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
'No Rest for the Wicked is like our Lord of the Rings,' Moon Studios boss says: 'We won't be making Ori 3 anytime soon'
By Andy Chalk published
news Moon Studios chief Thomas Mahler says the studio plans to be working on No Rest for the Wicked for another 5-10 years.
Discord drops the hammer on data-scraping 'Spy.pet' website, says it is 'considering appropriate legal action'
By Andy Chalk published
news The Spy.pet site had reportedly scraped billions of messages from Discord and was offering them for sale.
A new Stardew Valley patch is here, and we can all rest easy: it fixes Mr. Raccoon
By Andy Chalk published
news Stardew Valley's 1.6.6 update is "mostly bug fixes and translation changes," but it still manages some whimsy.
The solo developer of Manor Lords, Steam's latest smash hit, named his studio after a Witcher 3 meme
By Andy Chalk published
news Sometimes all you need is Slavic Magic and vodka.
Bulletstorm studio's mysterious Project Dagger is officially dead
By Andy Chalk published
news People Can Fly continued to work on the game after losing a publishing deal with Take-Two in 2022, but has now decided to pull the plug.
After 10 years on Steam, Korean MMO ArcheAge is giving up on North America and Europe
By Andy Chalk published
news Servers will close in June.
Escape From Tarkov players rage as developers lock co-op PvE behind a new $250 edition, then say they'll offer previous buyers access for just 6 months (Updated)
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news It's getting ugly out there.
BlizzCon 2024 isn't happening
By Andy Chalk published
news Blizzard says it plans to "bring BlizzCon back in future years," but 2024 "doesn't line up."
Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop following takedown request: 'It's Nintendo. Need more be said?'
By Andy Chalk published
news Fans aren't happy, as you can imagine.
'We aren't going anywhere,' TikTok CEO says as company vows to fight US ban
By Andy Chalk published
news US President Joe Biden signed a bill ordering TikTok to be sold or blocked earlier today.
No Rest for the Wicked chief defends early access, says more games should do it: 'Imagine [if] Dark Souls 1 had been in early access'
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news The action RPG from the Ori and the Blind Forest studio launched to a "mixed" rating on Steam last week, but Thomas Mahler has no regrets.
Josh Sawyer understands why some fans are annoyed by the treatment of New Vegas in Amazon's Fallout series, but he's not one of them: 'Whatever happens with it, I don’t care'
By Andy Chalk published
news The director of Fallout: New Vegas enjoys the series and isn't hung up on new creative directions.
Gloomhaven studio releases a demo for a new game and lays off more than half its employees on the same day
By Andy Chalk published
news The studio hopes the demo for Ironmarked will help it find funding for the game.
Fallout showrunners talk about the show's take on New Vegas: 'The idea that the wasteland stays as it is decade-to-decade is preposterous to us'
By Andy Chalk published
news War never changes, but New Vegas sure did.
Todd Howard reveals his favorite moment from the Fallout television show, and in hindsight it's really no surprise at all
By Andy Chalk published
news Every Bethesda RPG has one.
Fortnite is adding a toggle to disable 'confrontational emotes' including Laugh it Up and Take the L
By Andy Chalk published
news Some people are not taking it well.
El Paso, Elsewhere, a Max Payne-inspired shooter about keeping your vampire ex-lover from destroying the world, is being made into a movie
By Andy Chalk published
news This might be really good.
After a year marooned on the Epic store, Dead Island 2 debuts on Steam to 'mixed' reviews for a very silly reason
By Andy Chalk published
news The zombie survival game isn't an Epic exclusive anymore but it still uses Epic Online Services, and some people don't care for that.
Path of Exile studio warns of 'malicious' phishing post that appeared on Steam, tells players 'please take immediate action to secure your account'
By Andy Chalk published
news A compromised account enabled the post to go up on the official Path of Exile Steam store page.
World of Warcraft boss says Microsoft is happy to 'let Blizzard be Blizzard,' but I'm not sure that's entirely true
By Andy Chalk published
news Microsoft has already made some pretty high-profile changes since acquiring Blizzard in 2023.
The long-awaited sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters hits its crowdfunding target in less than four hours, and they're not kidding about that $4.4 million stretch goal
By Andy Chalk published
news Free Stars: Children of Infinity is off to a roaring start.
Telltale shares new images from The Wolf Among Us 2, says it's 'been heads down' on the game
By Andy Chalk published
news The long-awaited sequel to the 2013 narrative adventure is currently expected out sometime in 2024.
Stardew Valley's latest patch 'adds two inappropriate names to the list to exclude from the name generator' and I am dying to know what they are
By Andy Chalk published
news The 'fishing thing and mining stuff' patch Eric Barone announced last week is now live.