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Alex Forbes-Calvin
PCGamesInsider Contributing Editor
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About
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.
Articles by Alex Forbes-Calvin
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News
May 3rd, 2019
Surprise: Games given away on Epic Store see huge increase in players, says Newzoo
Firm looks at how Subnautica and Slime Rancher's player bases increased
News
May 3rd, 2019
Microsoft outlines distinction between trash talk and harassment in Community Standards update
"We get it – gaming can be competitive and interactions with other players can get heated"
News
May 3rd, 2019
Destiny had around six million monthly active users before Bungie parted ways with Activision
Feature
May 2nd, 2019
"We want to create our industry ourselves": Why Switzerland's young games scene doesn't need an EA or an Ubisoft
Swiss developers give us the lowdown on the local games scene and tell us what it needs to grow
News
May 2nd, 2019
Platinum has two of its own IP in the works, eying balance between its own IP and work-for-hire projects
News
May 2nd, 2019
America's Federal Trade Commission has received 129 complaints about Star Citizen
New report paints game's development as "incompetence and mismanagement on a galactic scale"
News
May 1st, 2019
Riot Games staff planning walk-out
Follows news of two lawsuits being forced into private arbitration
News
May 1st, 2019
Future of Slightly Mad's Mad Box console "questionable" following Google Stadia announcement
And the name of the hardware might change if it ever comes out
Surprise: Games given away on Epic Store see huge increase in players, says Newzoo
Firm looks at how Subnautica and Slime Rancher's player bases increased
News
May 3rd, 2019
Microsoft outlines distinction between trash talk and harassment in Community Standards update
"We get it – gaming can be competitive and interactions with other players can get heated"
News
May 3rd, 2019
Destiny had around six million monthly active users before Bungie parted ways with Activision
Feature
May 2nd, 2019
"We want to create our industry ourselves": Why Switzerland's young games scene doesn't need an EA or an Ubisoft
Swiss developers give us the lowdown on the local games scene and tell us what it needs to grow
News
May 2nd, 2019
Platinum has two of its own IP in the works, eying balance between its own IP and work-for-hire projects
News
May 2nd, 2019
America's Federal Trade Commission has received 129 complaints about Star Citizen
New report paints game's development as "incompetence and mismanagement on a galactic scale"
News
May 1st, 2019
Riot Games staff planning walk-out
Follows news of two lawsuits being forced into private arbitration
News
May 1st, 2019
Future of Slightly Mad's Mad Box console "questionable" following Google Stadia announcement
And the name of the hardware might change if it ever comes out
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| Immersive Tech Week 2026 | Europe | Jun 23rd |
| Global Games Show 2026 | Middle East | Jun 29th |
| Global AI Show Riyadh | Middle East | Jun 29th |
| Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai 2026 | Asia | Jul 29th |
| gamescom Dev 2026 | Europe | Aug 23rd |
| Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 | Europe | Aug 25th |
| LA Games Conference 2026 | North America | Sep 30th |
| Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026 | Nordic | Oct 20th |
