http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress An American Game Designer in Shanghai Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:34:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2008/02/24/games-for-windows-podcast/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2008/02/24/games-for-windows-podcast/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:45:31 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2008/02/24/games-for-windows-podcast/ Games for Windows is hosting an audio interview they did with me during GDC: Welcome to GFW Radio, the podcast homepage for Games for Windows: The Official Magazine. Here, through the glorious magic of the Internet, you can listen to the GFW editors and occasional guests pontificate and yammer about all sorts of PC game related issues. [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2008/02/24/games-for-windows-podcast/feed/ 2 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/16/danger-i-made-this/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/16/danger-i-made-this/#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:35:04 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=197 An interview on Gamasutra today posed some interesting questions, including: American McGee On Creative Outsourcing GS: What do you think “American McGee Presents:” in front of a game title means in the minds of gamers? AM: That depends on the gamer. I’ve seen positive and negative responses. For the “fans,” I think they have come [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/16/danger-i-made-this/feed/ 28 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/03/its-all-around-you-animated-short/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/03/its-all-around-you-animated-short/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:54:40 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=195 A great little animation highlighting the ridiculous nature of fear. Thanks to Jacob for the link: It’s All Around You – Animated Short An original animated short created specifically for the Final Destination 3: Thrill Ride Edition DVD. This sort of thinking is what Bad Day LA is based on. The idea that people worry [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/03/its-all-around-you-animated-short/feed/ 1 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/01/controversial-bdla-one-of-few-video-games-to-tackle-war-on-terror/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/01/controversial-bdla-one-of-few-video-games-to-tackle-war-on-terror/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:35:29 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=194 Take that war on terror! Although sometimes tells me the war will hardly notice: MTV News “I’ve had a unique perspective being American for the last 12 or 13 years, traveling the world,” he said. “I introduce myself. I say my name is American, and it used to be it didn’t matter where I went: [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/09/01/controversial-bdla-one-of-few-video-games-to-tackle-war-on-terror/feed/ 15 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/20/188/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/20/188/#comments Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:15:37 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=188 Love it or hate it, people certainly have strong feelings about the demo. And, as you can see be some of the comments being made, they have pretty strong feelings about me personally. I guess that’s to be expected when a guy puts his name on top of everything he makes. A couple of thoughts [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/20/188/feed/ 33 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/19/awful-day-la/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/19/awful-day-la/#comments Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:33:09 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=187 What can I say… Something Awful: The Internet Makes You Stupid Just as Alice took existing material and showed a lack of creativity by dumbing down and “darkening” an already dark tale, Bad Day LA stubs its toe on the foundation laid by South Park. It has a simplistic style, it has politics, it has [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/19/awful-day-la/feed/ 43 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/17/bad-day-airport/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/17/bad-day-airport/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 05:47:17 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=185 “The Airport” is one of the disasters in Bad Day LA. We included some nonsense about how the “food” is made, the baggage is searched, and the interrogation process is handled. It’s in the airport that the player acquires the smart-bomb weapon, a pair of nail clippers (The BDLA-9000). I was going to comment on [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/17/bad-day-airport/feed/ 4 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/16/bad-day-la-demo-available-now/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/16/bad-day-la-demo-available-now/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:06:22 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=183 Worthplaying has news of the Bad Day LA Demo release: Set in modern day Los Angeles, Bad Day L.A. is a third-person action/adventure combining fantastical art style, groundbreaking collaborative gameplay elements and a heavy dose of dark satire to create a truly unforgettable experience. This demo features the Biological Attack mission where a plane crashes [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/16/bad-day-la-demo-available-now/feed/ 12 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/12/games-radar-bad-day-la-demo-hands-on/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/12/games-radar-bad-day-la-demo-hands-on/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2006 02:13:01 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=181 Games Radar is running a hands-on review of the Bad Day LA Demo: In Bad Day, we controlled the most unlikely of anti-heroes – a former movie producer named Anthony Williams who decided to chuck it all and live the carefree life of a homeless bum. Despite being a big-time Hollywood exec, our hero inexplicably [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/08/12/games-radar-bad-day-la-demo-hands-on/feed/ 3 http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/07/14/bad-day-la-translation-laughs/ http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/07/14/bad-day-la-translation-laughs/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:11:43 +0000 American http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/?p=163 Living in Hong Kong, I’m constantly frustrated by the complexity of the Cantonese language – what some have called “the most difficult language in the world.” Others call it “WTF?!”. As an example, take the word “Gau” (say it like “now” with a “G”). Depending on the tone you use, Gau can mean: 9, enough, [...]]]> http://www.americanmcgee.com/wordpress/2006/07/14/bad-day-la-translation-laughs/feed/ 7