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American McGee says they were "emotionally quite destroyed" by EA canceling Alice Asylum, and now they can't touch the IP "for the rest of [their] life (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] twistedtxb@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel the same way. It must be absolutely miserable to work on a game for so long and then be shut down by a legal department, but he knew the risks.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Exactly. He counted on his clout to carry the day. I get it, you love the project man, but that was reckless and a known risk. I mean he basically counted on building enough momentum to convince the publisher and he didn’t achieve the goal.