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Video game writing, former journalist, content creation, streaming, hosting video game events and shows.
Key Dates and Places
Born Date: 24 August 1993.
Born Place: Australia.
Career
Current occupation: Video game writer, streamer, content creator.
Past occupations: Journalist, IGN AU employee, Rooster Teeth employee, Daily Telegraph journalist.
Current Place of Work: Santa Monica Studio (God of War Ragnarök), streaming on Twitch and creating content on various platforms.
Previous Place of Work: IGN AU, Rooster Teeth (Achievement Hunter, Funhaus), The Daily Telegraph.
Skills
Video game writing, journalism, content creation (video & audio), streaming, hosting, presenting, interviewing, public speaking, editing.
Languages
Languages Spoken: English.
Accent: Australian.
Residence and Financial Status
Residence: Los Angeles, California (Likely, given work at Santa Monica Studio).
Main Milestones
Born in Australia
August 24, 1993
Alanah Pearce was born in Australia, marking the beginning of her life and eventual journey into the world of video games and media. Details about her early childhood are scarce, but her Australian upbringing undoubtedly shaped her perspective and personality.
Early Interest in Video Games
Early Years - Pre-2010s
While precise details are unavailable, it's known that Alanah developed a strong passion for video games at a young age. This formative period laid the foundation for her future career, fueling her interest in the narrative and artistic aspects of gaming.
IGN Australia
2012 - 2015
Alanah began her professional career at IGN Australia, marking her first significant role in the gaming media landscape. During this time, she honed her journalism skills, writing reviews, features, and news articles, establishing herself as a knowledgeable voice within the Australian gaming community. This was a crucial stepping stone to her international recognition.
Move to IGN US
2015
Alanah's talent and hard work were recognized, leading to her relocation to IGN's headquarters in the United States. This move significantly expanded her reach and influence, allowing her to contribute to a much larger and more diverse audience. She quickly became a prominent on-screen personality and writer for IGN US.
Key Contributor at IGN
2016 - 2020
During this period, Alanah became a recognizable face of IGN, appearing in numerous videos, podcasts, and live streams. Her contributions included reviewing AAA titles, participating in industry events, and providing insightful analysis of gaming trends. She also cultivated a strong online presence and engaged actively with the gaming community.
Joining Rooster Teeth
2020
Alanah announced her departure from IGN to join Rooster Teeth, a multimedia production company known for its animated series and live-action content. This move marked a significant shift in her career, allowing her to explore new creative avenues and collaborate with a different team of content creators. She contributed to various Rooster Teeth projects, including podcasts and live streams.
Video Game Writing and Streaming
2020 - Present
While at Rooster Teeth, and continuing after, Alanah began focusing more on video game writing. She has contributed to several high-profile game projects. Simultaneously, she has maintained a strong presence as a streamer and content creator, engaging with her community and sharing her passion for gaming. She also participates in regular gaming podcasts, such as the kindafunnygames podcast.
Ongoing Contributions to the Gaming Industry
Present
Alanah continues to be an influential figure in the gaming industry, balancing her writing work with streaming, podcasting, and community engagement. Her dedication, expertise, and engaging personality have solidified her position as a respected voice and a prominent personality within the gaming community. She remains an active and influential voice for the gaming community.
Australian video game writer and journalist (born 1993)
Alanah Pearce (born 24 August 1993) is an Australian video game writer and former journalist. From 2020 to 2024, Pearce worked as a writer 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 produced videos focused on video games.
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 was 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]
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]
Feeling the Australian video game industry was too small, 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 produced videos focused on video games, and cohosted the company's Inside Gaming news program starting in 2019.[11] She left Rooster Teeth in October 2020.[12]
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 God of War Ragnarök.[15][16] In September 2021, Pearce revealed that she was part of the development team behind Ragnarök.[17] In November, she was selected among the Forbes 30 Under 30 for gaming.[18][19]
In December 2024, Pearce revealed that she was leaving Santa Monica Studio, citing her desire for the flexibility to visit her family in Australia more often as the key factor in her decision. She announced her intent to focus on freelance work, live streaming, and content creation following her departure.[23]
Pearce is the host of the Play, Watch, Listen podcast, along with Troy Baker, Mike Bithell, and Austin Wintory.[24] She also hosts the podcasts Red Lips, Orange Car, Video Game Writing 101, and Voice Acting 101, and formerly hosted Idiots and a Broad.[25] She was a founding host of the Kinda Funny Xcast, but left the show several months after its premiere due to scheduling conflicts with her new job at Santa Monica Studio.[26]
Pearce appears as Halley in the 2024 film V/H/S/Beyond, in the final segment "Stowaway", directed by Kate Siegel and written by Mike Flanagan.[30] She is set to appear in the upcoming video game Dispatch (2025).[31]
Pearce came out in June 2020; while she does not feel an attachment to any label, she felt best defined by the term pansexual.[43] In July 2024, she made a video where she reflected and discussed her previous post. In the video she described herself as both pansexual and demisexual.[44]
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