There was a time in the 1990s when FMV games dominated new-release shelves, with some of the biggest titles using the technology in some way. But it seems Izanagi Games is bringing the concept back at the Tokyo Game Show 2025 with AKIBA LOST. The game promises an ambitious live-action experience that aims to revive the full-motion video format with modern technology and storytelling.
Set for release in 2026 across PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and PC via Steam, the project pairs the publisher with Nippon Television and drama production company AX-ON in what might be gaming’s most elaborate FMV attempt in years, and while at TGS, I got to sit in on a round table interview to see what AKIBA LOST was all about.
The game stars Hiromitsu Kitayama, as Daiki Shinjo, a once-celebrated game creator trying to reclaim past glory. AKIBA LOST centres on an unsolved mystery known as “Akiba’s Spirited Away,” the disappearance of six girls in Akihabara 13 years earlier. When... Read more