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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.
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Success Story
Oct 18th, 2017
Just over a month after launch, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is closing in on 1m units
Interviews & Opinion
Oct 18th, 2017
Editorial: The triple-A games market is eating itself alive
The cost of making games has shot through the roof, but their RRP remains the same
Job News
Oct 18th, 2017
EA shuts Dead Space maker Visceral Games
Vancouver studio handling Star Wars title, now set for FY19 release
Profile
Oct 17th, 2017
Meet Roblox: The biggest game platform you have (likely) never heard of
This year, the firm is set to pay out $30m split between 1.9m game creators
News
Oct 17th, 2017
Overwatch surpasses 35m players
Unclear if this is copies sold or accounts registered; either way, big news for Blizzard
News
Oct 17th, 2017
Sony Music launches Unties games publishing label, PlayStation seemingly not involved
Profile
Oct 16th, 2017
Why Massimo Guarini set up Last Day of June developer Ovosonico
The studio's head on expanding video games into the mainstream
News
Oct 16th, 2017
IGN has bought 'pay-what-you-want' games retailer Humble Bundle
I can’t think of a better partner than IGN to help Humble Bundle continue our quest"
Success Story
Oct 18th, 2017
Just over a month after launch, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is closing in on 1m units
Interviews & Opinion
Oct 18th, 2017
Editorial: The triple-A games market is eating itself alive
The cost of making games has shot through the roof, but their RRP remains the same
Job News
Oct 18th, 2017
EA shuts Dead Space maker Visceral Games
Vancouver studio handling Star Wars title, now set for FY19 release
Profile
Oct 17th, 2017
Meet Roblox: The biggest game platform you have (likely) never heard of
This year, the firm is set to pay out $30m split between 1.9m game creators
News
Oct 17th, 2017
Overwatch surpasses 35m players
Unclear if this is copies sold or accounts registered; either way, big news for Blizzard
News
Oct 17th, 2017
Sony Music launches Unties games publishing label, PlayStation seemingly not involved
Profile
Oct 16th, 2017
Why Massimo Guarini set up Last Day of June developer Ovosonico
The studio's head on expanding video games into the mainstream
News
Oct 16th, 2017
IGN has bought 'pay-what-you-want' games retailer Humble Bundle
I can’t think of a better partner than IGN to help Humble Bundle continue our quest"
Top Stories
News
Jul 1st, 2026
Hardbit sets late summer global launch for Grand Outlaws with open beta already live on Android
Events
| 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 |