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American McGee’s Frogger?
According to Joystiq I’m working on a dark and twisted version of Frogger. Who knew?
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Shanghai is Awesome
Shanghai is Awsome Since starting the Alice 2 project things have been pretty quiet around here – mostly because it’s not possible to reveal many of the things going on with the development. I can say it’s coming along nicely and everyone involved is happy and healthy. Meanwhile, life in Shanghai continues… Since moving here…
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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 attention on the recent Blizzard/WoW fiasco and provides some insight into the tangled mess that is Chinese law. Read it here. Greg is Spicy Horse’s (excellent) legal counsel in Shanghai…
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Voices and Moves
While the internal team is cranking along on all cylinders, there are a few things we could use some outside “assistance” with. Namely, voice actors and motion actors for reference and actual use in the game. We have all our “bulk” needs covered – but are looking for a few special people IN SHANGHAI who…
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Formula for Success
Someone recently forwarded to me a study which illustrates so-called “consumer preferences” for game genres. Data was generated by asking consumers what existing genres they prefer to play – with expected results. What’s interesting to me is that many of the genre choices could only have appeared on the selection list in recent years: extreme…
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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 excited to learn about an upcoming video game adaptation of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland film. But then, our hearts quickly sank when we realized that the game…
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It used to be that a semi-literate high school kid could tell you certain “inalienable rights†enjoyed by Americans included privacy alongside things like freedom of speech and right to a speedy and fair trial (both also dead).
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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.