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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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News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Black Sail's Olthen: Brutal honesty with staff and audience is vital in games development
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Ubisoft Massive went to Chernobyl to capture "sound of silence" for The Division 2
Studio initially went to game's setting of Washington, DC but couldn't record what it was after
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Games can be a force against those promoting "hate and populism," show organiser says
Success Story
Aug 16th, 2019
How Football Manager 19 smashed series records and sold over two million copies in eight months
News
Aug 16th, 2019
Developer Klang lands $22.3m funding for SpatialOS-powered MMO Seed
Led by Novator Partners, with Lego's VC arm chipping in some cash, too
Interviews & Opinion
Aug 15th, 2019
Introducing Superhot Presents: Why the team behind the slo-mo shooter is funding indie games
News
Aug 14th, 2019
SI's Jacobson says Germany launch responsible for Football Manager 19 hitting 2m sales in eight months
News
Aug 14th, 2019
THQ Nordic acquires three new studios, Dead Island 2 has another new dev and there's more Saints Row on the way
News
Aug 14th, 2019
Take-Two's Zelnick says it's "disrespectful" to blame entertainment for US gun violence
News
Aug 13th, 2019
US court dismisses Ubisoft patent infringement case against music tutorial service Yousician
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Black Sail's Olthen: Brutal honesty with staff and audience is vital in games development
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Ubisoft Massive went to Chernobyl to capture "sound of silence" for The Division 2
Studio initially went to game's setting of Washington, DC but couldn't record what it was after
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Games can be a force against those promoting "hate and populism," show organiser says
Success Story
Aug 16th, 2019
How Football Manager 19 smashed series records and sold over two million copies in eight months
News
Aug 16th, 2019
Developer Klang lands $22.3m funding for SpatialOS-powered MMO Seed
Led by Novator Partners, with Lego's VC arm chipping in some cash, too
Interviews & Opinion
Aug 15th, 2019
Introducing Superhot Presents: Why the team behind the slo-mo shooter is funding indie games
News
Aug 14th, 2019
SI's Jacobson says Germany launch responsible for Football Manager 19 hitting 2m sales in eight months
News
Aug 14th, 2019
THQ Nordic acquires three new studios, Dead Island 2 has another new dev and there's more Saints Row on the way
News
Aug 14th, 2019
Take-Two's Zelnick says it's "disrespectful" to blame entertainment for US gun violence
News
Aug 13th, 2019
US court dismisses Ubisoft patent infringement case against music tutorial service Yousician
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