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Metroid Dream Inspires Immortality Studio’s New FMV Horror, Precognition
games16 days ago

Metroid Dream Inspires Immortality Studio’s New FMV Horror, Precognition

Immortality Studio (Half Mermaid) revealed Precognition, an FMV sci‑fi horror about a woman who gains visions of the future via a brain implant and records them as memories. It originated from Sam Barlow’s long‑concealed idea for an FMV Metroid game that proved too dark to pitch, and is described as non‑linear with strong player agency and a notebook‑style approach. Canadian director Brandon Cronenberg is writing, with a release planned for PC, PS5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2028. It’s not connected to Samus Aran or a Metroid game, but rather a new, darker standalone experience.

Wing Commander IV: The Six-CD FMV Movie That Tried to Redefine Gaming
technology1 month ago

Wing Commander IV: The Six-CD FMV Movie That Tried to Redefine Gaming

Ars Technica revisits Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom, a 1996 project that turned the medium into a cinematic event with six CD-ROMs, 35mm film sets, and a $12 million budget under Chris Roberts. The game blended a sprawling, movie-like narrative with cutscenes and hundreds of pages of branching dialogue, while space combat largely mirrored Wing Commander III. The result was a dramatic Senate duel as the climax, but the overall package felt hollow to some critics and, in 2026, remains a nostalgic artifact of a path to interactive cinema that mostly wasn’t taken—worth a few dollars for history and entertainment, but not a lasting template for storytelling in games.