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March 30, 2016

American McGee Studio Gets Layoffs

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One of American McGee’s studios, in this case the Shanghai studio Spicy Horse, has been reduced from a full studio to a core team. When asked about it being shut down, he responded on Twitter: “No. Some people let go earlier this week, but the studio remains as does a core team who will pivot away from F2P.” McGee let a more detailed statement out on NeoGaf. “Just wanted to let everyone know Spicy Horse did reduce staff earlier this week, but a core team will remain in the studio and we’ll be announcing new projects soon. “The remaining team will continue to support our existing and recently launched mobile F2P titles. As has been mentioned in this thread, the F2P space has become quite brutal in recent years, and after five years and seven titles, I feel it’s time we pivot to something new.” McGee is most famous for his Alice in Wonderland games, and though he’s up for making another one, he maintains that they can make more

October 10, 2012

Interview with Spicy Horse Games

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I recently had a chance to interview the fine folks over at Spicy Horse. First up is a well known developer, American McGee, and the creative director: Benjamin Kerslake. In addition, I got a great chance to get some new information about Spicy Horse’s newest game Akaneiro Demon Hunters. American McGee: CEO of Spicy Horse Games Q.) It’s pretty unprecedented for Western based gaming to move overseas and set up shop. What initiated the decision to do so? It was mainly driven by a desire for change and exploration. Asia has always held special appeal for me so when an opportunity to move and work in Hong Kong presented itself I made the jump immediately. I didn’t know at that point exactly where the jump would take me – or have any thought for starting my own studio in China – but the possibilities became obvious almost as soon as I’d landed. Q.) Spicy Horse has a focus on free to play games with some sort of online social or multiplayer functionality.