
Andy Chalk
Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he ed the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.
Latest articles by Andy Chalk

Ubisoft marks 10 years of trolling Splinter Cell fans with a new tease and I can't believe I'm saying this but they used the wrong picture of Sam Fisher
By Andy Chalk published
news That's not Chaos Theory!

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic confirms layoffs: 'The landscape is shifting, and with it, so must we'
By Andy Chalk published
news Former employees began sharing reports of cuts at Playtonic last week.

ZeniMax QA union reaches a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft including 'substantial across-the-board wage increases,' worker protections, and more
By Andy Chalk published
news Two months after voting to authorize a strike, the finish line is in sight.

The Witcher 3 is getting 'one more patch' that will add cross-platform mod
By Andy Chalk published
news CD Projekt is busy with other things, but it's still got time for a little more Geralt.

A Concord commemorative wall plaque is being auctioned by Goodwill and bidding is already over $3,000
By Andy Chalk published
news It's somehow sad and cool at the same time.

Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord's big naval expansion is delayed: 'After taking a hard look at where things stand, it became clear we won’t be ready'
By Andy Chalk published
news War Sails is now targeted for release in the fall.

Elden Ring Nightreign's first patch warns of possible PC performance problems on some setups
By Andy Chalk published
news Developers are looking into it but in the meantime, you may need to reduce your graphical settings if your PC is suffering frame rate drops.

MindsEye co-CEO claims there's a 'concerted effort' to trash the game ahead of its release: 'I do KNOW that there are bot farms posting negative comments and dislikes'
By Andy Chalk published
news The new game from former Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies is out in less than two weeks.

Electronic Arts cancels Black Panther game and closes the studio making it
By Andy Chalk published
news Cliffhanger Games, and the singleplayer Black Panther project, were announced less than two years ago.

Cyberpunk 2, which is now officially called Cyberpunk 2, has entered pre-production, but don't expect it out before 2030
By Andy Chalk published
news CD Projekt said the conclusion of the game's conceptual phase is "another important stage in our work."

Physics-based survival city-builder All Will Fall is having an open beta test in June
By Andy Chalk published
news Here's your chance to see what All Will Fall is all about before it launches later this year.

More than 60% of Capcom's digital game sales last year were on PC
By Andy Chalk published
news the days when Capcom didn't really play with PC? A lot has changed.

OlliOlli World and Rollerdrome are back on Steam after being delisted 4 months ago when 2K sold off Private Division
By Andy Chalk published
news The formerly Private Division games are now published by 2K.

Byond game engine suffers a weeks-long DDoS attack, apparently because a wanna-be Bond villain is trying to force it to go open source: 'Attacks on Byond servers are a symptom of your obstinance'
By Andy Chalk published
news I don't know if the explanation is real, but the attack certainly is.

A month after Electronic Arts mashed the brakes, WRC rally racing games are coming back with a 'complete reboot' under a new publisher
By Andy Chalk published
news The first new WRC game published by Nacon is to arrive in 2027.

Gabe Newell co-founded a neuroscience company in 2019 and its first brain chip is expected to ship later this year
By Andy Chalk published
news It's very preliminary at this stage, but things are happening.

Tim Cain talks about the challenges facing a Fallout remaster: 'How much are we now changing the original Fallout? Is this a quality of life thing or are you making a new game?'
By Andy Chalk published
news Remastering one of the greatest RPGs of all time sounds like a pretty straightforward proposition, but Cain is here to remind us all that it's not.

Paradox is bringing back White Wolf for tabletop RPGs and at least one videogame
By Andy Chalk published
news White Wolf, which was effectively shuttered in 2018, will serve as co-publisher of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

'We're gonna do right by you': Splitgate 2 CEO apologizes for server meltdown after the open beta goes live
By Andy Chalk published
news The Splitgate 2 servers were taken offline just hours after the beta began, and they're still not back.

Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3, it was just a glitch on X
By Andy Chalk published
news A brief and unexpected change to the studio's social media handle had followers pretty excited.

Brian Eno, creator of the Windows 95 startup sound, calls on Microsoft to sever ties with Israel: 'If you knowingly build systems that can enable war crimes, you inevitably become complicit in those crimes'
By Andy Chalk published
news The art rock legend says he stands with Microsoft workers protesting the company's of the Israeli military's ongoing attacks in Gaza.

Super People, the 'PUBG with superpowers' battle royale that closed in 2023, is somehow back from the dead and doing a closed beta test in June
By Andy Chalk published
news After crashing out of early access, Super People is headed back to early access.

GeoGuessr withdraws from Esports World Cup following furious blowback from the community over Saudi Arabia's human rights record
By Andy Chalk published
news The move comes one day after multiple GeoGuessr mapmakers rendered their work unplayable in protest of the game's participation in the EWC.
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