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Birth of a Titan

By American ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Epic Games China announced today the opening of Titan Studios. This Seattle-based subsidiary is designed to use Unreal Engine 3 for original titles and support partners using Epic Games China’s outsourcing services.

Video Games can Save the World

By American ⋅ November 11, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Game makers have been perfecting the concept of “Virtual Worlds” for decades now. Soon, the virtual world will be all but indistinguishable from the real thing. In some respects it will be better - and in a very important respect it will be hugely superior: When you build, market, or buy something in the virtual world you’re buying bits and bytes. The impact on real world resources is insignificant.

Gabe Newell on Entering the Industry

By American ⋅ November 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

“The best thing to do is to start making content using the mod tools that are out there,” said Newell.

Grimm Episode 10 “The Singing Bone”

By American ⋅ November 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Another week, another Grimm episode released. This week it’s Episode 10 - “The Singing Bone”. As usual, you can check out this grim and fun romp through another famous fairy tale for FREE on GameTap at www.gametap.com/grimm

Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again

By American ⋅ November 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the years I’ve seen the “value” of my name, and the concept of America in general declining in the eyes of people around the world. I had more than a few “I spit on your name” events, some people who simply asked, “Why would your mother do that to you?”, and plenty of discomfort and uncertainty about what to say. What do you say to a guy whose name is born from that place where everything is going so wrong? One girl commented, “That’s stupid.” But all that might just have changed…

Michael Crichton Died

By American ⋅ November 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Author Michael Crichton has died at age 66 after “a private battle with cancer.

Ken Wong: Mistaken Identity

By American ⋅ November 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Spicy Horse Art Director Ken Wong has been mentioned on an art supply website called “PaperStreet Supplies“. Seems if you’re wanting to learn more about Ken while shopping for art products, this is the place to go. Alternately, you could visit Ken’s personal site for a similar experience without the shopping.

Grimm Episode 9 Review

By American ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

David Craddock over at Big Download has already posted a review of the latest Grimm episode “Master Thief” who says, “If The Master Thief is an example of what players can expect from the new season of American McGee’s Grimm, then this is a series that should be enjoyed by both the casual and hardcore [...]

Master Thief - FREE for Halloween

By American ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Halloween episode of Grimm is FREE during the holiday weekend!

Grimm Halloween

By American ⋅ October 28, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Grimm loves Halloween! And who can blame him? Vampires, zombies, werewolves, and witches are as wickedly grim as Grimm himself. And what better time of year to celebrate Grimm and his uhh grimness than Halloween?!

Traffic Bump

By American ⋅ October 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Last week we tried something new in pitching a game concept in a public forum, via my blog. The motivation was simple: Reach as many potential publishers and end-users as possible without having to leave my office in Shanghai. I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of reaction, but I have to say any expectation I had was blown away…

BaiJiu Racer Concept Announcement

By American ⋅ October 20, 2008 ⋅ 11 comments

Announcing “BaiJiu Racer” - An MMO-lite racing game concept with China as the core theme. The concept as been in focused development for the past three months here at Spicy Horse. Working with our Chinese publishing partner ICEE we’ve developed a solid Game Design Document, Technical Design Document, Art Bible, Visual Target Demo, and Development Plan. Now we’re looking for a Western Publishing Partner.

Grimm’s Back! (Almost)

By American ⋅ October 15, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Everything that made Grimm fun has returned, and everything that didn’t appears to have been trimmed away. As someone who often deliberated between yay and nay when it came to Grimm’s first season, I can say with confidence that The Master Thief provides a promising glimpse of what awaits us when Season Two begins later this month.

Japan & Tokyo Game Show

By American ⋅ October 5, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Spent a few days enjoying some clean air, trees, and waterfalls in the scenic hills of Hakone Japan. In the peace and quiet I found it possible to really focus on design and writing for the next game. In Shanghai I was starting to feel distracted to a point of creative uselessness. Amazing what some trees can do to cure distractedness.

Looking Glass Vet Joins Vyk Games

By American ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A big welcome to another foreigner in the big crazy pond that is China: Looking Glass Vet Joins Vyk Games | Edge Online
Tom Sperry, former director at revered (and now defunct) Thief developer Looking Glass Studios, has joined Shanghai, China-based outsourcing firm Vyk Games, the company said Wednesday. — We used Vyk to build 100% [...]

GameTap Merges with Metaboli | Edge Online

By American ⋅ September 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Exciting news for GameTap this morning as they merge with one of France’s leading online game and digital entertainment platforms: GameTap Merges with Metaboli | Edge Online
Turner Broadcasting’s U.S.-based games-on-demand service GameTap has merged with European counterpart Metaboli in an effort to create a “global gaming brand,” the companies announced Wednesdsay.

Episode 8 - Beauty and the Beast

By American ⋅ September 19, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

Episode 8 of Grimm is released - this time “Beauty and the Beast”! The biggest and coolest episode of Grimm to date. Click on through to read more!

Grimm Episode 7 - “Devil Hairs”

By American ⋅ September 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

ust like clockwork we released the latest episode of Grimm. And like a broken clock, I neglected to mark the occasion in my usual fashion - with a blog post. Oops.

Play With Spider - Flash 3D - OneMotion.com

By American ⋅ September 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A cool Flash demo to create a natural spider. Needs more blood, but fun nonetheless:
Play With Spider - Flash 3D

Grimm Episode 6 - “Godfather Death”

By American ⋅ September 5, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Be sure to check it “Godfather Death” over on GameTap in the first 24 hours after release, because well, you know, it’s FREE! Seriously, what beats turning nuns into demons for FREE? How about doing all that and then watching them push their own nunnery into a lake of lava? Mmmm… Lava. You can check out “Godfather Death” on Gametap by following this LINK.

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