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Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist who writes about the business of games. He started out at UK trade paper MCV in 2013 and left as deputy editor over three years later. In June 2017, he joined Steel Media as the editor for new site PCGamesInsider.biz. In October 2019 he left this full-time position at the company but still contributes to the site on a daily basis. He has also written for GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, Games London, The Observer/Guardian and Esquire UK.
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News
Dec 19th, 2023
Activision Blizzard to pay $55 million in gender discrimination settlement
Agreement puts end to lawsuit filed by the Department of Fair Employment and Houses in 2021
News
Apr 21st, 2021
Discord considers IPO as Microsoft talks end
Company is apparently interested in going public in the future
News
Mar 26th, 2021
Report: Discord holding "exclusive" sale discussions with Microsoft
Negotiations have reached an "advanced" stage, deal could close next month
News
Mar 23rd, 2021
Report: Microsoft among companies looking to buy Discord
Chat platform is apparently up for sale with a $10 billion price tag
News
Mar 11th, 2021
EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards
Posts on social media point claim to show employees selling cards for huge sums of money
![Activision Blizzard to pay $55 million in gender discrimination settlement](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2022/11/119223/activision-blizzard-2-r75x75.jpg)
Activision Blizzard to pay $55 million in gender discrimination settlement
Agreement puts end to lawsuit filed by the Department of Fair Employment and Houses in 2021
![Discord considers IPO as Microsoft talks end](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/12/72553/discord-r75x75.jpg)
Discord considers IPO as Microsoft talks end
Company is apparently interested in going public in the future
![Report: Discord holding "exclusive" sale discussions with Microsoft](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/12/72553/discord-r75x75.jpg)
Report: Discord holding "exclusive" sale discussions with Microsoft
Negotiations have reached an "advanced" stage, deal could close next month
![Report: Microsoft among companies looking to buy Discord](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2016/12/72553/discord-r75x75.jpg)
Report: Microsoft among companies looking to buy Discord
Chat platform is apparently up for sale with a $10 billion price tag
![EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2019/10/101337/electronic-arts-logo-r75x75.png)
EA investigating allegations of staff selling FIFA UT cards
Posts on social media point claim to show employees selling cards for huge sums of money
Top Stories
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App Store developers can start nominating their games for featuring later this year
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Apple joins generative AI revolution with Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT support
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Royal Match takes a sweet lead over Candy Crush as Honkai: Star Rail zooms by Genshin Impact
![Devsisters’ Chris O’Kelly talks upselling IP to fans across multiple games without cannibalization](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127527/chris-okelly-devsisters-ip-talk-r50x50.jpg)
Devsisters’ Chris O’Kelly talks upselling IP to fans across multiple games without cannibalization
![Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target](https://media.pocketgamer.biz/2024/6/127522/hot-five-june-2-2024-r50x50.jpg)
Hot Five: Squad Busters’ supercharged launch, Pokémon’s record revenue, and Star Wars: Hunters finally hits the target
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Tribeca Games Festival 2024 | North America | Jun 5th |
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WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Game Con Canada (GCC) 2024 | North America | Jun 14th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |