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Alanah Pearce

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Alanah Pearce
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Pearce in 2020
Born (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 (age 31)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
🏫 EducationQueensland University of Technology
💼 Occupation
Video game writer, journalist
📆 Years active  2012–present
👔 EmployerSanta Monica Studio (2020–present)

Alanah Pearce (born 24 August 1993) is an Australian video game writer and journalist. Since 2020, Pearce has worked for American game developer Santa Monica Studio.

Pearce has reported on video games for various news outlets including entertainment news website IGN. She worked at production company Rooster Teeth from 2018 to 2020, during which she hosted the Inside Gaming news program and was involved with its Funhaus division, which produces gaming content.

Early life and education[edit]

Alanah Pearce was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, on 24 August 1993.[1][2] Pearce was raised in Cairns, and later spent nine years in Brisbane.[1] From a young age, she became interested in writing and video games, doing reviews of video games in her diaries. While working at a call center, she found a job listing for a volunteer games journalist position that inspired a career in journalism.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree studying mass communication at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane.[4]

Career[edit]

Journalism[edit]

From 2012 to 2015, Pearce wrote gaming news for around a dozen news outlets, including Impulse Gamer, Zelda Universe, the BBC,[4] and worked stints at Australian radio and television stations.[5] She launched a YouTube channel in 2012, where she publishes game reviews and personal videos.[4][6]

Pearce moved to the United States in 2015. She began work as an editor and writer for IGN later that year.[4][7] In 2017, she replaced Naomi Kyle as host of IGN's Daily Fix gaming news program.[4] Later that year, she was involved in a staff walkout until the company issued a statement addressing sexual harassment allegations made by former editor Kallie Plagge.[8][9] Pearce cohosted the SXSW Gaming Awards alongside Rich Campbell in 2018.[10]

After departing IGN in 2018, Pearce joined production company Rooster Teeth. She regularly appeared in videos for Funhaus, a division of Rooster Teeth which produces gaming content, and cohosted the company's Inside Gaming news program starting in 2019. She left Rooster Teeth in October 2020.[11][12]

Game development[edit]

In November 2020, Pearce joined Sony's Santa Monica Studio as a video game writer.[13] She provided consulting on three video games and completed other work on two video games prior to joining the studio.[14] She faced harassment on social media following the studio's decision to delay the release of the God of War sequel.[15][16]

Pearce did voice acting for Gears 5 (2019)[13] and Afterparty (2019).[17] She also lent her voice and likeness to a character in Cyberpunk 2077 (2020).[18][19]

Personal life[edit]

Pearce credits video games with helping her deal with the effects of myalgic encephalomyelitis and tendinitis.[20] She has helped fundraise for AbleGamers, a charity dedicated to improving accessibility in video games.[21][22] In November 2020, she cohosted the inaugural Video Game Accessibility Awards with AbleGamers.[23][24]

In 2014, Pearce became the focus of news media after she wrote to the mothers of internet trolls who had sent her rape threats.[5][25][26] In 2019, she was subject to harassment after the Entertainment Software Association, the organizer of E3, leaked the personal information of E3 2019 media attendees to the public.[27]

Pearce identifies as pansexual.[28]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020 The Game Awards 2020 Content Creator of the Year Nominated [29]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pearce, Alanah [@Charalanahzard] (15 November 2017). "I honestly never got that impression, but I don't know. I was born in/grew up in Cairns, then spent nine years in Brisbane" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ Pearce, Alanah [@Charalanahzard] (4 August 2014). "My 21st birthday is on the 24th of August but I'll be in Germany for GamesCom until the 17th and then..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Eggen, Lukas (5 August 2020). "Alanah Pearce paves her own path to success". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Farner, Shawn (29 December 2020). "The Stunning Transformation Of Alanah Pearce". SVG.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 True, Everett (28 November 2014). "The gaming journalist who tells on her internet trolls – to their mothers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Lee, Helen A. (10 December 2020). "The YouTube Star You Didn't Realize Was In Cyberpunk 2077". Looper. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Forde, Matthew (2 March 2020). "Women in Gaming: Rooster Teeth's Alanah Pearce on making the leap from Australian to US games media". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Klepek, Patrick (13 November 2017). "Sexual Harassment Allegations at IGN Prompt Some Employees to Stop Working". Waypoint. Vice Media. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ "IGN issues sexual assault statement after staff walkout". MCV. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ "2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners Revealed". IGN. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Tamburro, Paul (29 October 2020). "Alanah Pearce announces she's leaving Funhaus and Rooster Teeth". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ Spangler, Todd. "After Machinima Shutdown, Rooster Teeth Revives 'Inside Gaming' and Rescues Other Machinima Shows". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Williams, Demi (17 November 2020). "Alanah Pearce joins God of War developer Sony Santa Monica". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ Calvin, Alex (17 November 2020). "IGN vet Alanah Pearce joins God of War studio Sony Santa Monica". VG247. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  15. ↑ Capel, Chris (4 June 2021). "God of War 2's Alanah Pearce highlights abuse women in gaming receive with 'useless wh***' tweet". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Leston, Ryan (4 June 2021). "'God Of War: Ragnarok' staff harassed after delay announcement". NME. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (14 December 2018). "Afterparty's Voice Cast Includes Horizon Zero Dawn, The Walking Dead Actors". IGN. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Jones, Ali (18 September 2020). "Another internet celebrity is getting a Cyberpunk 2077 cameo". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Brown, Ace (22 January 2021). "Every Celebrity Cameo In Cyberpunk 2077". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Morris, Williesha (29 October 2020). "Gamers Forge Their Own Paths When It Comes to Accessibility". Wired. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ Lyons, Ben (26 March 2021). "Brie Larson shares message of support for gaming charity AbleGamers". Gamereactor. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ Onder, Cade (23 April 2021). "Brie Larson Gives AbleGamers Charity a Shoutout On Twitter". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ Hart, Aimee (16 November 2020). "Alanah Pearce hosts the Video Game Accessibility Awards". Gayming Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ Partis, Danielle (16 November 2020). "Alanah Pearce and AbleGamers host inaugural Video Game Accessibility Awards". PocketGamer.biz. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ Nelson, Sara C (28 November 2014). "This Female Game Reviewer Has A Brilliant Way Of Addressing Online Rape Threats". Huffington Post UK. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  26. ↑ Bailey, John (18 December 2014). "Alanah Pearce threats opened a window into the political games gamers play". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Tamburro, Paul (16 August 2019). "Alanah Pearce on being doxxed and harassed: 'You are scarier than publishers are'". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Pearce, Alanah [@Charalanahzard] (26 June 2020). "🏳️‍🌈" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021 – via Twitter. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 3 (help)
  29. ↑ Spangler, Todd (18 November 2020). "Game Awards 2020 Nominations: 'The Last of Us Part II,' 'Hades,' 'Ghost of Tsushima' Lead the Field". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

External links[edit]

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