United Kingdom, July 17 -- MGM only had one demand for 007 First Light's version of James Bond.

Hitman developer IO Interactive is bringing the iconic fictional spy back to the video game world with a highly anticipated new game, and film studio MGM has been "very collaborative" with the team.

Asked if anything was "off limits", IO Interactive franchise director Jonathan Lacaille told VGC: "I've never had that question before, so I'll think back, but there is nothing that comes to mind outside of - yes, don't make him a killing machine!

"That was the first thing. But no, generally they've been very open. They've considered every idea we've had.

"There weren't many massive nos or anything like that. It was always more like, 'Yeah, but,...