Videogame Articles / Khee Hoon Chan

I write for Unwinnable, with bylines in publications like Rock Paper Shotgun, Polygon, PC Gamer and more.

I've done interviews, features, reviews and op-eds. My pieces typically revolve around representation and diversity, the impact of videogames, and how they are shaped by—and in turn, influence—culture at large.

USgamer.net • 11/10/2019

From Miami to Coos Bay, Modders are Building an Alternative America in Fallout

Passionate modders are putting together a patchwork of a post-apocalyptic America set in the Fallout universe. Working individually or within expansive teams made up of as many as 100 members, the modders are reconstructing simulacra of American landmarks and states.

GameSpot • 17/09/2019

Greedfall Review

Greedfall's tales of colonialism and political subterfuge are tackled with such little nuance that it verges on parody, while relying heavily on these kinds of blunt narrative tropes for its setting, much in the same way it does on a very familiar open-world RPG structure.

EGM • 11/09/2019

The Perpetual Tomorrow of Virtual Reality

VR still hasn’t matched the reveries of science fiction. But for developers, hope springs eternal. I spoke to a few VR devs and experts to get their thoughts.

Rock Paper Shotgun • 16/07/2019

China forced one horror game publisher to close, but the whole region felt it

Devotion's publisher, Indievant, has had their license revoked by China's government. I speak to a few developers and publishers in the region to see how this has affected the way they create and sell games.

GamesIndustry.biz • 24/06/2019

The subtle art of crisis management

From epic crunch to 8chan AMAs, the games industry is never far from a scandal -- but PR professionals face many challenges when reacting to calamity. I interviewed a few of them to get their thoughts on managing PR crisises.

Polygon • 01/02/2019

Piracy helped Earthbound become a cult classic

Emulation — a tool famously abhorred by Nintendo — helped EarthBound clinch its cult status.

PC Gamer • 21/12/2018

Inside today's high-end virtual reality arcades

Unlike the cacophony of sounds or the flashing lights of a traditional arcade, VR arcade relatively muted, other than a few stray shrieks from hysterical first-timers.

Unwinnable Monthly • 19/04/2018

Humor and the Homicidal Octopus

I spoke to George Fan about how humor influenced his approach to game making.

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March 2019 (Issue 315): Ape Out Preview

GameSpot

USgamer

EGM

The Perpetual Tomorrow of Virtual Reality

VG247

How Greedfall's RPG framework exacerbates its colonialist impulses

Fanbyte

Are VR Arenas the New Laser Tag?

Paste Magazine

Slant Magazine

Heterotopias

Bloody Disgusting

How Survival Horror Game ‘Stifled’ Uses Darkness to Pit Your Instincts Against You

GameDaily.biz

"Value pithiness over lushness" - Weather Factory's Alexis Kennedy on crafting exquisite narrative

GamesIndustry.biz

The Subtle Art of Crisis Management

Videodame

Into The Spine

In Agony, Hell Is A Hollow Shell

ZAM (defunct)

Moonlighter review

Kill Screen (defunct)

Videogames Could Do A Lot More With The Venetian Mask

Pixel Dynamo (defunct)

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