Blog Posts

  • “Crooked House” Review @ iPhone Life

    Nate Adcock over at iPhone Life Magazine was kind enough to post a review of “American McGee’s Crooked House”. Though admittedly not a typical fan of puzzle game apps, Nate finds some compelling elements to our wicked little app anyway.


  • 148apps Reviews Crooked House

    Spicy Pony’s latest iPhone game “Crooked House” has, since launch, received praise and attention beyond expectation – but the just-posted review over at 148apps.com cements for me the success of the concept with gamers and critics alike.


  • “Crooked House” Review @ Techland

    Peter Ha over at Techland has posted a mini-review of “American McGee’s Crooked House” inside a feature on “Top 10 Hottest iPhone Games Right Meow”.


  • Sleep is Death

    The first time I heard of “Sleep is Death” was :30 minutes before the pre-order window for it closed. If you’ve played Jason Rohrer’s other games you might understand why I wondered if this was perhaps a psychological trick played on everyone who visited the site – to entice them into ordering before the window…


  • Crooked House Review

    Matt over at no dpad has posted a review of Spicy Pony’s latest iPhone release “American McGee’s Crooked House”. He’s got a lot of good stuff to say about our devious little puzzle game.


  • Crooked House iPhone Game

    Spicy Pony is proud to announce the release of their second game app for iPhone: American McGee’s Crooked House. It’s a puzzle game so devious it’ll make you squeak with fright. Based on one of the best loved nursery rhymes of all time, “There Was a Crooked Man”


  • Red & Social Media

    Red Fighting the Wolves Yesterday saw a huge flood of online news generated by the posting of an image and a single tweet. The image represented some recent thinking on a game concept being evolved at Spicy Horse – based on “Red Riding Hood”. In my tweet I mentioned the image and the fact I’d…


  • DexIQ Updated!

    DexIQ 1.1 Screenshot While the Spicy Pony team is hard at work on their new concept (Crooked House) they’ve found time to update their first release, DexIQ. The original DexIQ presented a unique challenge among iPhone games: Two games played simultaneously and geared towards challenging both your IQ and your dexterity. The updated version improves…


  • How’s Your DexIQ?

    Peter Ha over at App Club has posted a DexIQ challenge: It’s a relatively simple game that tests both dexterity and IQ – hence the name DexIQ. It’s a fun little game that only costs $0.99. Despite the graphics, the game is challenging as can be. It makes my brain hurt. That, or, I’m still…


  • Off the Map in China

    Off the Map in China Gamasutra has posted an interview by Christian Nutt with your truly. It begins with… Famous for his work with id Software and on EA-published cult classic Alice, American McGee set up shop in Shanghai, China, in 2007 with his new studio, Spicy Horse. Though the company’s first game, Grimm, for…


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