Alex Forbes-Calvin

Alex Calvin is a freelance journalist, writer and author. He started off at weekly games trade paper MCV and launched PCGamesInsider.biz for Steel Media. Since going freelance, he has worked for the likes of GamesIndustry.biz, VGC and Ars Technica. That's on top of authoring books on RuneScape, Assassin's Creed and Dead Island 2 for Dark Horse Publishing.

Why non-gaming companies are hot on mobile game talent

By Alex Forbes-Calvin

The wider app economy might offer an escape route for those tiring of the endless churn in games – and app developers are increasingly looking for mobile game expertise.

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New game digest: Tetris, The Division, Heartopia, Game Freak and NetEase titles close, more

By Alex Forbes-Calvin

We’ve also got Inkle’s new game and a glut of indie platfomers in this week’s mobile game news update.

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Data digest: mobile beats PC and console (again), 2025’s biggest games and publishers, NCsoft’s big buy, more

By Alex Forbes-Calvin

Mobile was 55% of the games market in 2025, says Newzoo, more than PC and console combined. More numbers inside.

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