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EA and American McGee’s Spicy Horse have announced a publishing deal that will result in an all-new title based on the universe first presented in American McGee’s Alice, a third-person action adventure game released in 2000, to much acclaim. Senior creative director at Spicy Horse, American McGee said of the deal:

“This new project is a dream come true for me and the fans who’ve kept the Alice flame alive. 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.”

Senior vice president and general manager of EA Partners, David DeMartini added; “EA Partners is thrilled to team up with American McGee and Spicy Horse on the next installment of the Alice franchise.

“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.”

The new Alice title is currently in development for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Click below to see an awesome piece of concept art from Alice.

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In another showing of American McGee’s outside-the-box thinking, he gone and pitched a concept for an online multiplayer game… online! From McGee’s blog:

“Traditionally when I’ve pitched game concepts the process involved face-to-face meetings with potential publishers, use of our agents (CAA) back in Los Angeles, and lots of traveling. Well, I’m getting old, China is FAR from the rest of the world, and the Internet can do a lot of amazing things, so here’s a game pitch for the next generation.”

McGee then goes on to reveal his game concept in a surprising amount of detail, given the fact that anyone can go along and read it, although the most important aspects are still unknown, wrapped up in the “Game Design Document, Technical Design Document, Art Bible, Visual Target Demo and Development Plan.” What about the game itself?

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