American McGee Alice 2 announced

smithy83 · 19 Feb 2009 at 20:56

not much info out yet proberly later in the day will update if i am awake

link: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/693359/Live-Blog-DICE-2009---John-Riccitiello-Electronic-Arts.html

i can remember the demo but cant realy remember the game :confused:

also EA seems to have a lot to say about pc gaming

Q: What are your comments on the difference between PC and console gaming?

A: What is most interesting, when looking at NPD numbers, is that PC gaming is on a decline. PC business is a growth business, but it doesn't show up at retail. This is how Blizzard makes money with World of WarCraft. It's a small portion that shows up at retail, but the majority is subscription. New models like micro-transactions and subscriptions make this possible. John's judgment is that the PC market is actually growing faster than the console market, but in a different way.

EA and Spicy Horse Return to Wonderland for All-New Alice Title
American McGee and EA Reunite for the Next Chapter in EA's Classic Alice Franchise

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb 19, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Electronic Arts Inc (NASDAQ:ERTS) and Spicy Horse today announced that they have signed a publishing deal for an all-new title based on EA's 2000 classic, American McGee's Alice(TM). The game reunites EA with American McGee, the creative visionary behind the original game. The new title is in development for the PC, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360(R) video game console.

"This new project is a dream come true for me and the fans who've kept the Alice flame alive," said American McGee, senior creative director at Spicy Horse. "EA gave us creative latitude and support on the original game which resulted in something beautiful and daring. This trip through the looking glass promises to be even more exciting."

"EA Partners is thrilled to team up with American McGee and Spicy Horse on the next installment of the Alice franchise," said David DeMartini, senior vice president and general manager of EA Partners. "American McGee's interpretation of Alice was an instant classic, and EA Partners is ready to help him bring his innovative vision for the franchise to even darker, more exciting places."

Spicy Horse was represented in the deal by CAA and Weissman Wolff.

For more information, please visit EA's press Web site at http://info.ea.com or Spicy Horse's Web site at http://spicyhorse.com.

Princey · 19 Feb 2009 at 22:20

OMG YES YES YES!!!!

Neil79 · 19 Feb 2009 at 22:29

SWEAR YES !

[timko] · 19 Feb 2009 at 22:34

I remember playing the demo of this when it first got released. It was great but I never got round to buying the full game

FrenchTart · 19 Feb 2009 at 23:09

Wootz

The first game was amazing.

*goes to look for his discs*

Lashout_UK · 19 Feb 2009 at 23:32

Yea, I've still got the first one.

Great game, quite creepy too! Never completed it though - got stuck at the level where the house had ripped apart and you had to work across the broken floors whilst flying things went at you....

Schnippzle · 19 Feb 2009 at 23:44

The first one was my first game in a DVD case, still have it on my shelf

Cant remember how many times I have played through it, and cant for the life of me finish the last boss on hard

reflux · 19 Feb 2009 at 23:49

Awesomez0rz.

DragonWoLf · 20 Feb 2009 at 09:20

kick ass game

mrk · 20 Feb 2009 at 09:46

It was the first good looking game I ever bought and I had a GF2 GTS back then and it ran amazing whilst the puzzles were pretty good too.

I liked it!

In fact I'm tempted to replay it!

HeX · 20 Feb 2009 at 10:03

Princey said:
OMG YES YES YES!!!!

Couldn't have put it finer myself! I've been praying for a modern Alice for YEARS!!!

Can't wait!

simpletom · 20 Feb 2009 at 10:59

Cool. I enjoyed the first one, especially when she went postal.

arc@css · 20 Feb 2009 at 16:51

Never played the first, didn't think it would be much cop tbh though going by the comments here it may be worth a look. Mind you the older I get the fussier gamer I am becoming.

Jongo · 20 Feb 2009 at 17:11

I remember playing this ages ago it was really awsome. Probilly still have it lying around somewhere at home.

MotherMayI · 20 Feb 2009 at 18:34

arc@css said:
Never played the first, didn't think it would be much cop tbh though going by the comments here it may be worth a look. Mind you the older I get the fussier gamer I am becoming.

It was a shock suprise for me as well, wasnt expecting anything special - Ended up loving it.

arc@css · 20 Feb 2009 at 20:34

^^I'll have a look out for it, love surreal stuff so worth a go.

Munky1080 · 20 Feb 2009 at 22:29

to be honest - I was really excited about the first at launch, but it wasn't THAT great....might have to try again though to see if it was just me...

Gimpymoo · 17 Sep 2010 at 15:14

AndrewN said:
Doesn't seem to be a thread on this yet, so here goes.

The sequel to the excellent American McGee's Alice is being developed and there are a couple of teaser trailers which are available on youtube (warning: may or may not be safe for work, definitely not safe for younger viewers).

Anyway one and two. Enjoy .

There is also an official website with pictures and stuff.

Personally I am looking forward to this, the original was very atmospheric and fun to play.

Neil79 · 17 Sep 2010 at 16:02

I hope it has as much gore as the first one

bhavv · 17 Sep 2010 at 16:06

THeres an official preview video as well now.

Lots of great AAA titles are planeed for release in 2011 -

Alice
Guild Wars 2
Age of empires online
Witcher 2
Diablo 3
Dragon Age 2

And maybe some others I've forgotten or dont know about. Amd of course, Civ V next week for the rest of this year