A
post on Facebook by American McGee announces the closure of Spicy Horse
Studios, with the former id Software designer noting that "it feels like a good
time for a radical shift" since the studio was only currently employing six
people, down from a peak of 85+. He posted the official press release on the
topic, along with personal reflections on the news:
10 years, 10 games,
tons of wonderful memories. The Shanghai studio of Spicy Horse Games is closing
its doors. The company itself will remain intact, and we'll continue to operate
existing games online. At our peak, during development of Alice: Madness
Returns, the studio contained 85+ people. These days we're down to just 6, and
it feels like a good time for a radical shift.
I'm going to turn my focus to indie development and will continue to publish
small titles under the Spicy Horse brand. Much of this work will be done in a
challenging new environment - aboard my sailboat, bobbing around the S.E. Asia
region. This is also where I'll bring to life Pirate Jam - the game jam on a
flotilla of sailboats. I plan to document this new adventure online and in
video. If you want to support these new creations, check out my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=340386
The past 12 years in China have been incredible. I owe so much to the people who
helped build Spicy Horse into a happy place to explore and create. To the
hundreds of developers who called Spicy Horse home over the years, Thank You.
And to the fans and supporters who enjoyed our efforts, Thank You.
Now, to the next adventure! I hope you'll all join me along the way :)
This video is of
the
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Narrative Panel at this year's San Diego
Comic-Con 2016. Here's word on what's on tap: "Call of Duty storms San Diego
Comic Con 2016 with new intel! Greg Miller hosts a discussion on the immersive
narrative of Infinite Warfare with developers from Infinity Ward and the
talented cast, including never-before seen footage from the campaign, an
interview with actor Kit Harington as he digs into his role as Admiral Salen
Kotch, the first look at the Terminal Bonus Map, and much more."
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's Valve's report in the 10 bestselling titles on
Steam for last week:
- Grand Theft Auto V
- RimWorld
- EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
- No Man's Sky
- Dead by Daylight
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Arma 3 Apex
- Starbound
- Total War: WARHAMMER - Call of the Beastmen
- Total War: WARHAMMER
Well I made it back in one piece, though this update is late as I predicted. I
went off yesterday to revisit a farm in remote upstate New York where I used to
go as a child in a reunion of all the once-younger folk that were brought there
years ago by our parents, who were all close. This was the first time many of us
had seen each other in quite a long time, and a terrific time was had by all. As
I suspected, a proper data connection was not possible at this locale, so
updating was not possible, but who knows? Things progress quickly in this world
of mobile coverage, so maybe I'll be able to get online when we do this again as
planned next year.
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