Beautiful Heather Alexandra, Stealth Ninja and Big Boss Critic

Heather Alexandra, a prolific writer and pirate of the yet-to-be-named sky, has hit her final destination here Kotaku and now it is ready to leave us to become Robor Cuomo's head of gamer access.

As per our policy, we are now going to say risky things about him, or at least some of us will, or may not, because, well, back-to-back grinding operations are not difficult tasks and we are very low on propane. Rest assured, Heather, that even though it sounds like we think you're cool we are 100 percent thinking we should actually go out and eat bread.

Nathan Grayson, Senior Journalist at Kotaku

For the first time ever, I saw Heather's criticism of sports criticism shortly before we hired her. I found some of his YouTube videos and I thought to myself, “Gosh, these are great. The person is about to take a deep breath. ”Then we picked her up, and she did. I didn't play the role of Heather and I didn't know it was going to happen, but even before Heather hit the ground running here Kotaku dot com, his talent was very evident.

Of course, it is ironic how Heather is a masterpiece of her craft. Simply by writing, he always put the envelope in too forced for all of us to grow our games. He didn't give us a choice! You may have asked at least first. But no, he just came in and redefined KotakuThe way to reviews, The results, again to cover the event—There are many other good things. And he stood uncontrollably in his tracks, constantly lifting reduced vocals and giving smaller games a chance to shine. Then all that wasn't enough, he evoke the whole conversation surrounding the games itself. That's inspiring, Heather. What did you think, to marry all of that and to work tirelessly for love and the obvious longing for the middle class? Who gave it to you right so wonderful?

Ah, and the most used part: Heather is pretty funny in video games. Contrary to popular belief (or at least the greatest), sports journalists and critics are not necessarily bad at video games in spite of playing them for a living. Wonderful, right? But not all MLG manufacturers can smell the pesticides and not taste them. However, Heather can be. She shares video games like tissue paper. He humiliates them. A really damn show. He plays games. Heather made a blood meal for them.

Now Heather goes. It's blowing, it's really happening. It sounds like the criticisms of the game are lost (or at least temporarily set) for the best and the brightest. But his new job is rad, so I wish him the best. Also, we tied BlizzCon together last year. That means we are bound by the war ceremonies themselves. So, I'm going to end this rot by offering a challenge to Heather: You, to me. Next year. Some crammed into the corner of the Anaheim Convention Center. There, we will eventually resolve this one. Or, if so and full, we can also beat Denny nearby. Your phone, of course. However, I texted anything.

Gita Jackson, Staff Writer at Motherboard

On my 29th birthday, Heather Alexandra came to the Greenpoint karaoke bar I used to live for. It is a highway where the bar style look happens to be less space than most room style bars. Heather was the only person from work – as a victim as a child, I always invite everyone to the office.

Heather is a gentle man, but that doesn't mean she's gentle. She is brave, has many ideas, and she dyes the color of her hair to show this fact. Heather is Leo. Heather played a major role in college. I even read this about him that night.

I have a wonderful personality and stand in front of the stage to impress all my friends as they sing. Many of my friends are in the party, and when one of my young men sang "David People & # 39; s" Cat People (Puting Fire), the whole room went terribly wrong. Then Heather began to sing "Sympathy for the Devil."

Dear reader, I could not speak. The same was true for everyone in the room. Heather transformed into a superhero I couldn't look at her directly. People, organized people, came to him to congratulate him after he was done. And, in Heather's best way, she simply says with a sarcastic, "haha, yes, thank you," as if she never brought Broadway quality performance to a sticky bar.

Congratulations Heather. He is one of the most talented people I have ever met. Eat some shit, and enjoy your new gig as the queen of hell.

Mike Fahey, Kotaku's Senior Writer

My favorite memory of Heather Alexandra is back in the year 2018 when I we got a great piece of heart which left me paralyzed so I had to revisit it Sea of ​​Thieves instead of me. I will miss her ability to spend hours playing Final concept XIV therefore it should not. I'll miss that, not to play Final concept XIV.

Equal parts are bright and controversial, scientist Heather Alexandra is on the verge of a decline in genetic engineering, looking for a way to rewrite basic building blocks of life. Over the last decade, Alexandra made waves when she published a controversial paper explaining how to create genetic programs that can transform DNA at the cellular level. It was seen as a promising initiative to overcome disease and disorders and increase human capacity.

The tension between his peers soon followed. Many viewed her work as a threat because of a lack of moral integrity, and Alexandra was also accused of not having the same desire for scientific advances that some believed caused the Omnic Crisis. In addition, some genes were unable to produce the results of Heather's research, which further doubted her findings. Instead of starting his career, his paper has seriously damaged his reputation.

Oh, wait, those last two paragraphs are Moira's character The escape Heather's name has been discovered, but that's how I feel. Heather is so adept at playing games that I sometimes mix her with character characters. Sure, we'll run with that.

Maddy Myers, former Deputy Editor of Kotaku

Writing a roast for someone planning their work seems wrong to me. I've done it a few times, but in Heather's case, it just doesn't feel right. I've edited many of Heather's critical pieces, which means I've been on the other side of many deep DM chains about, say, homoeroticism in Metal Gear Solid, or piss grenades in between Surprising Death. Among many other stories made by Heather, I have organized all of them for Heather Metal Gear he comes back, with her Surprising Death to review. We probably talked about homoeroticism and piss grenades in those games or I didn't plan for those issues. But I've also seen the first draft of those stories, and working on them. Sounds to me like Heather and we went on a long road trip. The line between "organizer" and "friend" has blurred many times, among those long rides. I'm so glad I'm now just a "friend." But it was also a big blast to become an "editor."

But this is a grind, so I have to say something to say, or at least try. The only annoying thing about Heather is that the whole game is easy for her. If you are playing any game and you are experiencing the hard part, you can always ask for help from Heather, because she beat it three weeks ago, and she beat it in three minutes. He will surely help you. But when he does, he'll tell you that in reality the part you're playing is "easy." But easy, Heather? Is it easy, at least for us ordinary people who don't have quick air reaction times? And what are you talking about, who have you sold your soul to literally find all the “easy” video games?

I left Kotaku last week, and I miss Heather. I can still talk to her all the time, so that's okay. Now I do it with the pleasure of knowing that you are about to discard the Google 000 document Google on my DMs. I will miss those Google documents anyway. I already do.

Jason Schreier, former News Editor of Kotaku

It was fun to watch Heather grow as a writer and critic a few years ago, and I look forward to someday finding Rosetta Stone to appreciate her tweets.

Kirk Hamilton, former Editor-in-Chief of Kotaku

I'm excited that Heather is about to launch something new, even if it means that the Metal Gear redesign series won't end. Then again, maybe another writer will download it after leaving it and turn it into a heavy zombie survival game.

Chris Person, Senior Video Producer at Kotaku

Damn, Remember Heather Starting in August of 2016? That was 6 years ago. It's really scary to think of the breadth of Heather's talent. Indeed, it has become frustrating. He is tireless and good and capable of doing a million jobs that one person can kill with. She's a fantastic and funny broadcast editor, she's funny, and her criticisms are sharp and make people and smart. I'm pretty clear she was leaving us, but of course she misses the world of online VC-owned media. I wish him luck, and I'm sure he won't need it.

Ian Walker, Staff Writer at Kotaku

I haven't worked with Heather for as long as most of these people, but I was a follower long before I became a partner.

Heather is a brilliant, thoughtless writer who can break a piece of art down to use in its basic parts and build it in the background. His attention to detail is not spectacular, it is questionable. His desire is contagious. His criticism is obvious. Heather is one of the few writers in the gaming industry that, I feel, really appreciates the unlimited potential of the medium.

Heather was totally Kotaku. Circumstances and opportunities may have influenced his departure, but he has left a mark out of reach for both the website and the sports world as a whole. You will be remembered.

Zachary Zwiezen, Staff Writer at Kotaku

Look, another awesome and talented writer leaves Kotaku shortly after joining. I'm sorry guys. I'm destroying this website. But in order to get your Mountain Dew review, sacrifices have to be made. Wherever Heather follows Kotaku, I know that place will be very lucky. He is intelligent and has a sharp critical accent. It's not that I always agree with Heather, but I'm grateful that I enjoy reading her stuff even when I shake my head. However, her new employers may not want to schedule a good repeat series with her, it seems she doesn't want to FINISH them.

Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief of Kotaku

Heather is quiet, which is the best thing I can say for any criticism. He wasn't worried about what the famous controversy might be about the game. He always focused on the reality, which he saw in the play. And he needed, like any born author, to tell people what he found and heard and knew.

Heather worked tirelessly Kotaku in many ways: writing, broadcasting, and performing high-level gaming. Slowly but violently, he strengthened our union, and encouraged us all as workers to good works.

That said, my goodness, Heather, we find you about your favorite Dreamcast game. But was Blue Stinger really good?

Alexandra Hall, Staff Editor at Kotaku

My biggest regret? Failing to realize, until this past week, that I could delete Heather's warnings anytime I wanted to simply type "Sonic," "ROM," or "Skyies of Arcadia." So today I am saddened, not because we are losing a great critical voice, but also an equal source if not a huge, constant entertainment source.

Ari Notis, Staff Writer at Kotaku

Fun fact about Heather: You can write 9,000 words per minute. That's wonderful Metal Gear Solid 2 roll back another month? We released it in 85 seconds. The real story.

Sonic-like writing speed like Sonic also gives him an alternative: You are allowed to postpone. Not all authors have this perk, and those who think they tend to be kids (and their editors). Heather, meanwhile, has clearly put the dark genius into its full-fledged cast.

"Well, I'm just here because I have something to write," he said to me many times, after entering my office, back when we were allowed inside the Kotaku Tower. Fifty-nine minutes later, I'm sitting at my desk studying a excellent article about gacha games. Or personally ideas of a mysterious indie coffee game. Or a a sharp, funny blog about The Final VII RemakeCapture of murder. (Okay, okay, that is probably unwritten while we're allowed in the office, but it's a lot of fun not to share.) And it all reads like a cleverly crafted and respected document, every word and comma and time more painful. Heather, share your secret! It is as if he revealed the Philosopher's Stone of the author's power.

Well, no one is taller than Heather – and that's without saying that back-to-back running race for the big update: Nioh 2, Eternal Judgment, again Disadvantages of Living 3. I like to think that each of these reviews has been suggested by name, in a completely publishable way, after a while.

I joke, of course; arguably, Heather is the hardest worker in the room. Just make sure you have a good print War and Peace weekly for years. And you are not a hot air. Every word is important, every idea is different. As a fan, thank you for publishing great things here. As a colleague, thank you for making each day easy, by carrying your weight seven times. And as a teammate The Final VII Remake, thank you for taking three hours of your day to patiently explain that bizonkers are disappearing for me.

Oh, and one note to my coworkers ……………………… .. it includes Heather's office. That bed is too good to give away.

Brian Ashsters, Kotaku Night Editor

Heather loves Shih Tzus. I'm a fan of Shih Tzus. I'm in love with Heather and will miss her dearly.

Joshua Rivera, Former Staff Secretary at Kotaku

For a great chunk of my time there Kotaku (great website) I share an office with Heather Alexandra. This is how we become mortal enemies. You see, it's impossible for him to share a room with Heather outside, in the end, when he just hears all the things he is about to write out loud, only the hints of the theater. I'm not resigning to being a theater child against her – children of the theater have already been exploited for the same amount, imo – instead, I take this opportunity to complain about Heather's inability to speak more than two sentences without turning the conversation into a discussion of drama design.

Do you know how hard it is to ask such a person to have lunch with you? I'll tell you: It's self-defeating. Will you say "lunch?" and he'll make a sound that is considered "sure" and then say "something about double jump" and that's it. Stopped.

Maybe one day we will meet again and share, but I swear in the arcadia sky the second time you say something like “you know, man, The Devil Can Cry V I'm just fighting ”I leave.

Natalie Degraffinried, Senior Editor at Kotaku

I've spent a long, full 47 seconds, maybe – trying to figure out if I could write this off as a fighter from a B-rate & # 39; 80s TV series featuring a gang, or a British role-playing game as the most controversial writer ever. .

Hopefully, I won't disappoint. (I'm just kidding, I don't do that shit.)

I missed the sound of cutting a few thousand words on one page about the color of the stones used to create the Ala Mhigo. Only wild Heather was able to fit that a Metal Gear Backsliding, but criticism takes us to weird places sometimes. The human world. I can't wait to read what he has to say about the Dreamcast RPG, Grandmother II.

In fact, I will remember my Sahnic fellow Porcupine aficionado. Heather is relentlessly committed to breaking into the power and thirst of her words, and criticism of theater is at its best. Heather you give fuck in a world that is desperately trying to keep critics from doing it, or pulling their piercings. Pull his piercing Heather doesn't do it, and give it to Fuck Fuck. Heather loves this shit, and she recognizes it in every word she writes. You don't come from that kind of enthusiasm.

Heather, the care and thoughtfulness you have brought to your writing and the support of the people around you will take you far. Maybe on a motorcycle with swords like wheels. Says God. Vrr vroooom, vrrr vroooom.

Eric Van Allen, News Editor at USGamer

Heather was always a great supporter of Compete. Although he never donated often to the site, he was always an inspiration to evict anyone. Heather was also an inspiration – for me and for many writers – to focus more on our criticism, to explore our other perspectives.

However, what I will always remember is the way Heather plays PUBG. He's great at many different video games, but there was a cold, recklessness in the hell that many were working on. PUBG player. The clip below still bothers me; not just one, two, three-dimensional shooting sequences that fall effortlessly to the poor, but illegal Heatherclip that if you want. ”

Heather has been working well with her, which I'm sure is moving on to better and better things. I'm pretty sure he invented at least one of my nicknames during my time at Compete, if not all. And I know that, if I could ever find myself in this state of Hunger Games, I would hopefully never find myself on the other side of that range.

Ethan Gach, Staff Writer at Kotaku

It is intimidating to work with someone whose knowledge of sports is very deep. No matter if you are working or just chatting thoughtlessly, Heather is willing to provide you with an appealing dress that attaches equally interesting ideas about them, each of which can be carefully turned on, if she chooses, to be a thoughtful video or reposted post.

People in the media talk a lot about games, leaving references and comparisons unattractive, sometimes with such a summary it sounds like they are building something less memorable from an old podcast or an old review. How do they find the time to play multiple games, whose lengths in hours are usually double digits, one month and one month? My suspicion is dumb that they don't. They try to come together but their ideas just go up, quickly get up to the next big thing, forget as soon as they are revealed. Remember three months ago? Or even three days? Life has sounded like a long-term freakshow. The game world, trapped in a ship of technological advancement, suffers from the same act of eternal forgetfulness.

What makes it even more impressive is the arrival of someone who has done all the work and always remembers. Heather has a way of making each message smooth, however small, it feels like she needs her own herculean effort. I have found that that is not because he makes simple things difficult, but because he finds hard work even in simple things and throws himself into it without reservation. Heather almost died on the last floor while working on her now Surprising Death. He nearly died again earlier this year while reviewing Nioh 2, Disadvantages of Living 3, again Eternal Judgment back to back to back. It's hard to write a good review. It's hard to even write a good one last time. Heather was able to write the great ones during their release while they were always generous, impartial, and outspoken and lively by telling the story; wasted but unsuccessful, smiling brutally like Goku, powerful and ready to do everything again in the future The unwieldy blockbuster needs to be professionally installed and carefully monitored.

Paul Tamayo, Kotaku Video Producer

It sounds like Heather-ass's move to jump Kotaku tower from building to building before disappearing in the fog line this "one chance in life," leaving only an empty bottle of kombucha and an empty empanada behind. Eat some shit, Heather. I'm so happy for our editors here who no longer need to deal with the 6,000 words for Raiden who works with his wrist. I am also looking forward to her Arcadia heaven the illusion that I would completely pretend to read and tell him I would add the game to my ever-growing line. It's a lie as long as I have nothing to do with it.

Soon I have to understand Heather's splendor when we roll in together and she jokes with me or we'll showcase Casey Kasem's thing for the hour and somehow get paid.

He always takes me to my office (lol do you remember those?) And I don't go in or ask me if I want to go for coffee. The answer was almost yes because it meant some time to talk to one of the most inspirational people I know. She inspires me to be better and to think about things I never thought about. I can't tell you how much I appreciate talking to one of my favorite authors on a regular basis and researching each other's jokes before returning to work.

I am always grateful for our past ways in my short time in this field of hell and I am so grateful that we became good friends. At least, though, he would probably kick me out by shooting a lot of people in the garbage, but that would last about 30 seconds before we would return to the mute or catch the pizza when the protest ended. We may no longer work together, but we will be lifelong partners. Best of luck, Heather. Now get your stuff and get the fuck out of here. I use your office as my extension.

Riley MacLeod, Editor-in-Chief at Kotaku

Another time, Heather and I were playing Ghost Recon Wildlands together before it came out – I had to play it for some reason that I no longer remember, and I begged him to join me. I'm very attached to the tasks in the open world games, and I ran dead to all the enemies before saying "Hello, there is a mountain there" and jumping to the brothels, leaving Heather to decide all enemies alone. He was alternating between goofy entertainment with me and stealing a serious serious gamer it quickly became a little confusing, and I thought many times that I was lucky that I was his employer so he wouldn't tell me I was hungry and embarrassed me at our event.

Heather brings that same ability to transition from play to the material she writes, combining playlists and ideas with precision and care. We had many long, sometimes heated discussions during the editing process, as I used to focus on one thing and he was constantly rebuking me, explaining things differently and bringing more ideas until we turned into a single sentence with a whole new graph full of ideas. Many writers (god bless them) will give their editors occasional victories, just so we can all get on with our lives, but Heather will continue to fight. It makes you a better collaborator and someone who is more passionate about what they want to say. RIP, we've never talked about as many songs as I would like.