American McGee made a name for himself designing a modern version of Lewis Carroll's Alice, followed up last year by Alice: Madness Returns, with interpretations of Little Red Riding Hood and There Was A Crooked Man developed in the middle.
Now, while studio Spicy Horse is hard at work on original social game Big Head Bash, McGee has released a teaser image via Facebook, suggesting a return to what he does best.
Alice: Asylum, the anticipated third game in the Alice series, has been passed on by EA according to American McGee.
For anyone interested in seeing what the third Alice game (Asylum) could have looked like here is a link to the design bible that outlines the art, game-play, and story for the game in great detail. Such a shame.
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I played Alice: Madness Returns for the first time last year and it blew away all my expectations. It's amazing, fun, weird, wonderous, and so much more. A very creative and unique game. It's devastating to hear we aren't getting another Alice game. If EA doesn't want to do another Alice game than sell the license to American McGee.
He tried that approach. They won't sell the license. They say Alice is an important part of their game catalogue. They refuse to actually make another game in the series but won't let anyone else do it. Ridiculous.
Shame. Both American Mcgee's Alice and Madness Returns were tremendous games with incredible art direction.
Does American McGee not have enough clout in the industry yet to start his own publishing house? Dude has been around since the early 90s, he worked on Doom II and Quake, AM Alice was a revelation when it came out, and he's had a few other modest hits as well. Does he really need EA?
Obviously not. His studio Spicey Horse was shut down and nowadays, he's been spending most of his time being an unapologetic CCP shill. How ironic for a guy whose first name is American.
He does not. That's all old news. Man was creative and deserves to run a studio. Alice was sublime.
American McGee shared a little intel about his plans for the next Alice game. However, that’s up to Electronic Arts, the publisher of his game, if they will push through with a new installment in the franchise.
After how bad EA screwed up the last one, I'd rather not see another unless the rights are purchased by a publisher with a soul
Sirus Gaming reports: A lot of fans were struck when American McGee cited that he will not be able to develop any sequels, remake, and/or spin-offs until Electronic Arts, the game's publisher, will give him the go-signal to do it.
However, that might change if American McGee's Kickstarter project, a table-top card game called Out of the Woods, will be a huge success.
Out of The Woods looks awesome. And quite cheap. I hope it helps McGee regain EA's interest. Alice: MR was a great adventure.
