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Red & Social Media

Mar 3, 2010 9:47pm

Red Fighting the Wolves Yesterday saw a huge flood of online news generated by the posting of an image and a single tweet. The image represented some recent thinking on a game concept being evolved at Spicy Horse – based on “Red Riding Hood”. In my tweet I mentioned the image...

DexIQ Updated!

Jan 28, 2010 1:21am

DexIQ 1.1 Screenshot While the Spicy Pony team is hard at work on their new concept (Crooked House) they’ve found time to update their first release, DexIQ. The original DexIQ presented a unique challenge among iPhone games: Two games played simultaneously and geared towards challenging both your IQ and your dexterity....

How’s Your DexIQ?

Jan 27, 2010 8:39pm

Peter Ha over at App Club has posted a DexIQ challenge: It’s a relatively simple game that tests both dexterity and IQ – hence the name DexIQ. It’s a fun little game that only costs $0.99. Despite the graphics, the game is challenging as can be. It makes my brain...

Off the Map in China

Jan 22, 2010 3:31pm

Off the Map in China Gamasutra has posted an interview by Christian Nutt with your truly. It begins with… Famous for his work with id Software and on EA-published cult classic Alice, American McGee set up shop in Shanghai, China, in 2007 with his new studio, Spicy Horse. Though the company’s first...

China on a Budget

Dec 24, 2009 4:26pm

I’m always amazed when I hear of friends spending $350USD or more per day for hotels in Shanghai. Sure, they’re nice… but if you’re hardly in them, what’s the point. So I’m glad to read the WSJ has an article highlighting the many fine and cheap hotel options available across...

Insane in the Brain Game

Dec 21, 2009 5:24pm

Merry Christmas from the Insane Children and Spicy Horse! Ever wonder why the Insane Children are insane? Mad looks, twitchy fingers, exposed brains - all symptoms of playing too much DexIQ!...

iPhone Developer “Spicy Pony” Launched

Dec 18, 2009 2:21am

Quick on the heels of news that the iPhone is gaining traction in China, Shanghai-based Spicy Horse gives birth to a mobile division aptly named "Spicy Pony". Last week the Pony quietly released its first app - the unique brain trainer "DexIQ". This week it makes official its entry into...

Chinese Review of DexIQ

Dec 15, 2009 7:21pm

DexIQ Challenge Select Screen Read my first review of DexIQ in Chinese this morning. Here’s an excerpt (translated by Google Translate): “DexIQ” is a very innovative game, the iPhone screen split in half, left and right side were a single game, while the right-hand man at the same time the player...

Alice as Art

Dec 15, 2009 4:57pm

Bird Bookshelf Many years after its release people are still talking about the artistic nature of the original Alice game. Here’s an article discussing the literary merits of the product (alongside a list of other good lit adaptations): Games Radar Top 7 Games Based on Books...

DexIQ – Launched!

Dec 10, 2009 11:11pm

Spicy Horse Games has just launched its first iphone app "DexIQ". Head over to the iPhone App Store now and BUY IT! You can also read more about it on DexIQ.com or take a gander at this informative product description:...