Hang it Up: American McGee

Hey guys, you remember that one time in the 90's when American McGee capitalized on the Slutty Halloween Costume trade and made a good game (for it's time) out of a dark re-imagining of the Alice in Wonderland universe? Yeah, me too. Unfortunately, much like Tim Burton has overstayed his dark re-imaginative welcome, McGee kept coming back at us with the same shtick every couple of years.
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The standout of his career seeming to be the relatively well-received Scrapland, however, which was about how things like (of course) religion, politics, and finance are all areas that are really really corrupt on the inside. This game is notable for having the "American McGee's", tag above the title, but not being about replacing juvenile fiction with art from a junior high student's English folder.
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Well, rest assured that American McGee is back in the American McGee driver's seat with this bit of teaser art I saw today on Kotaku.


Aw, C'mon American, hang it up already! Shyamalan thinks you're gimmick is getting a little tired at this point. You proved, to some extent, with Scrapland that you don't have to rely on "edginess", just to sell a game. Please, FOR THE CHILDREN, pull yourself out of the 90's & just make a game. Just look at what someone with creativity can do, once they let go the concept of darkening everything.