep inside. The passion has to be there, so it was very important to us that it was not a film adaptation. So it was not a game about … a specific movie, where the story has already been told. ‘
He continues: “It is very important that we can create a digital Bond. A Bond for the gambling industry … So this is an original story. It felt very important to us and we passed it on to [James Bond owner] EON and they agreed that the result would probably be better to do so.
“There’s always excitement around a new Bond. It’s amazing what they’ve done with the franchise over the years. Each Bond defines a generation and it’s amazing how they kept inventing themselves over so many years. So, we are not just inspired by one movie, or games and whatnot.We are inspired by the whole thing and suck things just inside us to make an original Bond, an original story, but it’s absolutely true and recognizable in the values that are there “I’m really looking forward to creating a new community that the players can call their own.”
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