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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 5th, 2018
In the age of games-as-a-service, talking to Twitch and Facebook is the "most important" thing, says Jagex
Feature
Oct 4th, 2018
"We believe RuneScape is going to be evergreen but it would be irresponsible for me to be happy with that alone"
Job News
Oct 4th, 2018
ESA's Gallagher steps down from president position
SVP and general counsel Stanley Pierre-Louis will fill this spot until a successor is found
Job News
Oct 4th, 2018
Telltale on the hunt for company to finish Walking Dead, wants to hire former staff
Narrative specialist interested in bringing fired developers back on board
News
Oct 3rd, 2018
It sure sounds like new Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell games could be on the way
Job News
Oct 3rd, 2018
"I want to work in an industry that puts the well being of game developers in the forefront" - studio employees kick off at working conditions with #AsAGamesWorker hashtag
Developers let out their frustrations over industry working conditions
Interviews & Opinion
Oct 3rd, 2018
Why digital behemoth World of Tanks is rolling into physical retail
Wargaming licensing and partnerships manager Pascal Portier tells us more
News
Oct 3rd, 2018
Nvidia GeForce 1060 is still most popular graphics card on Steam
Hardware survey show that barely six per cent of users are playing at 1080p or higher
News
Oct 3rd, 2018
The Witcher author Sapkowski is demanding $16m from game developer CD Projekt
Writer has asked for six per cent of total profits having signed flat upfront deal on the past

In the age of games-as-a-service, talking to Twitch and Facebook is the "most important" thing, says Jagex

"We believe RuneScape is going to be evergreen but it would be irresponsible for me to be happy with that alone"

ESA's Gallagher steps down from president position
SVP and general counsel Stanley Pierre-Louis will fill this spot until a successor is found

Telltale on the hunt for company to finish Walking Dead, wants to hire former staff
Narrative specialist interested in bringing fired developers back on board

It sure sounds like new Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell games could be on the way

"I want to work in an industry that puts the well being of game developers in the forefront" - studio employees kick off at working conditions with #AsAGamesWorker hashtag
Developers let out their frustrations over industry working conditions

Why digital behemoth World of Tanks is rolling into physical retail
Wargaming licensing and partnerships manager Pascal Portier tells us more

Nvidia GeForce 1060 is still most popular graphics card on Steam
Hardware survey show that barely six per cent of users are playing at 1080p or higher

The Witcher author Sapkowski is demanding $16m from game developer CD Projekt
Writer has asked for six per cent of total profits having signed flat upfront deal on the past
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