Matt Leone

Twenty-five years ago, Matt Leone couldn't think of anything better to pad out his birthday thank-you notes, so he filled them with Mortal Kombat II facts and has been writing about games ever since. Currently, he's an editor at Polygon, working with freelancers and reporting on behind-the-scenes aspects of the game industry. He is also the author of Like a Hurricane: An Unofficial Oral History of Street Fighter II .

Twenty-five years ago, Matt Leone couldn't think of anything better to pad out his birthday thank-you notes, so he filled them with Mortal Kombat II facts and has been writing about games ever since. Currently, he's an editor at Polygon, working with freelancers and reporting on behind-the-scenes aspects of the game industry. He is also the author of Like a Hurricane: An Unofficial Oral History of Street Fighter II . See less