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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 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
Indie Interview
Feb 15th, 2018
'Crossing Souls isn't about the 80s - it's about the magic of anything being able to happen'
Spanish developer Fourattic talks Stranger Things, pixel art and Kickstarter
News
Feb 15th, 2018
Rare announces post-launch microtransactions for Sea of Thieves, says game won't be coming to Steam
Studio says optional purchases will be landing post-launch after issues have been dealt with
Feature
Feb 9th, 2018
"The blockchain can be extremely useful to increase security for players’ accounts" - Why cryptocurrency and blockchain tech is coming to Skara
News
Feb 9th, 2018
Fortnite hits 3.4m concurrent users, servers go dark
And Epic has detailed what it's going to do to stop this happening again
Profile
Feb 9th, 2018
Inside Track - Techland vet Michael Napora tells us about his indie games marketing agency 32 33
News
Feb 9th, 2018
Blizzard made more money than ever in 2017 and didn't even release a game
Activision Blizzard made $4bn from microtransactions last year
Job News
Feb 8th, 2018
Layoffs at Failbetter as Sunless Skies underperforms on Early Access
Four members of staff laid off as the studio adapts to its new financial situation
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
Indie Interview
Feb 15th, 2018
'Crossing Souls isn't about the 80s - it's about the magic of anything being able to happen'
Spanish developer Fourattic talks Stranger Things, pixel art and Kickstarter
News
Feb 15th, 2018
Rare announces post-launch microtransactions for Sea of Thieves, says game won't be coming to Steam
Studio says optional purchases will be landing post-launch after issues have been dealt with
Feature
Feb 9th, 2018
"The blockchain can be extremely useful to increase security for players’ accounts" - Why cryptocurrency and blockchain tech is coming to Skara
News
Feb 9th, 2018
Fortnite hits 3.4m concurrent users, servers go dark
And Epic has detailed what it's going to do to stop this happening again
Profile
Feb 9th, 2018
Inside Track - Techland vet Michael Napora tells us about his indie games marketing agency 32 33
News
Feb 9th, 2018
Blizzard made more money than ever in 2017 and didn't even release a game
Activision Blizzard made $4bn from microtransactions last year
Job News
Feb 8th, 2018
Layoffs at Failbetter as Sunless Skies underperforms on Early Access
Four members of staff laid off as the studio adapts to its new financial situation
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