American McGee heads to Kickstarter again after two previously successful runs but this time not for an Alice related venture. The new project American is working on, Out of the Woods is a card game based on a collection of well-known fairy tails. Much like his previous work on Alice and…

Spicy Horse, Shanghai based game studio, have been forced to lay-off staff due to financial troubles stemming from their 2013 game, Akeneiro: Demon Hunters. Partially founded by American McGee, Spicy Horse apparently spent $2 million on development, with only $200,000 of that covered by the original kickstarter campaign. Since the…

In the last few hours, American McGee, well-known for the Alice series of games, posted a status on his Facebook displaying his dislike of how Eurogamer.it had reviewed Alice: Madness Returns, joking that he doesn't care what Europeans think of him stating; "Seriously, it's not a big deal. Just gives me something…

From American McGee's Spicy Horse studio comes this free to play iOS game which mixes CCG and RTS elements. The trailer is comprised mostly of gameplay footage showing the various demon-slaying battles you can get up to on your iOS device.  The Gate is available now on iPhone and iPad as…

 It was announced yesterday that Extend Studio shall be providing indie studio support for their first Kickstarter campaign to help fund and create a all-ages puzzle platformer known as, So Many Me. The title follows a green blob known as Filo who explores a vast world to stop several villains through solving…

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. Operation Supply Drop is an immensely awesome charity which sends…

American McGee's Grimm takes the classic fairytales from the Brothers Grimm, stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb and Hansel and Gretel, and makes them into standalone adventures based on a different fairytale. The tales of the Brothers Grimm were originally intended as cautionary tales for children, although…

Today on American McGee's Kickstarter page to bring Alice to the big screen, they have announced the director for their short films. Tsui Hark, Chinese writer, director and producer will be at the helm to direct the short-films should the Kickstarter be a success. Now don't worry if you haven't heard that…

We sat down with Spicy Horse Games community manager Ophelea to answer some questions you might be asking about the recent Alice: Otherlands Kickstarter and what is actually is. The most important thing to know is that this is NOT a game but for the rights to make a Alice based film or…

 In American McGee's own words: "Games like DOOM and Quake are where I got my start. Been known to make trouble (not always intentional) at/with Electronic Arts. Been living in China for the last 9+ years - and I run one of the largest indie development studio in Shanghai. These…

American McGee following the cancellation of their Ozombie Kickstarter has now gone live with their next project. The Alice: Otherlands Kickstarter Page is now live and American and his team are looking for $200,000 to see the project through to completion. American says in his Kickstarter  With the acquisition of…

"This new campaign will help support our efforts to secure the film rights to the Alice property. If the campaign is successful we’ll produce animated short films where Alice is seen traveling into the minds of others (hence “Otherlands”)." Since the OZombie Kickstarter was shut down, many Alice fans have…

In update 19 of the OZombie Kickstarter campaign page, American McGee lists two reasons why this trip back to OZ has been cut short: 1) He wants to start a campaign for the Alice film rights since the window to obtain them is very small. 2) The OZ campaign was…

American McGee's upcoming title OZombie is undergoing a name change as OZombie was "causing too much confusion" amongst the fanbase. After asking fans to submit potential names to replace OZombie, American McGee have short-listed 4 potentials to replace it: 1. Oz Adventure: Tyrant of Oz 2. Oz Adventure: Strawman's War3.…

In the recent OZombie Kickstarter updates American wanted to stress that he is listening to all of the backers and the fans: "Please try not to interpret my responses (or lack of response) as being "arrogant," "deceptive," or ignorant of what's going wrong here. Myself and Ophelea don't have our…

Would you like to see an American McGee's Alice movie? Perhaps a series of short films, something to keep the franchise going until EA give fans what they want and let American do the job he loves. Well the world is one step closer to seeing this become a truth.…

"What will happen if we can't obtain an Alice license from EA? Well, just ask Dorothy!" Exciting news from Spicy Horse! According to Kelly Heckmen, Spicy Horse's community Manager, and the Spicy Horse Facebook page the new game will "be based on the entire Oz series – almost all 14…

 On the Alice: Otherlands Facebook page, the kickstarter rewards (as well as the above concept art) have just been revealed: $5 - Access to Access to the closed forums during development and beta with unique avatar$10 - Backer Kit of wallpapers, avatars, etc.$12 - Early Bird (15,000) Digital backer-only Alice…

Spicy Horse Games is in the process of making their Kickstarter video for "Alice: Otherlands" and according to American McGees Facebook and Alice: Otherlands page, he is looking for a cosplayer to be selected to appear as Alice in the video! Are you interested? Here are the rules and regs: INSTRUCTIONS* Send…

As we at VGU have mentioned before, American McGee has been trying to get Alice 3 (or Alice: Otherlands) off the ground fairly recently. Fans of the series were very supportive in this action and their combined enthusiasm and interest may have just paid off! A Facebook Page simply entitled "Alice:…

American McGee, the man behind American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns, recently asked his fans on Facebook three simple questions: 1) If we could get the rights from EA, would you play "Alice 3?"2) If you'd play "Alice 3," would you back it on Kickstarter?3) If you said "yes"…