Leigh Alexander

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leigh Alexander
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1981(1981-10-22)
Age	43
Birthplace	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Leigh Alexander Biography

Leigh Alexander is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 22, 1981 in Massachusetts, United States. Her work has appeared in Variety as well as The Los Angeles Times, Kotaku, Polygon, Vice, Edge, The Guardian, The Atlantic and Time. She also creates a series of videos called “Lo-Fi Let’s Play”, where she plays and discusses game titles from the 1980s that were adventure-based.

Alexander has published two books on gaming video: Breathing Machine, about growing up playing games and the emerging Internet and Clipping Through, about life in the game industry looked at through the perspective at The Game Developers Conference (GDC). On February 14, 2015, Alexander published an animated short story called Mona. The book is illustrated of Emily Carroll. Alexander has also produced an audiobook from Mona herself. Alexander refers to the game Silent Hill 2 as an source of inspiration.

Leigh Alexander (born 1980/1981) is an American author and journalist. She is the former Editor-at-Large and News Editor for Gamasutra, and former editor- in-chief for the revived Boing Boing website Offworld. In February 3, 2016, Leigh announced that she would be leaving Offworld and pursuing things outside of gaming. She has writing credits on the games Reigns: Her Majesty and Reigns: Game of Thrones.

At GDC in 2015 Alexander was the host of the panel #1ReasonToBe, which was aimed at helping minorities and women within the gaming industry. Alexander was a proponent of creating spaces for marginalized and minorities communities within the gaming industry. The panel was a reference to Offworld, her site Offworld, Alexander said that “[it] doesn’t have to be a huge upheaval. Simply create space for our experiences in our work and lives and listen to us.” The panel was well-liked by gamers and members of the press , including Polygon’s Danielle Riendeau. The panel attracted a crowd that was packed into one of the biggest venues at the GDC.

Leigh Alexander Net Worth

Leigh Alexander is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leigh Alexander 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In an interview on MSNBC Digital that aired on October 21st, 2014 Leigh Alexander spoke out against the Gamergate movement and discussed the intimidation of game designer Zoe Quinn. Alexander said her disdain for Gamergate was rooted in her belief that it was “the terroristic dominance of traditional appetites in what should be a diverse and creative field.”

Alexander was among the women who were victimized over the hashtag #GamerGate. In August 2014 Alexander posted an article on Gamasutra with the title “Gamers’ don’t have to be your audience. ‘Gamers’ are over”. The article was the focus of the Gamergate controversy, with the users of #Gamergate successfully pushing Intel to take down all their advertisements from Gamasutra. Alexander criticizes Intel’s decision, declaring that “Intel was fleeced by a hate mob.” Intel apologized and claimed it didn’t intend to “taking sides in an increasingly bitter debate in the gaming community.” Intel has since resumed its advertising on Gamasutra in the middle of November.

Offworld was launched on March 9, 2015 by Alexander and games journalist Laura Hudson. Offworld was a gaming site with a focus on diversity and inclusiveness within the gaming community. The site featured editorials, news pieces, and articles from guest writers, such as video game developer Zoë Quinn.

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Leigh Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leigh Alexander celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.