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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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Feature
Aug 28th, 2019
UPlay+, Google Stadia and China: How Ubisoft is hoping to reach five billion gamers
News
Aug 28th, 2019
Ubisoft partnerships boss says Steam's business model is "unrealistic"
“It doesn’t reflect where the world is today in terms of game distribution"
News
Aug 28th, 2019
Members of the games industry come forward with allegations of sexual assault from their peers
Now survivors from all over the industry are detailing alleged harassment, assault and abuse
Industry Icon
Aug 27th, 2019
"With the level of talent we have, we wanted to be able to grow and be even more successful in the future": CEO Virtala tells us how Remedy has taken control
CEO Tero Virtala tells us about how the Control and Alan Wake maker has changed
News
Aug 27th, 2019
#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Steam changes, Wolfenstein, Denuvo, HP Omen and much more!
News
Aug 27th, 2019
Ion Fury devs walk back on apology for homophobic content following Steam review bomb
News
Aug 27th, 2019
373,000 people attended Gamescom 2019
"Gamescom once again impressively continued its success story this year: on-site and online"
Feature
Aug 23rd, 2019
The Times They Are A-Changin': How Valve is trying to update Steam for the modern games industry
News
Aug 23rd, 2019
Riot reaches preliminary agreement with members of discrimination class-action lawsuit
News
Aug 21st, 2019
Gamescom 2019 - HP Omen has softened up its branding to make games more welcoming
News
Aug 20th, 2019
Gamescom 2019 - MachineGames says it never meant Wolfenstein titles to be relevant and that it's "incredibly disappointing" that they are
Feature
Aug 28th, 2019
UPlay+, Google Stadia and China: How Ubisoft is hoping to reach five billion gamers
News
Aug 28th, 2019
Ubisoft partnerships boss says Steam's business model is "unrealistic"
“It doesn’t reflect where the world is today in terms of game distribution"
News
Aug 28th, 2019
Members of the games industry come forward with allegations of sexual assault from their peers
Now survivors from all over the industry are detailing alleged harassment, assault and abuse
Industry Icon
Aug 27th, 2019
"With the level of talent we have, we wanted to be able to grow and be even more successful in the future": CEO Virtala tells us how Remedy has taken control
CEO Tero Virtala tells us about how the Control and Alan Wake maker has changed
News
Aug 27th, 2019
#PCGICYMI - The biggest stories and hottest features of the week - Steam changes, Wolfenstein, Denuvo, HP Omen and much more!
News
Aug 27th, 2019
Ion Fury devs walk back on apology for homophobic content following Steam review bomb
News
Aug 27th, 2019
373,000 people attended Gamescom 2019
"Gamescom once again impressively continued its success story this year: on-site and online"
Feature
Aug 23rd, 2019
The Times They Are A-Changin': How Valve is trying to update Steam for the modern games industry
News
Aug 23rd, 2019
Riot reaches preliminary agreement with members of discrimination class-action lawsuit
News
Aug 21st, 2019
Gamescom 2019 - HP Omen has softened up its branding to make games more welcoming
News
Aug 20th, 2019
Gamescom 2019 - MachineGames says it never meant Wolfenstein titles to be relevant and that it's "incredibly disappointing" that they are
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