Alice as Art
Bird Bookshelf Many years after its release people are still talking about the artistic nature of the original Alice game. Here's an article di
Archive for the Asides Category
China on a Budget
I'm always amazed when I hear of friends spending $350USD or more per day for hotels in Shanghai. Sure, they're nice... but if you're hardly in them,
The World of Warcraft China Saga (pt. 2)
Greg Pilarowski has written another informative piece on the latest turn in the Blizzard "World of Warcraft" in China saga. From the article: Acti
American McGee’s Frogger?
According to Joystiq I'm working on a dark and twisted version of Frogger. Who knew?
Foreign Games in China
Great article over on the Escapist by Greg Pilarowski covering the topic of foreign game companies trying to do business in China. Greg focuses his at
Formula for Success
Someone recently forwarded me a study which illustrates so-called "consumer preferences" for game genres. Data was generated by asking consumers what
Pity the “Other” Wonderland
Saw mention of another Alice game going into production - here's a link to the story at "Wii Land" The article opines: "At first we were very ex
Why is this stuff even debated? Report: Domestic surveillance program relied on flawed analysis It used to be that a semi-literate high school k
Little Runner
This is Red Rocket's latest iPhone game, "Little Runner". It contains fun gameplay, awesome music, and great presentation style. Check it out HERE.
I've never thought to read Roger Ebert for anything more than movie reviews, but this recently posted article on his blog really caught my attention.
Slowly Disconnected
Here in China we're being slowly disconnected from the outside world. Flickr, Twitter, multiple blog sites, and other news/social networks are being d
American on Twitter
You can now follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/americanmcgee I'll be sending updates on Alice 2 development and general happenings at Spicy H
Online Gaming in China
US-China Today has an interesting article discussing online gaming in China. Seems I contributed some quotes to the piece, along with some Alice seque
The Importance of Story & Character
At last, a game with a truly meaningful story! Check it out HERE.
EA Partners Interview
"David DeMartini On Biz, Alice, More", a mention of the new Alice in there: Read on Gamasutra
Spicy Leads the Way
This article on Microsoft.com mentions Spicy Horse as a studio "leading the way" in Episodic Games. Cool! Read it here.
Name of the Game
Interesting article over on WSJ Online, discussing designer names associated with video game titles. I was able to throw in a few thoughts on the matt
Official AP Story/Interview
If you want a little more info about the Alice sequel, read the AP story by Derrik Lang over on Yahoo! News.
Trilogy & Ultizen in Shanghai
More Western developer movement in Shanghai today: Sherman Oaks, CA-based Trilogy Studios, a developer of virtual worlds, casual MMOs and console game
Song of the Mermaid
Song of the Mermaid - Production Still Friend and sometimes collaborator Troy Morgan has been working on a cool movie project for some time no
