R. J. Berg

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R. J. Berg is a writer and executive producer of video games. [1] Berg wrote and produced several titles at Electronic Arts, including American McGee's Alice . [2] In 2001, he was named the Creative Director at LucasArts. In 2008, he worked as a consultant for Spicy Horse Software, an entertainment development studio in Shanghai. There, he was the lead writer of American McGee's Grimm and Alice: Madness Returns . He was the Chief Operations Officer at Spicy Horse. [3]

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References

  1. "R. J. Berg - Video Game Credits". MobyGames. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. "As promised, American McGee here for my AMA". 16 March 2011.
  3. "RJ Berg - Linkedin". Linkedin.