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 16th, 2020

Gearbox once again sues 3D Realms over Duke Nukem

This time over failing to give the company everything it paid for when it bought the IP in 2009

News Jun 16th, 2020

Itch.io's #BlackLivesMatter bundle raised $8.1m

That's 63 per cent higher than its initial $5m goal

News Jun 16th, 2020

Report: Epic Games valued at $17bn in new funding round

Firm raising $750m

News Jun 15th, 2020

Little Devil Inside devs vow to change character design over racial stereotype accusations

Follows trailer debut at PlayStation 5 event

News Jun 15th, 2020

Ubisoft fails to convince appeals court over Rocksmith case

French firm once again told its patent is too vague

News Jun 15th, 2020

Google accidentally uploads Ubisoft's God & Monsters build to Stadia

Gamers could play an in-development version of the new IP

News Jun 15th, 2020

Report: AT&T looking to sell Warner Bros games arm

US giants like EA, Take-Two and Activision Blizzard reportedly interested, firm valued at $4bn

News Jun 15th, 2020

CHARTS: Rare's Sea of Thieves holds the booty on Steam

Meanwhile, new Destiny 2 expansion takes second place

News Jun 12th, 2020

Itch.io #BlackLivesMatter bundle shoots past $5m goal

100 per cent of donations being given to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Community Bail Fund

News Jun 12th, 2020

Resident Evil series shuffles past 100m units milestone

More than five million units shipped between April and June

Job News Jun 12th, 2020

Spotify's content and ad boss Ostroff joins Activision Blizzard board

“Throughout my career, I’ve always been drawn to companies willing to shift the paradigm of entertainment and media"

News Jun 12th, 2020

Humble details Black Game Developer Fund

Label to put $1m annually to supporting black creators

Job News Jun 12th, 2020

Riot fires Johnson over George Floyd remarks

Follows the former exec saying Floyd's "criminal lifestyle" played a role in his death

News Jun 11th, 2020

Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality closes in on $5m goal

Has raised $4.6m at time of writing

News Jun 11th, 2020

Report: NetEase to raise $2.7bn in Hong Kong IPO

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