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Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist who writes about the business of games. He started out at UK trade paper MCV in 2013 and left as deputy editor over three years later. In June 2017, he joined Steel Media as the editor for new site PCGamesInsider.biz. In October 2019 he left this full-time position at the company but still contributes to the site on a daily basis. He has also written for GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, Games London, The Observer/Guardian and Esquire UK.
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Aug 19th, 2022
Tencent's games business sees slight dip
The post-lockdown world is hitting the company's balance sheet ever so slightly
News
Aug 19th, 2022
Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics
Blizzard has laid out how its upcoming RPG will be monetised
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Paradox announces new Arc indie publishing label
First title to be released is Dreamsite's Across the Obelisk
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Avalanche vet reveals firm was working on an Iron Man game
Title was canned in 2012 due to differences with Marvel and Disney
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Embracer announces acquisitions including Lord of the Rings IP
The firm has bought six companies for SEK 6 billion ($576 million)
News
Aug 17th, 2022
German games spending up 17% in 2021
Consumers splashed a whopping €9.8 billion ($9.97 billion) last year
News
Aug 19th, 2022
Tencent's games business sees slight dip
The post-lockdown world is hitting the company's balance sheet ever so slightly
News
Aug 19th, 2022
Diablo 4 will not have loot boxes or pay-to-win mechanics
Blizzard has laid out how its upcoming RPG will be monetised
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Paradox announces new Arc indie publishing label
First title to be released is Dreamsite's Across the Obelisk
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Avalanche vet reveals firm was working on an Iron Man game
Title was canned in 2012 due to differences with Marvel and Disney
News
Aug 18th, 2022
Embracer announces acquisitions including Lord of the Rings IP
The firm has bought six companies for SEK 6 billion ($576 million)
News
Aug 17th, 2022
German games spending up 17% in 2021
Consumers splashed a whopping €9.8 billion ($9.97 billion) last year
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