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 Aug 7th, 2018

Diversity is key to growth of FIFA esports, EA says

"We have to keep our eye on diversity all the time... that's what's in front of the camera, but most importantly what's not in front of the camera. That's what makes us actually diverse, not the perception of diversity"

News Aug 7th, 2018

Ninja Theory's Hellblade has raised $50k for Mental Health America

Another $25k donated as Xbox One SKU soars past 100,000 copies sold

News Aug 7th, 2018

New Minecraft boss argues for US developers to have more breaks

"Whether it's parental leave, or elder care leave, or a sabbatical, we need opportunities for people to take a break and not have to start over from scratch when they come back."

News Aug 7th, 2018

Bethesda drops Steam for Fallout 76 launch - has Fortnite given publishers the confidence to go it alone?

Both beta and full game releasing on Bethesda.net

Interviews & Opinion Aug 7th, 2018

Player figures don't mean anything in the age of the subscription service

We need to be more critical than ever when we know nothing about the people playing a game

News Aug 7th, 2018

We now have a better idea of how Sea of Thieves is doing - but some key figures are missing

22 hours 43 minutes played on average, but no idea on DAU or MAUs

News Aug 6th, 2018

Games industry roundup: The hottest stories across the mobile, blockchain and influencer sectors

15 articles from PocketGamer.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz

News Aug 6th, 2018

Roberts defends Star Citizen from pay-to-win accusations

Follows lifting of cap on in-game currency

News Aug 6th, 2018

Report: Flash Sales could be making a return to Steam

According to Valve's Translation Server

News Aug 6th, 2018

Two new teams have joined the Overwatch League

Atlanta and Guangzhou join the fray following first season wrap-up

Interviews & Opinion Aug 6th, 2018

Why developers are using Discord to market their games

No More Robots and Slingshot Cartel tell us why they have turned to the games communication app to build a community

News Aug 3rd, 2018

Sumo's Porter: 'No-one cares how long a game takes to make - they care about how good it is'

MD says that not being able to speak about projects involving other people's IP can be frustrating

News Aug 3rd, 2018

Rock Band firm Harmonix has teamed up with NCSoft

The Boston-based music specialist has teamed up with the... Korean MMO firm?

Interviews & Opinion Aug 3rd, 2018

How Early Access and China helped make Descenders a success

The founder of indie publisher No More Robots shares how the label's debut title has made $600,000 in just five months

News Aug 3rd, 2018

Surprise - the PC Indie Pitch and Mobile Mixer are coming to Gamescom 2018

International game developer competition returns to Germany this month, bringing a social event with panel debate

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