|
American McGee's crowdfunded sequel to Alice was rejected by EA and he's so sad about it that he's retiring from games forever lmfao https://www.patreon.com/posts/end-of-adventure-81049672  End of the Adventure Dear Insane Children, Over the past few years, your support has made possible a constant stream of creative output by a team of artists, writers, designers, modelers, and producers. That output resulted in the "Alice: Asylum" Design Bible - a 414pg PDF containing the complete vision for a 3rd Chapter in Alice's video game adventures. Shortly after the completion of the Design Bible, I resumed talks with Electronic Arts regarding our efforts to get a new game made. They were presented with the Design Bible and a Production Plan (produced in collaboration with Virtuos Games) outlining the schedule, budget, team, and design for the new game's production. After several weeks of review, EA has come back with a response regarding funding and/or licensing for "Alice: Asylum" On the question of funding, they have ultimately decided to pass on the project based on an internal analysis of the IP, market conditions, and details of the production proposal. On the question of licensing, they replied that "Alice" is an important part of EA’s overall game catalog, and selling or licensing it isn’t something they’re prepared to do right now. At this point, we have exhausted every option for getting a new "Alice" game made. With those answers from EA, there is no other way forward with the project. As such, we will be hibernating this Patreon page and related pre-production activities. The content will remain in place but we'll no longer present options for funding "Alice: Asylum" efforts via this (or any other) platform. "Alice: Asylum" is at an end. As this announcement is certain to draw significant attention, I would like to focus some visibility on the amazing artists and designers who were funded through Patreon during this project: Alex Crowley - Project Manager & Designer Omri Koresh - Illustrator & Art Director Norm Felchle - Illustrator Joey Zeng - Illustrator Adam Narozanski - Illustrator Gareth Keenan - Illustrator For my part, I have also reached an endpoint with "Alice" and with game production in general. I have no other ideas or energy left to apply toward getting a new Alice game made. Nor do I have any interest in pursuing new game ideas within the context of the current environment for game development. This brings us full circle to the statement I made years ago which initiated EA reaching out to me to ask if I wanted to explore making a new Alice game... I have no control over the Alice IP and no ability to make a new game happen. That control and ability rest entirely with EA. If someone does manage to convince EA to make "Asylum," I would like to make clear that, from this point forward, I have no desire to be involved with that or any other Alice-related development. My involvement with "Alice" is also at an end. Going forward, I will focus on my family and our family business at Mysterious. Lastly, I want to extend a bittersweet Thank You to our Insane Children (Patreon supporters). I know this is not the outcome we hoped for. And I feel a mix of emotions that leaves me sick at the idea of all the money, hope, ideas, and love you've poured into this effort over the years. We knew going into this adventure that failure was a possibility. But we wanted to believe impossible things - and we had fun doing that up to the moment when reality forced itself into our Wonderland. It's often said that when one door closes, another opens. Trite but true. And I hope that for all of you, this closure will bring life to other adventures and dreams. -American McGee April 8th, 2023 Queensland, Australia the end
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:01
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 16:59 |
|
|
God bless him but opening up with Dear Insane Children is the most untimely loser thing I’ve ever seen.
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:02
|
|
|
  goodnight sweet prince
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:05
|
|
|
Edit it’s worse than I thought. This guy’s a groomer of people who were weird and loved Foamy the Squirrel 20 years ago like him. gently caress you American McGee and gently caress your lovely doom levels.
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:06
|
|
|
yeah he sucks man
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:10
|
|
|
thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:12
|
|
|
i had to go back and retype and reread the thread title a couple times, i can only see McGay now
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:14
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec Same
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:16
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:32
|
|
|
I was wondering which wrestler was EA and if he meant GA lol. Anyway, who? Lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:36
|
|
|
American McGay’s Oldish
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:36
|
|
|
couldn't you just make a slightly different game that rips off alice in wonderland? idunno. probably for the best he didn't though, he seems kinda creepy
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:47
|
|
|
Wormskull posted:Edit it’s worse than I thought. This guy’s a groomer of people who were weird and loved Foamy the Squirrel 20 years ago like him. gently caress you American McGee and gently caress your lovely doom levels. excuse me? the inmost dens is one of the most pretty decentish maps in doom 2
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:51
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 16:55
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec Yup. assumed it was going to be about how EA has banned betting on pony races or something.
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 17:02
|
|
|
he can't pull off my look very well
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 17:10
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 18:37
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 19:06
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec Arrhythmia posted:Yup. assumed it was going to be about how EA has banned betting on pony races or something.
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 19:31
|
|
|
 
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:00
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:04
|
|
|
Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one *discord full of couples with matching joker/harley quinn tattoos
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:05
|
|
|
Plebian Parasite posted:Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:08
|
|
|
lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:09
|
|
|
Plebian Parasite posted:Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:10
|
|
|
Plebian Parasite posted:Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one lmao
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:13
|
|
|
Plebian Parasite posted:Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:39
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:44
|
|
|
The Brides of Impo Will Remember This.
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 20:51
|
|
|
Evil Eagle posted:thought this was about American McGay for a sec
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:20
|
|
|
Plebian Parasite posted:Ah man the community* isn't gonna be happy about this one lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:33
|
|
|
That Little Demon posted:Anyway, who? Lol some weird theater kid who made maps for Doom 2 and probably Quake also
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:34
|
|
|
Always think about Tim Rogers playing the Columbine shooters' Doom levels and then going "With all due respect: They're worse than American McGee's levels"
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:34
|
|
|
tmfc posted:some weird theater kid who made maps for Doom 2 and probably Quake also Doom 2 is truly dreadful so that explains things
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:37
|
|
|
Roth posted:Always think about Tim Rogers playing the Columbine shooters' Doom levels and then going "With all due respect: They're worse than American McGee's levels" lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:37
|
|
|
Roth posted:Always think about Tim Rogers playing the Columbine shooters' Doom levels and then going "With all due respect: They're worse than American McGee's levels" lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:49
|
|
|
I feel bad for American McGee because he seems like a nice enough guy who's had some pretty rotten luck in life iirc but he's just so deeply lametmfc posted:Lastly, I want to extend a bittersweet Thank You to our Insane Children (Patreon supporters).
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:53
|
|
|
he's like if tim burton started out elderly
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:53
|
|
|
Roth posted:Always think about Tim Rogers playing the Columbine shooters' Doom levels and then going "With all due respect: They're worse than American McGee's levels" Lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 21:57
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 16:59 |
|
|
Roth posted:Always think about Tim Rogers playing the Columbine shooters' Doom levels and then going "With all due respect: They're worse than American McGee's levels" lol
|
|
#
?
Apr 8, 2023 22:04
|
|