22 Facts About American McGee

American McGee is best known as the designer of American McGee's Alice, its sequel Alice: Madness Returns, and his works on various video games from id Software.

American James McGee was born on December 13,1972, in Dallas, Texas to an eccentric mother who was a house painter.

American McGee was eventually accepted to a magnet school for computer science.

In explaining where his name came from, American McGee has said that his mother was a hippie and was inspired by a woman she knew in college that named her child "America":.

American McGee tells me that she was thinking of naming me 'Obnard'.

American McGee was and always has been a very eccentric and creative person.

American McGee had a number of stepfathers when growing up until his mother finally settled into a relationship with a trans woman.

American McGee's mother had sold the house to pay for two plane tickets and the fee for her girlfriend's gender confirmation surgery, leaving him on his own.

American McGee packed up his computer, dropped out of high school and took a variety of odd jobs, finally settling on a Volkswagen repair shop.

American McGee has stated to this day, he still has no idea why he was fired but acknowledged the fact that it was due to "internal politics and my own failings".

In 2002, American McGee founded the short-lived Carbon6, which two years later became known as Mauretania Import Export Company.

American McGee directed the 2002 music video for the song "Same Ol' Road" by the band dredg, from their album El Cielo.

American McGee's Grimm, developed by his Shanghai-based game development studio Spicy Horse for the online service GameTap, was released in 23 weekly episodic segments, starting in 2007.

Summit, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello announced that a sequel to American McGee's Alice was in development for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by McGee's Spicy Horse studio.

In 2012, American McGee was focusing on free-to-play games for mobile devices with BigHead Bash, Akaneiro, and Crazy Fairies.

In September 2017, American McGee announced that he was working on a license proposal for Alice: Asylum, the third installment of the Alice franchise.

American McGee announced in April 2023 that EA ultimately rejected approving Alice: Asylum for both production and licensing after receiving American McGee's pitch.

Furthermore, American McGee announced that even if EA were to reconsider their stance with production of the game in the future, he was not interested in being involved in future Alice projects.

American McGee announced his retirement from game development, with plans to focus on his family and their family business Mysterious.

In 2005, American McGee left the United States and resided for a time in Hong Kong before moving to Shanghai, where he has lived since 2009.

American McGee continues to live in Shanghai with his wife, Yeni Zhang.

American McGee had a sister, Mercy Covington, who was reported missing on November 10,2015.