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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Job News Apr 29th, 2022

NetEase founder steps down amid Chinese tech restrictions

William Ding Lei has resigned as the firm's director, GM and legal rep

News Apr 29th, 2022

Naka sued Square Enix over unfinished Balan Wonderworld

He was previously removed from the project

News Apr 29th, 2022

Activision Blizzard shareholders give nod to Microsoft deal

But the $68.7 billion deal still needs FTC approval

News Apr 28th, 2022

COD anti-cheat makes players invisible to bad actors

And has banned another 54k cheaters

News Apr 28th, 2022

Report: Twitch tweaks its partner program

And it sounds like it's about to get much worse.

News Apr 28th, 2022

Climate Replay encourages responsible use of NFTs in games

“We recognise that for many studios, discussing the possibility of NFTs or digital ownership is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when'"

News Apr 27th, 2022

343 tweaks Halo Infinite roadmap to prioritise dev health

Upcoming content delayed to ensure developers aren't crunching

News Apr 27th, 2022

Virtuos backs Ubisoft vets at Umanaïa Interactive

“We are proud to partner with one of the most experienced teams in Quebec from the very beginning of their promising journey"

News Apr 27th, 2022

Xbox revenue up 6% year-on-year

Hardware drives sales as software falls below expectations

News Apr 26th, 2022

Valheim has sold more than 10m copies to date

“We never imagined Valheim would become so big, not even in our wildest dreams, and the past year flew by faster than we anticipated"

News Apr 26th, 2022

BioWare Edmonton's Keywords contractors begin unionisation process

QA staff file with Alberta Labour Relations Board

News Apr 26th, 2022

Report: Ubisoft could be up for sale

Equity firms including Blackstone and KKR are apparently eying up the publishing giant

News Apr 25th, 2022

GOG introduces menstrual leave for staff

Employees given hourly paid time off rather than daily

News Apr 25th, 2022

PlayStation hiring for PC games director

Comes in the wake of Sony bringing some of its first-party titles to the platform

News Apr 25th, 2022

US' NLRB gives thumbs up to Raven union vote

Follows formation of Game Workers Alliance union back in January

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