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Burn-9 makes an entire game out of Metal Gear's Codec scenes

Engadget · Jun 6, 2026, 6:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • 14 Hours Productions "Do you think love can bloom, even on a battlefield?" It's one of many questions the Metal Gear series ask players to consider across its many cutscenes and Codec calls.
  • As a radio operator, it's your job to guide a secret agent, who goes by the handle Dodo, as they try to salvage a mission that has gone horribly wrong.

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14 Hours Productions "Do you think love can bloom, even on a battlefield?" It's one of many questions the Metal Gear series ask players to consider across its many cutscenes and Codec calls. As a player, you've most often seen those conversations play out from the perspective of Big Boss or one of his many clones, but a new game from indie studio 14 Hours Productions asks what if you were instead the person behind the screen in those interactions. Announced today during the Story-Rich Showcase, Burn-9 is described as a "reverse Metal Gear."

As a radio operator, it's your job to guide a secret agent, who goes by the handle Dodo, as they try to salvage a mission that has gone horribly wrong. Your interactions with the agent and others play out over a series of radio conversations. Each time, you'll have the chance to respond to situations in a few different ways, deciding how best to guide your agent and the amount of information you want to reveal to them and your superiors.

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