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 joined 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
Once Human developer teases the first big update, apologizes for the last bad patch
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news Was your house gutted for no apparent reason? You may be entitled to compensation.
Twitch unbans Donald Trump: 'We believe there is value in hearing from Presidential nominees directly'
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news Twitch banned Trump's account in 2021 out of fear that he would use the platform to incite more violence after the January 6 attack on the capitol.
Somehow, the 11-year-old niche mil-sim Arma 3 managed to sell nearly 700,000 copies during the Steam Summer Sale
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news The summer sale also saw Arma 3's biggest one-day sales total ever.
Team Fortress 2's summer update adds new maps, taunts, Unusual effects, and more 'security and stability improvements'
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news The summer update is live now, and it's a big one.
The First Descendant changes Destiny 2 lookalike icons, but Nexon still won't say how they ended up in the game
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news Problem solved, but I'd really like to know how the problem started in the first place.
Asked if it plans to delay Star Wars Outlaws over negative YouTube comments, Ubisoft says no: 'I think people will love it'
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news A 10-minute gameplay preview shared recently by IGN has received many more dislikes than likes.
Splitgate 2 is coming in 2025 with a big promise from the developers: 'This is a revolutionary step forward for competitive shooters'
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news The new Splitgate promises a dramatically expanded take on the original game.
Overwatch 2's new support hero Juno joins the roster in August, but you can play her for free this weekend
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news Juno's "hero trial" begins on July 19.
Walton Goggins earns an 'Outstanding Actor' Emmy nomination for playing a sexy noseless mutant in Fallout
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news Amazon's Fallout series is nominated in 16 categories, including Outstanding Drama Series.
Hearthstone players go into meltdown as Blizzard confirms the next expansion won't have a new cosmetic board
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news Fans seem to think a Heroes of the Storm-style demise in on the cards, but Blizzard says it will explain "what the team is focusing" next week.
CD Projekt's Pawel Sasko tells the inspiring tale of how an Estonian beet farmer in Australia became a senior quest designer on The Witcher 4
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news CD Projekt really likes to hire modders.
Larian isn't done with Baldur's Gate 3 yet: 'We still have a few things up our sleeve' after Patch 7 goes live
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news A closed beta for the patch is set to begin on July 22.
Space Marine 2 studio says the leaked build is nearly a year old, urges people not to play it: 'It's disheartening that many of the surprises we worked to keep secret were spoiled'
By Andy Chalk published
news A full build of the upcoming shooter leaked last weekend, nearly two months ahead of the game's official release.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta kicks off in August, and this time PlayStation players aren't getting in ahead of the rest of us
By Andy Chalk published
news It's no surprise, really.
The Witcher 4 is in the 'most advanced' state of development among all the games currently underway at CD Projekt, ahead of The Witcher remake and Cyberpunk 2
By Andy Chalk published
news Don't start holding your breath just yet, though.
The Splitgate studio is teasing something new, and it sure looks like more Splitgate
By Andy Chalk published
news The "Halo with portals" shooter ended development in 2022 so developers could work on something new.
Former Bungie lead counsel explains how the studio nailed one of Destiny 2's most infamous leakers
By Andy Chalk published
news Don McGowan didn't name names, but the steamer in question quickly took credit by denying his involvement.
Larian CEO Swen Vincke says there were only two other RPG series he was interested in working on if he couldn't get Baldur's Gate: Fallout and Ultima
By Andy Chalk published
news Vincke "felt like there was a glass ceiling" holding Larian back, and he wanted a big title to break through it.
The first-ever Olympic Esports Games are coming in 2025, and of course they're being held in Saudi Arabia
By Andy Chalk published
news The IOC has signed a 12-year deal with the country to hold official Olympic esports events on a regular basis.
The First Descendant will change its in-game icons following accusations that it swiped them from Destiny 2
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news Nexon says it will "make adjustments to ensure that the imagery that may appear similar clearly reflects the unique identity of our game."
Deathbound is a 'party-based soulslike,' but everyone in the party lives inside you
By Andy Chalk published
news Explore the city of Akratya with four unique characters, all of whom are you.
Throwback Zombies-style shooter Hellbreach: Vegas drops an updated demo to announce the full launch coming in August
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news We like this one a lot.
Tencent's free-to-play co-op shooter Synced is closing just a year after it launched
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news Neither player counts nor user reviews have been very good.