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Alice creator American McGee says he was inspired by a Valve demo he saw while working on Quake 2

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Quake II
Genres · fps
Release · Dec 9, 1997
Developer · id Software, Hammerhead
PCXbox 360
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1984
Latest · Through the Looking Glass
Top genres · strategy, card_and_board
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