Alex Forbes-Calvin

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Alex Forbes-Calvin is a freelance writer and photographer, mostly operating within the games industry. Over his career, he has written for the likes of MCV, Eurogamer, GamesIndustry.biz, The Observer, VGC and Esquire. That's on top of writing books for Dark Horse on RuneScape, Assassin's Creed, Dead Island 2 and more.

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News Jun 14th, 2023

US judge temporarily blocks Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard

Injunction filed until after FTC can make case to stop the deal

News Jun 13th, 2023

Diablo 4 has made over $666m to date

"We’re humbled by the response, proud of the team, and remain committed to listening to our players and ensuring Diablo continues to exceed expectations for years to come"

News Jun 13th, 2023

Jobs, studios and projects on cutting block as Embracer enacts restructuring plan

"The reality is that the quicker we act, the sooner we emerge as a stronger company

News Jun 13th, 2023

FTC tries to block Microsoft Activision deal

Due to worries the companies will complete merger anyways

News Jun 12th, 2023

Ubisoft unveils its Star Wars games Outlaws

Set to release in 2024, co

News Jun 12th, 2023

Xbox reckons it'll make $1bn off PC this year

This will be a first for Microsoft

News Jun 9th, 2023

Quantic Dream rolls out Spotlight publishing label

Company already has two titles in its stable

News Jun 9th, 2023

Logitech retiring the Blue Microphones brand

Tech coming under the Logitech G umbrella

News Jun 9th, 2023

Improbable has sold its defence division

Group of investors led by Luxembourg-based finance firm Noia Capital

News Jun 8th, 2023

Apple introduces Game Porting Toolkit for MacOS

Follows the firm bringing out Hideo Kojima at WWDC to reveal he is bringing Death Stranding to the platform

Job News Jun 8th, 2023

Furlong leaves GameStop as CEO

He joined the company two years ago

News Jun 8th, 2023

Report: Chinese firms account for 39% of 2022 worldwide PC games revenue

“China’s market can be tough for domestic and foreign companies, but the country remains the #1 market globally for games revenue and the number of gamers, and cannot be ignored"

News Jun 7th, 2023

EA reportedly moving Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare

Broadsword Online apparently lined up to take over development

News Jun 7th, 2023

Street Fighter 6 hits one million sales

Franchise has shifted over 50 million units do ate

News Jun 7th, 2023

Diablo 4 is Blizzard's fastest selling game yet

“This is a moment years in the making for the team"

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