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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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Interviews & Opinion
Mar 8th, 2019
How Colossal Order's Mariina Hallikainen became a game studio CEO right out of university
Interviews & Opinion
Mar 8th, 2019
"There's a misconception that PR professionals are spin doctors. I’d like to think we build our relationships with the media and the public based on trust and telling the truth," says Nvidia's Andersson
Feature
Mar 8th, 2019
Teazelcat's Jodie Azhar: "I would have benefited a lot from being taught to be more self-assured when I know I’m right about something"
Job News
Mar 8th, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Here are where 209 jobs were cut in Blizzard's US business
We now know just where layoffs have been made in the Overwatch firm's American workforce
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Fortnite pulls ahead of Apex Legends in Twitch watch time rankings
But EA and Respawn's battle royale game is still wildly popular
Feature
Mar 7th, 2019
Boxing clever: Contact Sales boss Stallibrass talks the simulation market, its indie business and the digital transition
Oh, and the UK firm reckons its business could increase by 30 per cent this year!
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Intel: Cloud tech will expand what games can be made and how many people are playing them
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Epic, Take-Two's Private Division, ex-ESA president Gallagher, Super Evil Megacorp, Bandai Namco and Chet Faliszek, Super Evil Megacorp among first PC Connects Seattle 2019 speakers
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Valve says it will not distribute rape game due to "unknown costs and risks"
Company gives a bit more insight into its open platform policy for Steam
News
Mar 6th, 2019
Eve Online maker CCP teams up with cloud games firm Hadean
Duo have made 10,000 player deathmatch player tech demo together
News
Mar 6th, 2019
Another law firm is looking to join class action against Activision Blizzard over Bungie breakup
New York's Kuznicki Law is the latest to get in on the action
Interviews & Opinion
Mar 8th, 2019
How Colossal Order's Mariina Hallikainen became a game studio CEO right out of university
Interviews & Opinion
Mar 8th, 2019
"There's a misconception that PR professionals are spin doctors. I’d like to think we build our relationships with the media and the public based on trust and telling the truth," says Nvidia's Andersson
Feature
Mar 8th, 2019
Teazelcat's Jodie Azhar: "I would have benefited a lot from being taught to be more self-assured when I know I’m right about something"
Job News
Mar 8th, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Here are where 209 jobs were cut in Blizzard's US business
We now know just where layoffs have been made in the Overwatch firm's American workforce
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Fortnite pulls ahead of Apex Legends in Twitch watch time rankings
But EA and Respawn's battle royale game is still wildly popular
Feature
Mar 7th, 2019
Boxing clever: Contact Sales boss Stallibrass talks the simulation market, its indie business and the digital transition
Oh, and the UK firm reckons its business could increase by 30 per cent this year!
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Intel: Cloud tech will expand what games can be made and how many people are playing them
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Epic, Take-Two's Private Division, ex-ESA president Gallagher, Super Evil Megacorp, Bandai Namco and Chet Faliszek, Super Evil Megacorp among first PC Connects Seattle 2019 speakers
News
Mar 7th, 2019
Valve says it will not distribute rape game due to "unknown costs and risks"
Company gives a bit more insight into its open platform policy for Steam
News
Mar 6th, 2019
Eve Online maker CCP teams up with cloud games firm Hadean
Duo have made 10,000 player deathmatch player tech demo together
News
Mar 6th, 2019
Another law firm is looking to join class action against Activision Blizzard over Bungie breakup
New York's Kuznicki Law is the latest to get in on the action
Top Stories
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| 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 |
