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James Bond 007: Blood Stone

Proton (Windows) Third-person shooter 2010 other appid 42730 ⚙ GE-Proton
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About

James Bond 007: Blood Stone is a 2010 third-person shooter in the Bond series, built on Bizarre Creations' in-house Bespoke engine (originally created for *The Club*). It features an original story (written by Bond screenwriter Bruce Feirstein) set in the Daniel Craig film era, with Craig, Judi Dench and Joss Stone providing likenesses and voices.

It was the final title developed by Bizarre Creations before the studio closed in early 2011. The PC version was delisted from sale after Activision's James Bond license lapsed.

Screenshots

Official store screenshots from Steam — deckport links them, never rehosts. Hover to pause; click to preview.

Identity

DeveloperBizarre Creations
PublisherActivision
Released2010
GenreThird-person shooter
ModesSingle-player campaign, online multiplayer
Engineother
TypeProton (Windows)
Steam appid42730
Aliases007 Blood Stone, Blood Stone, James Bond Blood Stone

Launch

Binary
Bond.exe
Options
%command%
Needs files
none beyond the binary

Proton

Version
GE-Proton
Winetricks
ProtonDB
ProtonDB Gold runs perfectly after tweaks

⚙ Setup notes

Game: 2010 third-person Bond shooter (Bizarre Creations' Bespoke engine), delisted from Steam. Community reports (ProtonDB Gold, low confidence / few reports) it runs well on Deck.

Proton: Use GE-Proton — it bundles the Games for Windows Live (GFWL) workarounds this title needs.

DRM: The retail build ships with GFWL plus SecuROM, so a DRM-free / no-DVD Bond.exe is the smoothest path under Proton. Otherwise the GFWL sign-in prompt and SecuROM checks can block launch.

Controller: Works out of the box — the game has native Xbox-style gamepad support, so the Deck pad maps without a custom layout.

Crash fix: On native Windows the known fix is Win7 compatibility mode / unchecking CPU0 affinity; under Proton this generally isn't needed.

Install: deckport configures the prefix only — it does not bundle or link the game files.

The one thing to know

Supply your own copy: Being a delisted title, you must supply your own legally-obtained game files; this recipe only describes the prefix.

DRM: Main hurdle is the original DRM stack — Games for Windows Live (GFWL) plus SecuROM. GE-Proton handles GFWL best; if you hit a GFWL sign-in wall or SecuROM disc check, a DRM-free / no-DVD Bond.exe sidesteps both.

Controller: Support is native (Xbox gamepad), so the Deck pad works without a Steam Input layout.

Test status: ProtonDB Gold is community data, not our own Deck test (hence needs-test).

Community guides

Write-ups and threads from people who got this (or a similar) game running. deckport links to them — it doesn't reproduce them.

Get the artwork

deckport never hosts game images. Open this game on SteamGridDB, pick the cover / hero / logo / icon you like, and drop them into the game folder under .deckport-art/ before you push it to the Deck. The importer files them under the right names automatically.

Run it on your Deck

Two files: the one-time importer (deckport.py) in your Deck's home folder, and this game's install helper. Copy the game into ~/Games and run the helper with Steam closed — it writes the recipe (binary, launch options, Proton version) and registers the shortcut with artwork.