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Alexandria Lucas

Contributing Writer

Public life becomes more interesting when you ask who feels the decision first, and that is the question Alexandria Lucas brings to her reporting. She covers legislatures, agencies and elections — from statehouse programs to service delivery measured in waiting times.

Articles by Alexandria Lucas

Buying Unfinished Games on Purpose: How Early Access Rewired Trust

Buying Unfinished Games on Purpose: How Early Access Rewired Trust

Alexandria Lucas

Mother 3 Never Came West: The Legal Gray Zone of Fan Translations

Mother 3 Never Came West: The Legal Gray Zone of Fan Translations

Alexandria Lucas

Game Music Became an Institution: Distant Worlds, Vinyl Box Sets and OST Economics

Game Music Became an Institution: Distant Worlds, Vinyl Box Sets and OST Economics

Alexandria Lucas

Every Genre Is a Mod: How Counter-Strike, DOTA and Battle Royale Escaped Their Hosts

Every Genre Is a Mod: How Counter-Strike, DOTA and Battle Royale Escaped Their Hosts

Alexandria Lucas

From Itch.io Demo to a Million Copies: How Small Games Actually Get Found

From Itch.io Demo to a Million Copies: How Small Games Actually Get Found

Alexandria Lucas

From One Difficulty Slider to Full Menus: Accessibility's Quiet Revolution

From One Difficulty Slider to Full Menus: Accessibility's Quiet Revolution

Alexandria Lucas

How a Weeklong Speedrun Marathon Raised Over $50 Million for Charity

How a Weeklong Speedrun Marathon Raised Over $50 Million for Charity

Alexandria Lucas

Hamburgers in Feudal Japan: Why Localization Is Not Just Translation

Hamburgers in Feudal Japan: Why Localization Is Not Just Translation

Alexandria Lucas

Why Live-Service Games Die: The Economics Behind Shutdown Fatigue

Why Live-Service Games Die: The Economics Behind Shutdown Fatigue

Alexandria Lucas

Any%, 100% and Glitchless: How Speedrun Categories Actually Work

Any%, 100% and Glitchless: How Speedrun Categories Actually Work

Alexandria Lucas