DICE 2009: EA announces American McGee's Alice 2

by JC Fletcher on Feb 19th 2009 3:40PM

According to a tweet from Geoff Keighley from the ongoing DICE summit, EA CEO John Riccitiello has just revealed a sequel to American McGee's Alice, coming soon.

Details are slim -- in fact, we just told you all of them right now -- but we can assume that Alice 2 will have American McGee's name on the cover, and will probably be another third-person action game that takes elements from the Alice in Wonderland story and makes them all edgy and gothy. We will pass along actual (i.e. non-conjectured) information as soon as it is available.

Update: While we've never known Keighley to not be a man of his word, official evidence is always welcome. EA adds that the Alice sequel is in development for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 by American McGee's Spicy Horse studio. Says EA Partners GM David DeMartini: "EA Partners is ready to help [American McGee] bring his innovative vision for the franchise to even darker, more exciting places."

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Tags: Alice-2, Alice-Madness-Returns, American-McGee, american-mcgees-alice, dice-2009, ea, ea-partners, Electronic-Arts, pc, spicy-horse

Reader Comments (60)

No WAY

Way!

I don't buy it, when i was working for EA the word on campus was that they would NEVER work with American MeGee again.

@Ryoga Vee

There's nothing for you to "buy". This isn't a rumor or speculation. It's confirmed by EA themselves. So it is, in fact, happening.

American McGee, shit brand name usually equates to a shit product... AVOID!

Cool, I rather enjoyed the first one, though I never finished it. Got distracted by something else part way through. Pretty sure that I still have it lying around somewhere.

Should look freaking awesome on current gen hardware.

Same. I enjoyed it a lot but for some reason never finished it. Still have the disk here somewhere so maybe one day I'll take time to install it and finish it.

I bought Alice back when I was in college and only got about halfway through before finals intruded. I forgot to go back and finish it during the summer for some reason (alcohol is a likely culprit).

However, just this past October, I was in the mood to play something creepy and dug the game out, started it over, and finally finished it. It was enjoyable and well worth it. I highly recommend you two finish it so you'll be prepared for the sequel.

Before you start the game, be sure to go into your graphics cards settings and force anti-aliasing to get rid of the jaggies, as those older games didn't have anti-aliasing in the in-game graphic options. Other than that, the game is still visually impressive even after all this time. This is mainly due to the really creative level design.

What, no Bad Day L.A. 2?!

I can't wait. I loved the first one. The art direction really made the game for me. Hopefully it delivers though. I'm a bit hesitant to get overly hyped given American McGee's track record as of late.

Color me excited. But an American McGee's Oz would have been better news

I loved the First one. Loved the atmosphere.

Can't wait!

Freakin' awesome, can't wait

Does anyone outside of the gaming community even know who American Magee is? Why does he deserve to have his named plastered on all the crap he puts out?

Because he's got a huge ego.

Pretty bad when you consider game designers with 100x the talent don't put their names in the titles.

The fact that you misspelled his last name is probably proof that he shouldn't.

But that never stopped Sid Meier

I assume that most people inside the gaming community don't know why American McGee was originally noteworthy (hint, he worked at id). I seem to recall an interview where he noted that it was not his idea to put his name on the box of the first "American McGee's X" game, but that it was basically the thing he had to concede to to get the game published at all.

I've always assumed this has to do with how his name looks and sounds. If his name was Ryan McFleure, I somehow doubt we would have ended up with Ryan McFleure's Alice. Just doesn't have quite the same ring.

@dingermann

Yea, but Sid Meier's an incredible designer. If anyone deserves to have their names on the covers, he does.

RE: Neuromancer

No no no, it's not about ego, it's about publishing. Listen to the GFW radio GDC podcast for 02/22/08:

http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3148397

He talks about his name being on the boxes for games specifically, and introduces the show hilariously.

You should also just listen to it because those GDC episodes last year were fantastic.

Hey DBuck_Eye posted: "Does anyone outside of the gaming community even know who American Magee is? Why does he deserve to have his named plastered on all the crap he puts out?"

Hey tell that to Tyler Perry. But a lot of his movies isn't crap though.

I assume this is to capitalize on the Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland without actually paying for that license?

Notice the 2 at the end of the Topic title. Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland doesn't come out till 2010. Why not put it out in a similar time, even if its not tied? Tim Burton and crew didn't write the original (love Through the Looking Glass).

i read this news quite a while ago :S a film adapation of american mcgee's alice is due out next year (also the same time as tim burtons alice in wonderland) - Universal Studios are working on it

EA said that when the rights to make a film of the game were finalised they planned to either remake or 'rework' the game to coincide with the films release and that was quite a while ago

never thought theyd do an Alice 2 though :D good stuff

p.s. i think he put his name at the front of the game title to stop people from thinking it was lewis carrols alice in wonderland as opposed to a twisted sequal of the book :P

I'm glad they keep adding in his arrogant self to the title so I can know what games to avoid.

So presumptuous. Shame.

Some people on this website have some really stupid reasons for things. The original was a good game, who gives a fck if he puts his name in front of it?

You're missing out then. There's a reason why Alice is well liked.

Tom Clancy Presents Sid Meier's Colin McRae: American McGee's Alice Racing in Battle Warlands.

Oh hoh hoh hoh.. I was just playing the first one less than 2 months ago. This is great news indeed. (unless they completely ruin it)

But if this is a direct sequel.. isn't Alice cured of her insanity? That's just make Wonderland all happy and dandy, unless she is struck by another unfortunate accident, but then we're just getting silly.. if that's what happens, I'd almost prefer just a simple remake of the original with updated controls, graphics and stuff.

this just made my day! i played this game like crazy back in the day, can not wait! (even though its prob gonna be a while)

Oh my... American McGee's Alice was actually the first PC game that I bought... I bought the game on release date, and I love it.

Can't wait.

must be some young, or closet gamer maybe? commander keen was well remembered in my childhood. let alone beta versions of doom

I WILL buy this game. Rumors of the old one being DLC on XBLA and PSN makes me excited, too.

Wow.. I think this was the first time I uttered "ooOOoo!" out loud while reading a news post. AmG's Alice (1) was by no means the best game I ever played, or even one of the top ten.. But it was a joy to play, and there was just something spunky about his take on the tale. I'd be eager to play a sequel.

This is kind of like a rich dessert that you only get once in a blue moon. Maybe not your fave on the planet, but a special, rare treat nonetheless.

No effin way. This news actually made my day (wow was a life I live)...regardless hell ya!!!!

I had always wanted to play the first one-looked awesome, but it never game to consoles and by the time i got a graphics card capable of it it was old news. Since it is EA let's hope it is multiplatform (wii excluded)-sorry I'm a wii owner as well but I hate pimped ports.

Man, I've been trying to remember the name associated with that boxart for years!

Thank you, Joystiq

Soooo, we're excited because after failing to make a good game since the original Alice, he's falling back on the only property regarded as somewhat successful? I mean, hey, I agree that the art and, to some extent, the gameplay of the original was good times, but this seems more like a white flag to originality than a return to form.

NO WAY! are you kidding me?

EA you wonderful beast, you keep making good games... bravo!

I'd like to type out a well thought out response however my gigantic boner is making it difficult to reach my keyboard right now.

...okay I lied... I'm actually typing with my boner right now...

Effin' Sweet! I was hoping that someday they would at least port the original to XBLA but I guess this might be better. I wonder if it's a remake or an actual sequel... While the first was based on "Alice in Wonderland", this could be based off "Alice Through The Looking Glass". But that would be inaccurate if the first Alice game took elements from both books all ready.

Okay, I guess it's based on the second book, as according to American himself:

"This trip through the looking glass promises to be even more exciting."

Mischa posted: "I'd like to type out a well thought out response however my gigantic boner is making it difficult to reach my keyboard right now.

...okay I lied... I'm actually typing with my boner right now..."

Is it reaching for Alice or your keyboard?

On it's way to Alice, it managed to type up an entire response to this article without my knowledge.

Without spoiling anything for those of you who still haven't finished the first Alice (for shame) - I didn't think the ending left much room for a sequel.

It certainly didn't. I naively hope that this is more of a re imagining than a true sequel. Sort of a spiritual sequel, if you will.

I'll be playing it regardless, just in case I left that to doubt.

Holy jesus.

HOLY CRAP

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