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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 2nd, 2018
Valve suspends Counter-Strike co-creator after he's arrested for child sex crimes
Job News
Feb 1st, 2018
New Year New Job - What's it like being a lead programmer for Rebellion? Richard May tells us more
Success Story
Feb 1st, 2018
"Our marketing was making the game shit out gifs that everyone would put on Twitter": Zach Barth takes us behind the scenes on Opus Magnum
Why the Seattle-based developer decided to focus on moving images to promote its latest puzzle game
News
Feb 1st, 2018
Opus Magnum finally launches onto GOG.com
Follows the puzzle title being rejected upon its December launch
Feature
Feb 1st, 2018
The argument for blockchain tech in digital retail - Brian Fargo talks Robot Cache
The industry veteran talks blockchain, retail and tax havens
News
Feb 1st, 2018
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds China user base flatlines at just below 10m
Users could be waiting for the Tencent-published official release for the region
News
Jan 31st, 2018
GDC pulls Nolan Bushnell's Game Developers Choice Award after past sexual misconduct comes to the fore
News
Jan 31st, 2018
PUBG Corp testing anti-cheat solution to block third-party applications
Programmes that alter the game's visuals such as ReShade to be axed
Indie Interview
Jan 31st, 2018
"You can stretch yourself and get out of your comfort zone" - Foam Sword talks Knights and Bikes
News
Jan 31st, 2018
Tim Schafer and Rami Ismail to pick up Game Developers Choice Awards as Atari vet Bushnell's past catches up with him
Accusations of past sexual harassment cause GDC to "look closely' at Bushnell's award
News
Feb 2nd, 2018
Valve suspends Counter-Strike co-creator after he's arrested for child sex crimes
Job News
Feb 1st, 2018
New Year New Job - What's it like being a lead programmer for Rebellion? Richard May tells us more
Success Story
Feb 1st, 2018
"Our marketing was making the game shit out gifs that everyone would put on Twitter": Zach Barth takes us behind the scenes on Opus Magnum
Why the Seattle-based developer decided to focus on moving images to promote its latest puzzle game
News
Feb 1st, 2018
Opus Magnum finally launches onto GOG.com
Follows the puzzle title being rejected upon its December launch
Feature
Feb 1st, 2018
The argument for blockchain tech in digital retail - Brian Fargo talks Robot Cache
The industry veteran talks blockchain, retail and tax havens
News
Feb 1st, 2018
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds China user base flatlines at just below 10m
Users could be waiting for the Tencent-published official release for the region
News
Jan 31st, 2018
GDC pulls Nolan Bushnell's Game Developers Choice Award after past sexual misconduct comes to the fore
News
Jan 31st, 2018
PUBG Corp testing anti-cheat solution to block third-party applications
Programmes that alter the game's visuals such as ReShade to be axed
Indie Interview
Jan 31st, 2018
"You can stretch yourself and get out of your comfort zone" - Foam Sword talks Knights and Bikes
News
Jan 31st, 2018
Tim Schafer and Rami Ismail to pick up Game Developers Choice Awards as Atari vet Bushnell's past catches up with him
Accusations of past sexual harassment cause GDC to "look closely' at Bushnell's award
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| New Zealand Games Festival 2025 | Australasia | Apr 25th |
| AWS Summit London 2025 | Europe | Apr 30th |
| gamescom LATAM 2025 | South America | Apr 30th |
| TIGA - Start-Up, Scale-Up & Grow Conference | Apr 30th | |
| LudoNarraCon 2025 | May 1st | |
| Dubai GameExpo Summit 2025 | Middle East | May 7th |
| The MENA Games Industry Awards 2025 | Middle East | May 8th |
| The Investment Summit | Middle East | May 8th |
