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American McGee Posts Narrative Outline For Proposed Third ‘Alice’ Game
American McGee is still plugging away to get a third Alice game off the ground. And while that still revolves around EA’s final say, the latest news from American’s Patreon has a little treat for fans in the form of the full narrative outline for Alice: Asylum.
“The narrative contained within is still very much a Work In Progress,” explains McGee, who immediately states that there are heavy spoilers in the document, so those curious about the pitch should proceed with caution.
Apart from some final editing, the idea for this outline is to drive the production of the game’s Design Bible. McGee cautions that the outline is not final, but rather the “minimum amount required to convey the main story.” After things have been finalized, then the work to flesh out dialogue, locations and scenarios begins.
In case you’re wondering, American has been at it with this third Alice game since 2017, and has been enlisting support from fans in order to build up a proposal to try and sway EA. It’s no guarantee, but we never thought we’d see another Dead Space game, did we?
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.