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With Daniel Craig’s next stint as Bond still a few months away, Activision and Treyarch have decided to whet our appetites with some screenshots and details of their attempt to re-launch the Bond game franchise.

The movie will take place around an hour after the end of Casino Royale, making it the first continuation in Bond history. But don’t worry you won’t have to see Casino Royale to know what is happening in the game, because you’ll play through it first, along with an extra scene that was removed from the final release.

Activision and Treyarch revealed that Quantum of Solace will be using the Call of Duty 4 engine and have Rainbow Six Vegas style gameplay, first person until any interaction with cover, objects, etc. where the camera will pull back to show the character model. Along with this, Treyarch claim to have added some unique additions to create a “hybrid 3rd person game”

According to Treyarch, Daniel Craig has been very involved with the game, doing three dimentional scans to make sure the character looked the part, and doing all his own voice work. Not the motion capture though, Craig has had enough trouble doing his own stunts in the movie that Treyarch decided to hire Darth Maul himself, Ray Park, to handle that part of the process.

Treyarch have decided to play it safe with this project and stick with what they know rather than pushing the boundries. They want to make the gameplay paramount instead of adding all of the usual Bond features. Which means no driving, no poker and maybe even no Bond girls.

All in all this looks like a game to keep your eye on and we’ll keep you updated with the latest news in the coming months.