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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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Job News
Jul 15th, 2021
Report: Netflix hires EA and Facebook vet Verdu to head up new games business
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Jul 14th, 2021
"Undetectable" Call of Duty hack shut down by Activision
Developer created an aimbot that worked using machine learning
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Jul 14th, 2021
Sumo Group sets up second developer in Canada
Timbre Games headed up by vets of EA, The Coalition and Capcom
News
Jul 13th, 2021
Biden executive order calls for restoration of net neutrality
Order broadly focused on anti-competitive practices, including those within the tech spaces
News
Jul 13th, 2021
Report: Global PC shipments grew 4.6% in Q2
Apple is the big winner, with a 19.7 per cent increase year-on-year
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Jul 13th, 2021
Loot box legislation to be proposed in Australia
Bill says that any game with the business model should be rated R18+

Report: Netflix hires EA and Facebook vet Verdu to head up new games business

"Undetectable" Call of Duty hack shut down by Activision
Developer created an aimbot that worked using machine learning

Sumo Group sets up second developer in Canada
Timbre Games headed up by vets of EA, The Coalition and Capcom

Biden executive order calls for restoration of net neutrality
Order broadly focused on anti-competitive practices, including those within the tech spaces

Report: Global PC shipments grew 4.6% in Q2
Apple is the big winner, with a 19.7 per cent increase year-on-year

Loot box legislation to be proposed in Australia
Bill says that any game with the business model should be rated R18+
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