Content about Shanghai

11.03.11

One of the big games of 2012 comes from Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai and Massive Entertainment. Far Cry 3, which was announced at E3, is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The new game introduces Jason Brody, a man alone at the edge of the world, stranded on a mysterious tropical island. In this savage paradise where lawlessness and violence are the only sure thing, players dictate how the story unfolds, from the battles they choose to fight to the allies or enemies they make along the way. As Jason Brody, players will slash, sneak, detonate and shoot their way across the island in a world that has lost all sense of right and wrong. Check out what the developer had to say about this new adventure game in the exclusive video below.

05.27.11
Acclaimed videogame creator American McGee is returning to Wonderland with the help of Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3. Electronic Arts is publishing the long-awaited sequel and one of the big games of 2011, Alice: Madness Returns, across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. McGee’s Shanghai-based Spicy Horse, which is the largest Western game development studio in China, is bringing this universe to life using UE3. McGee has worked with this engine over the past few years on episodic game projects like Grimm, which added a twisted take to classic faerie tales. McGee talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview.
01.19.11
WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT – With the economy bouncing back and more people going on vacation, Disney is expanding its realm of theme parks. Al Weiss, President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was on hand at Walt Disney World for the debut of The Magic Kingdom’s newest attraction, “The Magic, the Memories and You.” The new show uses animation, digital photography, lights and pyrotechnics to tell a 10-minute story each night that’s projected on Cinderella’s Castle. Weis announced that construction is underway for Shanghai Disneyland and that Hong Kong Disneyland has three new themed lands in development.
09.25.10

SHANGHAI -- Gaming visionary American McGee returns to Wonderland as EA and Spicy Horse Games announce Alice: Madness Returns, the dark and deranged sequel to the year 2000 PC hit, American McGee’s Alice. McGee talks about the much-anticipated sequel in this exclusive video interview near his Shanghai game studio Spicy Horse.

05.28.10

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is one of the big games of 2010. IO Interactive, part of Square Enix Europe, has unveiled new details on the sequel to the shooter that’s spawned a big budget Hollywood movie starring Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx. In addition to the dense and unrelenting single-player campaign, the incredibly popular multiplayer is back with expanded Fragile Alliance gameplay and three new modes to brutally tempt, sway and cloud your better judgment.

05.06.10

The level designer behind some of the best shooters of all time, including Doom II and Quake II, has spent the past decade adding his unique spin on classic stories like Alice in Wonderland (American McGee’s Alice), Grimm’s Faerie Tales (American McGee’s Grimm) and now American McGee’s Crooked House. The senior game director at Shanghai-based Spicy Horse talks about his latest game and chimes in on episodic gaming and 3D stereo gaming in this exclusive interview.