‘For England, James..?’

It may be the end of the road for Mr. Bond, as the Japanese servers for the Nintendo Wii remake ofGoldenEye 007will be closing in 2018.

The Wii re-release of Rare’s 1997 classic has been used for almost eight years now to keep budding agents online, recalling the heady days of intense Golden Gun and Slappers Only battles. Just four Oddjobs, running around like madmen, chopping the hell out of each other.

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At 10:00 JST on June 04, 2025, the Japanese servers will be no more. There is no word yet whether the West will follow suit, but we’ll keep you updated. Then it’ll be back to gathering friends around the trusty N64, which purists would argue is the only trueway to playGoldenEye’s multiplayer at all.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.