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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.
Articles by Alex Calvin
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News
Aug 19th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Figuring out important concepts is vital to writing sequels, Borderlands 3 narrative boss Varnell says
News
Aug 19th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Budget for Remedy's Control between €20m and €30m
Finnish developer needs to shift one or two million copies to break even
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Here's why Cipsoft isn't banning cheaters from MMO Tibia
"Players were blocked from botting, but not punished for trying"
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 19th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Figuring out important concepts is vital to writing sequels, Borderlands 3 narrative boss Varnell says
News
Aug 19th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Budget for Remedy's Control between €20m and €30m
Finnish developer needs to shift one or two million copies to break even
News
Aug 18th, 2019
Devcom 2019 - Here's why Cipsoft isn't banning cheaters from MMO Tibia
"Players were blocked from botting, but not punished for trying"
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
Top Stories
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| Develop: Brighton 2025 | Europe | Jul 8th |
| TennoCon 2025 | North America | Jul 18th |
| BitSummit 2025 | Asia | Jul 18th |
| Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai 2025 | Asia | Jul 30th |
| Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai 2025 | Asia | Jul 30th |
| GenCon 2025 | North America | Jul 31st |
| ChinaJoy 2025 | Asia | Jul 31st |
| SIGGRAPH 2025 | North America | Aug 10th |
