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 23rd, 2025

The FTC has dropped its case against Microsoft over Activision Blizzard deal

"Today’s decision is a victory for players across the country and for common sense in Washington, DC," the Big M's president, Brad Smith, wrote

News May 23rd, 2025

Ubisoft CEO Guillemot to be summoned for trial involving former execs

Follows allegations of sexual harassment and bullying from Hascoët, François and Patrux

News May 22nd, 2025

NDreams co-founder Patrick O’Luanaigh stepping down as CEO

“I am incredibly proud of what we have built at nDreams since Tammy and I rented a tiny office in 2006 and took the plunge"

News May 22nd, 2025

Revenge of the Savage Planet hits 1m players

"We are super grateful to all the one million players who have taken up revenge against Alta"

News May 22nd, 2025

Embracer is spinning off Coffee Stain

“We’re really proud of everything we’ve built as part of Embracer"

News May 21st, 2025

Fireshine taps Jasper Tanner-Barnes as chief portfolio officer

“The knowledge, passion and experience he brings will help us build deeper relationships with developers and partners"

News May 21st, 2025

Doom: The Dark Ages has hit three million players

That's a record for developer Id Software, apparently

News May 21st, 2025

Obsidian vet Carrie Patel has joined Netflix

She previously spent 12 years at the company, most recently working on Avowed

News May 20th, 2025

CHARTS: Doom The Dark Ages debuts at No.2 on Steam

Despite the title being available for free in Xbox Game Pass

News May 20th, 2025

SAG-AFTRA union files complaint against Epic over Darth Vader Fortnite AI voice work

"We must protect our right to bargain terms and conditions around uses of voice that replace the work of our members"

News May 20th, 2025

India's Nazara has acquired Curve Games

The company shelled out $28.9 million for the indie publisher

News May 19th, 2025

PlayStation vet Yoshida reckons $70/80 games are a "steal"

"As long as people choose carefully how they spend their money. I don't think they should be complaining"

News May 19th, 2025

Take-Two boss Zelnick assures investors GTA6 delay is "worthy investment"

"The team is poised to release another astonishing entertainment experience that will exceed players’ expectations"

News May 19th, 2025

Cloud Imperium changes course on new Star Citizen ship upgrade

The developer finally pushed its rabid cultish community too far

News May 16th, 2025

Bungie launches internal investigation following art theft allegations

“This issue was unknown by our existing art team, and we are still reviewing how this oversight occurred"

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