At least for me, part of the appeal of FMV games was the CD-ROM format itself. The two are so closely tied, it makes sense that their appeal would drop off as the CD-ROM itself became less and less exotic.
That's an interesting article, I'd never really given the subject much thought. It's impressive just how seamless the Wing Commander experience is, despite the jump from point-and-click exposition to space combat or from full motion video to low-res, unaccelerated 3d spaceflight.
How about Tsushima, Inchon or Plattsburgh? I'm 99% sure those have never been used, and they follow the semi-established trend of naming major capital ships after major battles.
I don't know what happened, but I remember viewing that picture on Friday and it was a picture of a kilrathi capital ship. I don't think they meant to make a joke, but then again, I could always be wrong.
It looks like the price of the WC Movie soundtrack has gone way up in the last years. I got mine new for 75 cents and now it's going for 10 or 20 dollars.
That is so good, I hope you release the full soundtrack at some point! Oh, is the theme from the prologue going to be in the completed mod? I find myself humming it occasionally.