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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
Feb 21st, 2018
Report: Playerbase of H1Z1 battle royale mode King of the Kill down 91 per cent from peak
Battle royale isn't proving lucrative for everyone in the sector
Job News
Feb 21st, 2018
Co-founders leave Call of Duty: WWII studio Sledgehammer for Activision exec roles
Director of product development Aaron Halon takes on the top job in their stead
Indie Interview
Feb 20th, 2018
"We feel the co-op shooter market is underdeveloped" - Ghost Ship Games talks Deep Rock Galactic
News
Feb 20th, 2018
99 per cent of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds cheaters are from China
Just under half of the battle royale behemoth's userbase is from the region
Feature
Feb 19th, 2018
"You don't want to be a clone" - How Toadman plans to innovate on the Dark Souls formula with Immortal: Unchained
News
Feb 19th, 2018
System Shock remaster put on hiatus after making $1.3m via Kickstarter
CEO of developer Nightdive Studios Stephen Kick says this isn't the end, but a break
News
Feb 19th, 2018
ESA opposes proposed changes to DMCA that would see abandoned online games preserved
Publishers have concerns about code being made public and them losing out on money
News
Feb 16th, 2018
Valve makes changes to Steam Wishlists as Lunar New Year Sale kicks off
Users able to filter down list by price and the type of game
Industry Icon
Feb 16th, 2018
How and why Microsoft updated Age of Empires for the upcoming Definitive Edition
Report: Playerbase of H1Z1 battle royale mode King of the Kill down 91 per cent from peak
Battle royale isn't proving lucrative for everyone in the sector
Co-founders leave Call of Duty: WWII studio Sledgehammer for Activision exec roles
Director of product development Aaron Halon takes on the top job in their stead
"We feel the co-op shooter market is underdeveloped" - Ghost Ship Games talks Deep Rock Galactic
99 per cent of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds cheaters are from China
Just under half of the battle royale behemoth's userbase is from the region
"You don't want to be a clone" - How Toadman plans to innovate on the Dark Souls formula with Immortal: Unchained
System Shock remaster put on hiatus after making $1.3m via Kickstarter
CEO of developer Nightdive Studios Stephen Kick says this isn't the end, but a break
ESA opposes proposed changes to DMCA that would see abandoned online games preserved
Publishers have concerns about code being made public and them losing out on money
Valve makes changes to Steam Wishlists as Lunar New Year Sale kicks off
Users able to filter down list by price and the type of game
How and why Microsoft updated Age of Empires for the upcoming Definitive Edition
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