Gaming & Toys

Programs: ‘Missing’ Game Is Unnerving, Captivating

By Gene Emery
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters)

Three years ago, Electronic Arts combined phone messages, e-mail, faxes, streaming video, Web sites and AOL Instant Messenger to create a conspiracy game known as “Majestic.”

It was intriguing. It was ambitious. It was unique. But for a variety of reasons, it didn’t last.

Now Lexis Numerique has scaled down the concept to create “Missing: Since January,” which also tries to give players a sense that they’re solving a real-life mystery.

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