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Alex Forbes-Calvin
PCGamesInsider Contributing Editor
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About
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.
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News
May 18th, 2018
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 drops Steam in favour of Battle.net
Developer Treyarch has also ditched single player for the project, per prior rumours
News
May 17th, 2018
Take-Two's Zelnick: It's our job to innovate, not chase trends like battle royale
News
May 17th, 2018
Rage 2 will be a service-based game, but will not have loot boxes
"We have this novel approach: You buy the game and then you play it," says developer Id Software
News
May 16th, 2018
Green Man Gaming defends cost per hour stats on game storefront pages
Digital retailer claims it is simply informing consumers in a saturated entertainment market
News
May 16th, 2018
Overwatch has 40m players two years after launch
Blizzard's team shooter has added five million players since October 2017
Interviews & Opinion
May 15th, 2018
Opinion: Radical Heights is a masterclass in how not to release a game
News
May 18th, 2018
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 drops Steam in favour of Battle.net
Developer Treyarch has also ditched single player for the project, per prior rumours
News
May 17th, 2018
Take-Two's Zelnick: It's our job to innovate, not chase trends like battle royale
News
May 17th, 2018
Rage 2 will be a service-based game, but will not have loot boxes
"We have this novel approach: You buy the game and then you play it," says developer Id Software
News
May 16th, 2018
Green Man Gaming defends cost per hour stats on game storefront pages
Digital retailer claims it is simply informing consumers in a saturated entertainment market
News
May 16th, 2018
Overwatch has 40m players two years after launch
Blizzard's team shooter has added five million players since October 2017
Interviews & Opinion
May 15th, 2018
Opinion: Radical Heights is a masterclass in how not to release a game
Top Stories
News
Jul 1st, 2026
Hardbit sets late summer global launch for Grand Outlaws with open beta already live on Android
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| gamescom Dev 2026 | Europe | Aug 23rd |
| Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2026 in association with Samsung Gaming Hub | Europe | Aug 25th |
| The Pocket Gamer 20th Anniversary Party Cologne 2026 | Europe | Aug 26th |
| LA Games Conference 2026 | North America | Sep 30th |
| Pocket Gamer Connects Nordics 2026 | Nordic | Oct 20th |


















