The Mauretania Import Export Company
Encyclopedia
The Mauretania Import Export Company was a video game, film
, and television
production company founded by former id Software
employee American McGee
, who is best known for his 2000 action game
American McGee's Alice
. The sole release so far from the company has been the video game Bad Day L.A.
on August 29, 2006.
The company was dissolved on December 17, 2010 and all intellectual property
was transferred to Spicy Horse
.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
production company founded by former id Software
Id Software
Id Software is an American video game development company with its headquarters in Richardson, Texas. The company was founded in 1991 by four members of the computer company Softdisk: programmers John Carmack and John Romero, game designer Tom Hall, and artist Adrian Carmack...
employee American McGee
American McGee
-Career:McGee began his career at id Software, working on level design, music production, sound effects development, and programming in such games as Doom, Doom II, Quake, and Quake II. In 1998, he moved to Electronic Arts, where he worked as creative director on several projects, including...
, who is best known for his 2000 action game
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice is a third-person action game released for PC on October 6, 2000. The game, developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, is set in an alternative universe of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
. The sole release so far from the company has been the video game Bad Day L.A.
Bad Day L.A.
American McGee presents: Bad Day L.A. is a 2006 third-person action video game by American McGee. Players assume the role of Anthony Willams, a former Hollywood agent turned homeless man in Los Angeles. During this time LA is ravaged by both natural and man-made disasters. Anthony only wishes to...
on August 29, 2006.
The company was dissolved on December 17, 2010 and all intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
was transferred to Spicy Horse
Spicy Horse
Spicy Horse is a Shanghai-based independent, video game developer started by American McGee in 2007.-History:The studio was established in 2007. It was called a studio "leading the way" in episodic games. It is currently the largest independent Western developer in China.Spicy Horse employs more...
.