Polygon: All Posts by Alex Kanehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2021-12-26T10:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/alex-kane/rss2021-12-26T10:00:00-05:002021-12-26T10:00:00-05:00An oral history of The Matrix video games and their bonkers alternate ending
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<figcaption>Image: Warner Bros. and Shiny Entertainment</figcaption>
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<p>Meet the developers who crafted Wachowskis’ vision for Enter the Matrix and Path of Neo</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/22849946/enter-the-matrix-video-game-path-of-neo-oral-history-lana-lilly-wachowskiAlex Kane2020-03-20T13:00:00-04:002020-03-20T13:00:00-04:00How PUBG Mobile was made in four months
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<figcaption><em>PUBG Mobile</em> artwork | Tencent</figcaption>
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<p>Tencent looks back on the game’s first couple years</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/3/20/21187705/pubg-mobile-tencent-four-monthsAlex Kane2019-06-21T09:30:00-04:002019-06-21T09:30:00-04:00The making of Samurai Shodown (2019)
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<figcaption><em>Samurai Shodown</em> | SNK Corporation</figcaption>
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<p>We talk with the team responsible for bringing it back</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/6/21/18700422/samurai-shodown-2019-snkAlex Kane2019-04-09T10:11:31-04:002019-04-09T10:11:31-04:00The long, hard road of creating Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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<p>Learn details about the planet cut from the game</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/9/18295166/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-cut-planet-development-biowareAlex Kane2019-03-27T12:00:00-04:002019-03-27T12:00:00-04:00Morrowind: An oral history
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<p>‘Here’s a world. Go play it how you wanna play it’</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/27/18281082/elder-scrolls-morrowind-oral-history-bethesdaAlex Kane2019-02-11T12:00:00-05:002019-02-11T12:00:00-05:00The state of BioWare
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<figcaption><em>Anthem</em> concept art | BioWare/Electronic Arts</figcaption>
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<p>With a project over six years in the making, the storied game studio enters a new era</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/11/18214604/bioware-anthem-dragon-age-eaAlex Kane2018-12-24T12:00:08-05:002018-12-24T12:00:08-05:00Spending five years composing a game: The music from Below
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<p>Plumbing the depths with composer Jim Guthrie</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/12/24/18152360/jim-guthrie-the-music-from-belowAlex Kane2018-09-12T09:51:25-04:002018-09-12T09:51:25-04:00A brief history of Spider-Man games
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<figcaption><em>Marvel’s Spider-Man</em> | Insomniac/Sony Interactive Entertainment</figcaption>
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<p>He’s a vigilante, a public menace and the star of more than three decades of absurd video games</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/8/31/17803068/a-brief-history-of-spider-man-video-gamesAlex Kane2017-11-16T12:00:02-05:002017-11-16T12:00:02-05:00Max Hoberman’s 10-year path from Halo to Last Expedition
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<figcaption>Last Expedition concept art | Certain Affinity</figcaption>
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<p>More than a decade after his departure from Bungie, the Certain Affinity founder teases a new, original sci-fi property and sets his sights on the future.</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/16/16651772/max-hoberman-10-year-path-halo-3-last-expeditionAlex Kane