007 First Light gets free DLC on October 2 — likely the Aston Martin Valhalla update

IO Interactive is dropping free DLC for 007 First Light on Thursday, October 2. The studio teased it with a short video on social media but hasn't said what's actually in it.

Based on what's been sitting in the game's main menu since launch, this is almost certainly the long-teased Aston Martin Valhalla content. That update is expected to include at least one new TacSim mission built around the Valhalla — the car featured in one of the game's biggest set pieces. Given how long players have been waiting, it seems unlikely IO is shipping just a single short mission. The game's previously revealed roadmap also pointed to new game+, additional gadgets, and more missions, so some of that could be bundled in as well.

007 First Light launched as IO Interactive's first major project outside the Hitman World of Assassination trilogy, and it's been a genuine commercial success — 4 million copies sold in its first three months. IO has a track record of supporting games long after launch, having kept Hitman alive with updates for years, so the post-launch roadmap here carries some weight. A premium story DLC centered on Bawama — the pirate king warlord played by Lenny Kravitz — is also in the pipeline, though no release date has been confirmed for that one. The Nintendo Switch 2 port, meanwhile, was pushed to 2027 so IO could polish it further.

For now, players will find out exactly what Thursday's free update contains when it goes live. Sequels are expected down the line, though IO hasn't put any kind of timeline on that yet.