American McGee Interview

Mar 18, 2021

One of the legendary names behind the Doom and Quake, American McGee has been making games for almost 30 years.  From doing technical assistance at the scrappy start-up that was id, he moved to being a capo at EA and, then, innovated as a studio head in China.  American has had a wild ride in the industry with many ups and down and he tells us candidly about his career.  A fascinating look at the evolution of game development and an insight into how China plays a key role in the future of gaming.

 

Links:

https://www.americanmcgee.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_McGee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Doom

https://www.mobygames.com/game/doom

https://www.mobygames.com/game/doom-ii_

https://www.mobygames.com/game/quake

https://www.mobygames.com/game/timeline

https://www.mobygames.com/company/ion-storm-lp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_McGee%27s_Alice

https://www.mobygames.com/game/american-mcgees-alice

https://www.mobygames.com/company/rogue-entertainment

https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,63361/

https://www.mobygames.com/game/american-mcgee-presents-bad-day-la

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/american-mcgee-presents-bad-day-la

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spicy_Horse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameTap

https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/american-mcgees-grimm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Peterson

https://www.mobygames.com/company/spicy-horse-international-ltd

https://www.patreon.com/americanmcgee

https://blog.patreon.com/american-mcgee