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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
Jun 22nd, 2018
Report shows Fortnite was the most written-about game at E3 2018
Ico Partners' Thomas Bidaux shares his learnings from coverage of this year's E3
Interviews & Opinion
Jun 21st, 2018
"We see ourselves as the one and only true alternative to Steam"
Interviews & Opinion
Jun 20th, 2018
Avalanche Studios: "It’s been our most successful year by any metric; creatively, critically, financially"
CEO Pim Holfve takes us through a blockbuster 12 months for the Swedish studio
News
Jun 20th, 2018
TeamSpeak throws shade at Discord and Skype ahead of new client launch
Firm accuses those companies of sharing data with third-parties
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Red Shell insists it doesn't sell user data after top game firms drop software
“We collect the minimum amount of data necessary to do attribution"
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Valve pulls CS:GO and Dota 2 item trading after Netherlands brings down hammer on loot boxes
PC giant in discussions with Dutch Gaming Authority to remedy situation
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Microsoft employees have protested the company's association with ICE
"We believe that Microsoft must take an ethical stand, and put children and families above profits"
News
Jun 22nd, 2018
Report shows Fortnite was the most written-about game at E3 2018
Ico Partners' Thomas Bidaux shares his learnings from coverage of this year's E3
Interviews & Opinion
Jun 21st, 2018
"We see ourselves as the one and only true alternative to Steam"
Interviews & Opinion
Jun 20th, 2018
Avalanche Studios: "It’s been our most successful year by any metric; creatively, critically, financially"
CEO Pim Holfve takes us through a blockbuster 12 months for the Swedish studio
News
Jun 20th, 2018
TeamSpeak throws shade at Discord and Skype ahead of new client launch
Firm accuses those companies of sharing data with third-parties
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Red Shell insists it doesn't sell user data after top game firms drop software
“We collect the minimum amount of data necessary to do attribution"
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Valve pulls CS:GO and Dota 2 item trading after Netherlands brings down hammer on loot boxes
PC giant in discussions with Dutch Gaming Authority to remedy situation
News
Jun 20th, 2018
Microsoft employees have protested the company's association with ICE
"We believe that Microsoft must take an ethical stand, and put children and families above profits"
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