If you're a James Bond fan, times right now are as dark as one of 007's tuxedos. The next Bond movie has been put on hold because of MGM's lingering financial troubles. And no one knows when, or even if, a Bond movie will hit the big screen again.
But this week, the promise that appears at the end credits of every Bond film ("James Bond Will Return ...") is being kept by a pair of video games.
Activision is releasing two new Bond games -- "GoldenEye 007 " for the Nintendo Wii and "James Bond 007: Blood Stone" for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC -- and the voice and image of current Bond star Daniel Craig appears in both.
Activision's Kyle Walker boldly declares: "This is the Bond event of 2010."
Like James Bond at the beginning of a mission, these new games face potentially hostile territory. With two years gone by since the last Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace," it seems the only place you see the phrase, "Bond ... James Bond," these days is in the financial pages.
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