It was more like about 10 years before that? The narrative was inspired by Jean Baudrillard. The guy who also inspired The Matrix.[1] 10 years before that game he was talking about the Hyper Reality of the Gulf War; that what “really” happened was dictated by CNN.[2]

But it’s not like those games give credit to all contributors equally.

[1] Or his ideas

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U9WMftV40c