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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 09:57 BST

American McGee planning Alice revival and Oz Kickstarters

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American McGee, the developer behind Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, has been revealed to be working with his studio Spicy Horse on Kickstarters for a new Alice title and a title based on The Wizard of Oz.

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Wed, Mar 27, 2013 | 01:31 GMT

Spicy Horse to pitch new Alice game to EA this week

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American McGee and the Spicy Horse team are ready to make another Alice game, if EA is interested.

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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 | 21:09 GMT

“Meh”: American McGee uninspired by PS4 announcement

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Alice: Madness Returns developer American McGee has shared his thoughts on Sony’s PS4 announcement. Turns out he’s not a massive fan.

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Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 10:30 GMT

American McGee fielding interest in Alice 3 Kickstarter, rights still with EA

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Alice 3 could happen if American McGee manages to drum up enough interest for a Kickstarter campaign, and if he can wrestle the license away from current holder EA. The developer has posed the question to fans on Facebook.

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Fri, Feb 08, 2013 | 17:05 GMT

American McGee’s Grimm lands on Spicyworld

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American McGee’s Grimm is now available through Spicyworld. Originally released through Cartoon Networks GameTap service, the game consists of 23 episodes of demented fair tale shenanigans, where a dwarf named Grimm is hell-bent on turning sweet and wholesome sweet fairy tales into a nightmare. All episodes can be purchased through the Spicyworld portal for $1.30 each, $8 per volume, or $20 for the entire thing.

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 16:28 GMT

Akaneiro: Demon Hunters launches today as Kickstarter winds down

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Akaneiro: Demon Hunters launches today, Spicy Horse has announced. The Kickstarter for the game has 55 hours left t reach its $200,000 goal.

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Wed, Jan 23, 2013 | 13:54 GMT

American McGee apologises for EA “trick” statement

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American McGeee has posted an apology on his blog, after stating on Reddit that EA had ‘tricked’ the public into thinking the Spicy Horse game Alice: Madness Returns was a hardcore horror game. McGee has now retracted the statement and apologised to EA.

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Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 21:58 GMT

American McGee’s brand “less intentional” than you’d think

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American McGee is one of a handful of designers whose names are instantly recognised, but according to the man himself, it wasn’t his idea to become a brand.

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Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 15:56 GMT

American McGee: EA tried to “trick” gamers into believing Alice: Madness Returns was a horror title

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American McGee has criticised EA for trying to “trick” gamers during the development process of Alice: Madness Returns.

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Wed, Jan 09, 2013 | 21:25 GMT

Akaneiro: Demon Hunters – open beta begins, new areas revealed, Linux reward tier announced

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Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, the latest from Spicy Horse, is now in open beta.

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Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 01:18 GMT

Akaneiro “100% finished”, Spicy Horse “not out of money”

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Akaneiro is finished and free-to-play, so Spicy Horse founder American McGee has had to explain why he wants you to give him some money.

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Fri, Jan 04, 2013 | 16:30 GMT

Spicy Horse takes to Kickstarter for Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, clarifies business model

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American McGee’s Spicy Horse has launched its Kickstarter for Akaneiro: Demon Hunters – the developer’s take on the story of Red Riding Hood.

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Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 01:19 GMT

American McGee: traditional publishing model “deserves to die”

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American McGee believes the traditional triple-A publishing model limits innovation, is anti-consumerist, and favours publishers and console manufacturers to the exclusion of other parties.

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Tue, Jan 08, 2013 | 01:20 GMT

Akaneiro: Demon Hunter – video shows gameplay for the free-to-play action RPG

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Akaneiro: Demon Hunter, Spicy Horse’s interpretation of Little Red Riding Hood, has a video available for viewing below.

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Tue, Jul 17, 2012 | 09:24 BST

McGee’s F2P games making more profit than Alice: Madness Returns “ever did”

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Alice developer American McGee has dismissed a future for consoles in their current form, saying the idea was doomed from the start.

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Thu, May 31, 2012 | 10:51 BST

Spicy Horse’s BigHead Bash enters into open beta

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BigHead Bash, the F2P multiplayer title from Spicy Horse and American McGee, has entered into an open beta on Kongregate.

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Wed, Apr 11, 2012 | 02:10 BST

First images of Spicy Horse’s Akaneiro surface

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American McGee’s Spicy Horse studio has released some early alpha images of its upcoming, Red Riding Hood-inspired tale, Akaneiro.

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Fri, Mar 09, 2012 | 10:04 GMT

Spicy Horse’s Jack and the Beanstalk title called Crazy Fairies

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Spicy Horse co-founder American McGee has officially named the title that teased Jack and the Beanstalk-like art last week as Crazy Fairies.

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Tue, Feb 28, 2012 | 06:41 GMT

Next Spicy horse game to be fairy-tale based – first art

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American McGee has teased a new game from Spicy Horse, once more based on a classic children’s story.

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Tue, Dec 13, 2011 | 20:25 GMT

American McGee studio announces BigHead Bash for Facebook

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Spicy Horse has announced BigHead Bash, a side-scrolling arena shooter for Facebook. A beta version of the game is currently available, and all you need to do to gain entry into it, is “Like” the game on its official Facebook page. The full version of the game, which will contain various character customization, will be made available in February. A video is posted below. Thanks, Eurogamer.

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