Alexis Ong

It's a quiet Monday night in the age of COVID-19, and I've just been invited to a stranger's Animal Crossing: New Horizons island to take photos of Hong Kong protest art.

With whole countries on lockdown, race-based paranoia everywhere, and people feeling scared and vulnerable, Wales Interactive couldn’t have picked a better (or worse) time to release The Complex

The Indian design duo use vivid colors, fantastical motifs and what they call 'speculative architecture' to retell history

By day, South Korea’s Somi works a job related to law enforcement. By night, he makes games that challenge and humanize police abuses of power

How an unlikely Tencent project is helping China's indie scene

There’s no shortage of games about the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, which has, over the past few months, created a global miasma of paranoia, racism, and fear.

In December 2019, China’s indie scene was out in full force at WePlay in Shanghai, arguably the most significant developer-focused event in the country.

TipsWorks founder Yang Yang on the challenges of making Pascal's Wager: Annunciation

With virtual reality (VR) poised to dominate the world in the coming years, Hong Kong-based Sandbox VR recently received a welcome injection of US$11 million...

Hideo Kojima wants people to connect. That’s not just a theme in his latest game, Death Stranding — it’s also a huge part of his marketing platform.

A new genre is emerging at crossroads of interactive fiction and alternate reality games.

The veteran designer on adapting to new technology, bringing Cyberpunk 2077 to 2020, and using games to tackle political and social themes

On the bright Monday morning of October 21st in downtown Singapore, German air taxi startup Volocopter unveiled the VoloPort, the world’s first flying taxi station.

Japan is known for its video arcades, from the tiniest little collections of claw games in basements to entire high-rise buildings packed with floor after floor of video amusements.

Thoughts on the depiction of happiness in games for Exploits #20

HBO’s His Dark Materials is a beautifully orchestrated reminder that there’s life after Westeros, albeit with airships, science, and sensible sweater vests.

Thoughts on Sierra Entertainment's FMV milestone, Phantasmagoria, for Exploits #19

Back in June, cult Japanese skincare brand SK-II unveiled a new secret weapon: Yumi, an AI-powered emissary who has the power to dispense simultaneous skincare advice to thousands of women around the globe.

Earlier this month, Thekla founder Jonathan Blow dropped by the Singapore Games Guild's Industry Day to give a keynote speech on indie game development. The revered, experimental designer had just come from a conference in Taipei, Taiwan, where he'd spoken …

Sempo is teaming up with non-governmental organizations to bring its low-tech cash transfer programs to communities in need With blockchain becoming a commonly proposed solution to everything from tracking unborn babies to disbursing crypto-assets after you die, it’s good to …