Alex Calvin

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Alex Calvin launched PCGamesInsider.biz in August 2017 and has been its editor since. Prior to this, he was deputy editor at UK based games trade paper MCV and content editor for marketing and events for London Games Festival 2017. His work has also appeared in Eurogamer, The Observer, Kotaku UK, Esquire UK and Develop.

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News May 23rd, 2019

44.5 per cent of The Witcher 3 sales between 2015 and 2018 were on PC

And over 60 per cent of sales to date are digital

Success Story May 22nd, 2019

Why Anno 1800 became the fastest-selling entry in the 21-year-old franchise

Creative director Dirk Riegert tells us more

News May 22nd, 2019

SuperData: PC digital spending down four per cent year-on-year for April

Premium letting the side down with "modest growth" for free-to-play

News May 22nd, 2019

THQ Nordic snaps up Gothic and Elex studio Piranha Bytes

Net sales up 158 per cent, driven by Metro Exodus

News May 21st, 2019

Tencent's latest games acquisition is Sweden's Sharkmob

“We view the future of online gaming the same way and Tencent being a leading internet and games platform gives Sharkmob the reach and resources to be a part of that future"

News May 21st, 2019

Xbox boss Spencer commits to safeguarding users as firm tries to lower barrier to entry in games

"Our industry must now answer the fierce urgency to play with our fierce urgency for safety"

News May 21st, 2019

Cyberpunk 2077 will be made without "mandatory" crunch, says developer CD Projekt RED

"I actually would [like] for us to also be known for treating developers with respect"

News May 21st, 2019

Xbox: More research is needed into effects of games, but we also need to take responsibility

"Things are a bit spotty and the story isn't complete and we need to learn more"

News May 20th, 2019

Games industry roundup: Clash of Clans a US top grosser, influencers discuss mental health, and CryptoKitties dev's new game

15 articles from PocketGamer.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz

News May 20th, 2019

Report: PlayStation team didn't know about Sony-Microsoft cloud tech deal until announcement

And there's numerous reasons why

News May 20th, 2019

#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Improbable, Codemasters, LocalizeDirect and much more!

At the start of each week, we collect the biggest stories and the hottest features of the last seven days

Industry Icon May 16th, 2019

What's next for SpatialOS maker Improbable?

CPO and co-founder Rob Whitehead tells us more

Interviews & Opinion May 15th, 2019

Why Codemasters wants to be the Disney Channel of racing

CEO Frank Sagnier tells us why the firm went public, how it is balancing new and old IP and what the future holds for the UK games veteran studio

Job News May 14th, 2019

US games trade body ESA finally appoints new president and CEO

Interim boss Stanley Pierre-Louis takes the top job for the long term

News May 14th, 2019

Discord attracted 50m new users in first three months of 2019

Total of 250m people have signed up as of March of this year

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Game Access 2019	Europe	May 24th
Digital Dragons 2019	Europe	May 27th
Casual Connect Europe 2019	Europe	May 28th
The Bridge Between East & West [FREE MINI SUMMIT]	Europe	May 29th
Digital Games + Assets Summit - DGA Summit Los Angeles	North America	Jun 10th
E3 2019	North America	Jun 11th
GMGC 2019	Asia	Jun 17th
White Nights St Petersburg 2019	Europe	Jun 19th

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