Alex Calvin

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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 Oct 10th, 2018

Improbable expands Unity SpatialOS support, launches 200-player demo

Lots of battle royale on the way, then

Interviews & Opinion Oct 10th, 2018

How Semaeopus is approaching hacking and crowdfunding with Off Grid

Studio co-founder Rich Metson takes us behind the scenes

News Oct 10th, 2018

Bethesda says Fallout 76 skipping Steam is to have better relationship with consumers

VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines speaks out

News Oct 10th, 2018

It sure sounds like Microsoft is buying Pillars of Eternity maker Obsidian

Six years after Big M nearly killed the studio, it's "90 per cent" on the way to closing a deal to buy it

Interviews & Opinion Oct 9th, 2018

Why are Id Software and Avalanche Studios making Rage 2?

The 2011 was a technical marvel but feels like it fell short commercially. Id studio director Willits and Avalanche senior designer Wallmo tell us how this game came about

News Oct 9th, 2018

"This is the Year of Id"

"We're hitting on all cylinders and all our brands are exceeding expectations. We're very happy," says studio director Tim Willits

News Oct 9th, 2018

CD Projekt RED announces partnership with Digital Scapes for Cyberpunk 2077

"The Digital Scapes team brings aboard a lot of talent, experience and technical knowledge, and I’m very confident our long-term cooperation will add plenty to the game."

News Oct 9th, 2018

Assassin's Creed Odyssey peak Steam player count already 33 per cent higher than Origins'

Title hits 62,000 user peak

Interviews & Opinion Oct 9th, 2018

INSIDE TRACK - Meet independent consultant Christian Fonnesbech

"My main focus is story and franchise development: I love developing IPs and brands into lasting properties"

News Oct 9th, 2018

Cloud games firm Improbable is moving London offices

Soon to be based in Spitafields

News Oct 9th, 2018

Video games contributed $3.8bn to UK economy in 2016

And it provides 50,000 jobs

News Oct 8th, 2018

Microsoft announces cloud gaming initiative Project xCloud

"The future of gaming is a world where you are empowered to play the games you want, with the people you want, whenever you want, wherever you are, and on any device of your choosing"

Interviews & Opinion Oct 8th, 2018

G2A: No longer the most hated company in games?

PR boss Maciej Kuc tells us about the key marketplace's developer charm offensive

News Oct 8th, 2018

PUBG Corp faces community backlash having region locked its game

Users still facing issues

Feature Oct 5th, 2018

Five lessons we can take away from Telltale's tragic implosion

At the end of September, California-based narrative game specialists Telltale laid off 90 per cent of its staff and there are reports now that the company has closed entirely.

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