Spicy Horse, developer of games such as Akaneiro: Demon Hunters and Crazy Fairies, has revealed their next project: Hell Invaders, a collectible card game/RTS hybrid set in the Underworld (the title is currently a working title, so it may change).
American McGee has denied claims his Shanghai-based development studio Spicy Horse is closing down. A post to Chinese social media platform Weibo announced "Spicy Horse to close this week, thanks for the three years", but McGee was quick to dismiss the rumour.
I'm currently enjoying Alice: Madness Returns which is I bought for $2 during a PSN flash sale. It's a very interesting creepy platformer.
It'd be interesting to see Spicy Horse work on another project.
That's a good game. Try the original too. It's good if you don't mind the dated controls.
I got in on the same sale to replay Madness Returns but I've never played the first. Apparently that game is included in Madness Returns for the $2 which was a steal, so it's worth a play? How does it stack up to Returns?
The original and returns play very differently. There's 11 years between the two so the new one does feel better to play. They both also have different aesthetics to each other. The original does have a great gothic atmosphere which I really enjoyed. The gameplay is dated like I said but that's expected from a 16 year old game. It's still fun to play. Not sure how it controls with a controller on console though because I played it on my laptop. Seeing as you have it free with a 2 dollar game, definitely give it a try xD
I'm curious... what has McGee and his studio produced in the last several years to even keep things going?? It's a genuine question.
Alice: Madness Returns was the last thing I recall. I got it soon after launch and it was pretty cool.
Yeah, I played and completed Madness Returns and enjoyed it quite a lot, but haven't seen a single thing since. Before Madness he produced Bad Day L.A. and Grimm (the latter of which he had hoped to aimed to release as an episodic series, but it never got traction). So Alice games aside, I don't recall any of his other games being all that great. He has a lot of interesting ideas and an amazing art team, but it's most often in the execution where he falters.
I've enjoyed all his works. All I can say is that I hope he continues in some fashion. Loved the Alice games, Madness Returns definitely went unappreciated over all.
Spicy Horse Games, the folks behind Akaneiro: Demon Hunters and Alice: Otherlands, the later of which was recently successfully funded on KickStarter, have today announced that they will be donating $40,000 worth of Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Karma to Operation Supply Drop.
At least some devs are doing something useful with their money
*cough*Activision*Cough*.
American McGee and Lulu are calling Alice fans to support Alice: Otherlands in the final hours of the Kickstarter. Alice: Otherlands only has 43 hours left and still needs another $25,000 to be fully funded. American has already acquired the film rights to the ‘Alice’ property, and plans to start working on a series of animated shorts based on the ‘Alice: Otherlands’ concept.
i love alice and the concept of the game....
im sorry, i cant backed a game that is not coming to my desired platform :(
So umm, Is this going to be a Movie or a Game?
and if its a game... All that DLC!!! Sad really...
@Dagobert
Ah right ok, This article would have been better suited on "Filmwatch".
It's a CG movie. Pretty much American wants to secure the rights to Alice is what he stated in the kickstarter which I hope he does.
I backed this, even if it's not a game but having American McGee's Alice become more popular is good enough for me so we can hopefully see another Alice game. I love the twisted world in Alice and the whole puzzle platformer aspect to it.
The art for these types of games is always so epic.