James Bond 007 Blood Stone First Look Preview

Bond may be having trouble getting back on the big screen, but he's back on top in the world of video games.  First, there's the upcoming reboot of Goldeneye (our Goldeneye preview, if you missed it) which recast the lead with Daniel Craig on the Wii, and then Activision revealed their newest multiplatform attempt, James Bond 007: Blood Stone.  Now, on the eve of Comic-Con 2010, the king himself, Stephen Johnson, has seen the Blood Stone in action and shared this tidbit:

"While Blood Stone's shooting sequences seem solid enough, 007 really shines during the vehicle levels. The game was made by Bizarre Creations, the developers of Project Gotham Racing and Blur <span class="tooltip-content"> <span class='tooltip-tab-container'> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper active' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab xbox-360'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PS3'></span></span> <span class='tooltip-tab-wrapper' onclick='tooltiptab(this);'><span class='tooltip-tab PC'></span></span> </span> <span class='tooltip-active tooltip2 xbox-360'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/index/" title="Blur">Blur</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/news/" title="Blur news">News</a></h6> (16)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/previews/" title="Blur news">Previews</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/review/" title="Blur review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/videos/" title="Blur videos">Videos</a></h6> (28)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/screenshots-and-images/" title="Blur screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (17)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61765/blur/cheats/" title="Blur cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats and Walkthroughs</a></h6> (58)</li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PS3'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/index/" title="Blur">Blur</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/news/" title="Blur news">News</a></h6> (13)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/previews/" title="Blur news">Previews</a></h6> (4)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/review/" title="Blur review">Review</a></h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/videos/" title="Blur videos">Videos</a></h6> (28)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/screenshots-and-images/" title="Blur screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (17)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/ps3/61766/blur/cheats/" title="Blur cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats and Walkthroughs</a></h6> (50)</li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> <span class='tooltip2 PC'><div class='tooltip-name'><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/index/" title="Blur">Blur</a></div><hr /><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/news/" title="Blur news">News</a></h6> (9)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/previews/" title="Blur news">Previews</a></h6> (2)</li> <li><h6>Review</h6></li> </ul></span><span class='tooltip-column'><ul> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/videos/" title="Blur videos">Videos</a></h6> (19)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/screenshots-and-images/" title="Blur screenshots &amp; images">Screenshots</a></h6> (9)</li> <li><h6><a href="http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63183/blur/cheats/" title="Blur cheats &amp; walkthroughs">Cheats and Walkthroughs</a></h6> (1)</li> </ul> </span><div style='clear:both;'></div></span> </span><div class="arrow"></div> , and the company's many years of car-combat experience show in every second of the game's in-vehicle sections."

As a fan of Bond, shooting people and racing cars, this sounds great already.  For more classified intel, head over to our James Bond 007: Blood Stone preview.