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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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Steam breaks concurrent user record with 28m players
Almost double the simultaneous player peak from January 2019
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Rust has sold 12.5m copies to date
Comes in the wake of renewed popularity for the survival title last year
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BioWare moves to hybrid office-home working
New hires won't have to relocate to Edmonton or Austin for work
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ESA cancels in-person E3 for third year
Physical show once again not taking place, no digital replacement announced
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Team17 acquires Hell Let Loose IP
Deal worth $41.95 million, with potential for another $20.3 million based on performance
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Activision suing COD cheat provider
Firm taking EngineOwning to court for making a variety of exploits for Call of Duty games
News
Steam breaks concurrent user record with 28m players
Almost double the simultaneous player peak from January 2019
News
Rust has sold 12.5m copies to date
Comes in the wake of renewed popularity for the survival title last year
News
BioWare moves to hybrid office-home working
New hires won't have to relocate to Edmonton or Austin for work
News
ESA cancels in-person E3 for third year
Physical show once again not taking place, no digital replacement announced
News
Team17 acquires Hell Let Loose IP
Deal worth $41.95 million, with potential for another $20.3 million based on performance
News
Activision suing COD cheat provider
Firm taking EngineOwning to court for making a variety of exploits for Call of Duty games
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