I-Motion is the American aspect of France's Infogrames, a relatively new company who established a strong presence with the very successful Alone in the Dark games. Although their games were displayed in the large Interplay booth, I-Motion maintained their  independent attitude and gave IE a special preview of games to come.  They seem to be strong believers in the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  Most of their upcoming products are sequels, but this is not exactly unusual in the industry.  So,n early 1995 we can look forward to more of the continuing adventures of Detective Edward Carnby, as well as another adaptation of the work of H.P. Lovecraft.

	The Alone in the Dark series started off as an elaboration on Lovecraft's Cthulhian writings, and the sequel progressed  to ghostly pirate ships and voodoo queens.  The third installment is to be an American gothic adventure set in a western ghost town. There's more control over the perspective in this game than in its predecessors.  While the cinematic angles are still prominent, you can also set up a camera to revolve continually around Carnby, or play from a first-person Doom-style view.  Also,when Carnby dies, he gets a new lease on life and is reincarnated as a wildcat!  And for those who want the lowdown early rumor, the plans on Dark 4 revolve around a Civil War storyline, but you can bet it won't be your standard military fare.

	When the Dark games started to depart from their literary origins, I-Motion created the Call of Cthulhu series to stick more closely to Lovecraft.  The first game was Shadow of the Comet, which was previewed last episode, and soon we will be able to enjoy the follow-up, Prisoner of Ice.  It seems one of the Elder Gods has been frozen for eons, and is discovered by a group of humans.  What a find!  Unfortunately, the ice is now melting, and the creature won't be a "Prisoner of Ice" for much longer.  Look for this one at the end of the year.

	And now for something completely different!  Having built its reputation off of creepy occult adventure games, I-Motion is now trying to break into sports games with Planet Soccer, which should be available as you read this.  Appropriately enough, the World Cup was also going on in Chicago during CES, and Planet Soccer is based primarily on this tournament.  The perspective hovers at field level and travels with the ball.  The player controls whichever team member is closest to the ball at any given time.  It takes a while to get used to, but the game seems really addictive once you do adjust.  You can choose between 30 teams and play the computer, another live opponent, or just watch your dream match play itself out.