007 First Light Free Dlc Extended Operations Launches October 1
The DLC adds a second, reworked run through the campaign and a scored driving mode, extending a game IO Interactive says has already sold more than 4 million copies while its Switch 2 version sits at a March 2027 date.
Key Facts
- IO Interactive released the free DLC "Extended Operations" for 007 First Light on October 1 alongside update 1.3.0.
- "Extended Operations" adds New Game+, Photo Mode, the "Valhalla Protocol" TacSim activity, and the "Jungle Heist" operation.
- IO Interactive said 007 First Light has sold more than 4 million copies.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light has been delayed to March 2027, while the game is available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- The update includes over 700 fixes and improvements, including crash and progression blocker fixes and UI and audio adjustments.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
IO Interactive released "Extended Operations," the first major free DLC for its spy action game 007 First Light, on October 1. The studio said the content arrives alongside update 1.3.0. The announcement came a day earlier through footage posted on X, which showed a sports car racing down a highway but gave no detail on what the download contained. The DLC adds New Game+, which unlocks after the campaign is cleared and lets players choose outfits and gadgets more flexibly, plus a new difficulty level called "00" for replaying the story. Photo Mode is included, with camera settings, filters, visual effects, and poses. New TacSim missions add an activity called "Valhalla Protocol," set in Slovakia, where players drive the Aston Martin Valhalla armed with machine guns and a missile launcher. A second operation, "Jungle Heist," returns players to the Pearl Hotel in Vietnam to recover documents from a villa safe, with the situation changing on each attempt.
The patch notes also add two TacSim weapons and three outfits, and a bulldog named Jack arrives at MI6 headquarters where players can pet him near the TacSim area. Update 1.3.0 carries more than 700 fixes and improvements, including crash and progression blocker fixes, UI and audio adjustments, and revised weapon reload and switching animations.
The game is based on Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and the film series, with an original story about a young Bond becoming an MI6 agent. It is available on PC through Steam and the Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The Nintendo Switch 2 version was delayed to March 2027.
The September 30 teaser on X showed a sports car racing down a highway with a roaring engine but named no contents, leaving open whether Aston Martin would return. Denfaminicogamer's headline frames the driving content around the Aston Martin Valhalla, armed with machine guns and a missile launcher, for a high score.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.