Category: General

If you were wondering why it suddenly got so quiet around here… Bad Day LA production is in “crunch mode”. We’re trying to get things finished up soon, then spend some time on polishing and tuning. Progress is good, but crunching is never any fun. On top of that I’m trying to put the finishing…

I’ve often marvelled at the myopic attention that lawmakers give to violence stemming from the consumption of video games. There are examples a’plenty of other sport and entertainment related acts of violence. Here’s a good one: CNN.com – Brooklyn girl, 9, admits killing playmate – Oct 8, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) — A 9-year-old girl…

I just read an infuriating take on the recent violent video game law passed in California: Wired News: The Tortured Language of the Law Interestingly, the one moment of genuine clarity in the California law is when it frets about games where you can “torture” someone. The legislators define torture as when you intentionally cause…

Ever read an “interjú” before? Well, this is your big chance. The guys over at HC Gamer, a gaming site from the country of .hu, have posted one… HC.Gamer: You started your career as a level designer at id Software. How did the decision come to leave them and found your own company, to make…

Alex Petraglia over at Primotechnology.com has posted a lengthy and informative interview that covers topics from my past, such as Oz and Alice, my present project, Bad Day LA, and a range of other subjects. Worth a read. A truly impressive Bad Day LA concept art/screenshot gallery goes along with it. McGee’s most current and…

Continuing this morning’s BDLA posts… John Keefer over at GameSpy has posted his preview thoughts… GameSpy: Bad Day L.A. Preview American McGee likes to go against the grain. From his Alice game in 2000 featuring a wonderland on crack to his unfulfilled vision of Oz gone bad, his contrarian views on culture and conventional perceptions…