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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
May 2nd, 2019
"We want to create our industry ourselves": Why Switzerland's young games scene doesn't need an EA or an Ubisoft
Swiss developers give us the lowdown on the local games scene and tell us what it needs to grow
News
May 2nd, 2019
Platinum has two of its own IP in the works, eying balance between its own IP and work-for-hire projects
News
May 2nd, 2019
America's Federal Trade Commission has received 129 complaints about Star Citizen
New report paints game's development as "incompetence and mismanagement on a galactic scale"
News
May 1st, 2019
Riot Games staff planning walk-out
Follows news of two lawsuits being forced into private arbitration
News
May 1st, 2019
Future of Slightly Mad's Mad Box console "questionable" following Google Stadia announcement
And the name of the hardware might change if it ever comes out
News
Apr 30th, 2019
Microsoft further distances itself from Minecraft creator Notch
Ahead of ten-year anniversary celebrations at developer Mojang
Feature
May 2nd, 2019
"We want to create our industry ourselves": Why Switzerland's young games scene doesn't need an EA or an Ubisoft
Swiss developers give us the lowdown on the local games scene and tell us what it needs to grow
News
May 2nd, 2019
Platinum has two of its own IP in the works, eying balance between its own IP and work-for-hire projects
News
May 2nd, 2019
America's Federal Trade Commission has received 129 complaints about Star Citizen
New report paints game's development as "incompetence and mismanagement on a galactic scale"
News
May 1st, 2019
Riot Games staff planning walk-out
Follows news of two lawsuits being forced into private arbitration
News
May 1st, 2019
Future of Slightly Mad's Mad Box console "questionable" following Google Stadia announcement
And the name of the hardware might change if it ever comes out
News
Apr 30th, 2019
Microsoft further distances itself from Minecraft creator Notch
Ahead of ten-year anniversary celebrations at developer Mojang
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