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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
May 5th, 2023
Spencer questions CMA logic in blocking Microsoft Activision deal
Exec says that the organisation's definition of cloud games "doesn't really exist yet"
News
May 4th, 2023
Journalists use CS:GO to share Ukraine war reports with Russian players
A room on the de_voyna map contains foreign news about the invasion
News
May 3rd, 2023
Respawn is exploring a new IP
Skunkworks team headed by Titanfall director Steve Fukuda is on the case
Job News
May 3rd, 2023
600 jobs cut in latest Unity layoffs
Company has axed around 1,100 members of staff in the last year
Job News
May 2nd, 2023
Phoenix Labs cuts 9% of staff
"We felt the best way forward for the company was to focus on fewer development projects"
News
May 2nd, 2023
CHARTS: Star Wars Jedi Survivor debuts at No.2 on Steam
Pre-orders for the title were the fifth biggest earner last week
News
May 5th, 2023
Spencer questions CMA logic in blocking Microsoft Activision deal
Exec says that the organisation's definition of cloud games "doesn't really exist yet"
News
May 4th, 2023
Journalists use CS:GO to share Ukraine war reports with Russian players
A room on the de_voyna map contains foreign news about the invasion
News
May 3rd, 2023
Respawn is exploring a new IP
Skunkworks team headed by Titanfall director Steve Fukuda is on the case
Job News
May 3rd, 2023
600 jobs cut in latest Unity layoffs
Company has axed around 1,100 members of staff in the last year
Job News
May 2nd, 2023
Phoenix Labs cuts 9% of staff
"We felt the best way forward for the company was to focus on fewer development projects"
News
May 2nd, 2023
CHARTS: Star Wars Jedi Survivor debuts at No.2 on Steam
Pre-orders for the title were the fifth biggest earner last week
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