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
US government denies ESRB's AI-powered face-scanning 'age estimation' proposal, but it's probably not gone for good
By Andy Chalk published
news The FTC has denied the ESRB group's initial proposal for a Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation system but says it can resubmit with more supporting information later.
Former Dragon Age creative director Mike Laidlaw finally reveals his next game: A physics-based action-adventure 'in which the world becomes your weapon'
By Andy Chalk published
news Eternal Strands is expected to be out sometime in 2025.
This upcoming indie strategy game looks like Left 4 Dead in the style of XCOM
By Andy Chalk published
news Dead Season is a turn-based tactics game about escaping a zombie apocalypse.
This year's best April Fools' Day gaming gags: Bears, bugs, and 97,000 floppy disks
By Christopher Livingston published
Fool's Gold That Elden Ring expansion just keeps expanding, doesn't it?
Halo Infinite support studio Certain Affinity lays off employees for the first time in 17 years, blames industry slowdown and 'reluctance of third party investors to fund games or game companies'
By Andy Chalk published
news The layoff of 25 employees represents roughly 10% of the studio's workforce.
XDefiant misses another launch window, Ubisoft says a new release date will be announced after an upcoming stress test, which also doesn't have a launch date
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft says it's currently "finishing preparations" for a 12-hour cross-platform server stress test.
100-player shooter Enlisted: Reinforced halts sales on Steam due to anger over pricing and a bug that 'completely breaks' account linking
By Andy Chalk published
news Enlisted is free to play from Gaijin, but it costs $20 to get into the "early access" version on Steam.
Phil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'
By Andy Chalk published
news Spencer said publicly traded companies have to show constant growth or else nobody will give them money.
Former US senator and anti-videogame crusader Joe Lieberman has died at age 82
By Andy Chalk published
news Lieberman's congressional hearings into videogame violence in the early 1990s helped drive the creation of the ESRB.
Earthblade, the next game from the makers of Towerfall and Celeste, 'ain't coming out in 2024'
By Andy Chalk published
news It's not technically a delay, but it is disappointing.
Stardew Valley gets another new patch that fixes the 'creepy face' bear and makes new cabins paintable
By Andy Chalk published
news The Stardew Valley 1.6.3 patch is the biggest fix to the 1.6 update yet.
Call of Duty's latest crossover is somehow its most ridiculous yet: Cheech and Chong are coming to Warzone
By Andy Chalk published
news They even have their own finishing move, Secondhand Smoke.
Europa, the gorgeous indie platformer about the only human awake on a terraformed moon, is delayed
By Andy Chalk published
news A new launch date hasn't been set but developer Helder Pinto hopes to have Europa out sometime this summer.
Ninja reveals skin cancer diagnosis: 'Please take this as a PSA to get skin checkups'
By Andy Chalk published
news The famed Fortnite streamer said doctors believe they caught and removed the melanoma in its early stages.
17 years after Hellgate: London fizzled out, one of the original creators is bringing the series back for an all-new 'triple-A' game
By Andy Chalk published
news Hellgate: Redemption is now in development at new studio Lunacy Games.
Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter in development at NetEase, testing begins in May
By Andy Chalk published
news Once again, Doctor Doom is mad about something and he's making it everyone's problem.
Phil Spencer says he's open to bringing stores like Epic and Itch.io to Xbox consoles
By Andy Chalk published
news Could PC digital storefronts end up on Xbox? Apparently anything is possible.
Ken Levine reveals why everyone hates you so much in Judas
By Andy Chalk published
news 11 years after closing Irrational, Levine is finally opening up about his next game.
Ukraine recreates famous lost salt mine in Minecraft 'to tell the world about their history and struggle for freedom'
By Andy Chalk published
news Minesalt aims to teach players about the history of what was once the largest salt producer in Europe.
Remedy's multiplayer Control spinoff won't be free to play: expect a 'lower initial price' followed by live service updates
By Andy Chalk published
news The studio offered up a new look at the upcoming four-player PvE game in its latest financial report.
Bethesda teases The Elder Scrolls 6 in anniversary message and brags its developers are already 'playing early builds' and loving it
By Andy Chalk published
news It's the 30th anniversary of The Elder Scrolls: Arena, the game that started it all.
Industria 2 is 'a narrative FPS to its core,' but its first-ever trailer is giving me real Half-Life 2 vibes
By Andy Chalk published
news We don't go to Ravenholm, so what the hell are we doing here?
Preserving old games was seen as a non-commercial 'art project' until recently, says Nightdive director: 'They were great then and they're great now, and companies have begun to realize that'
By Andy Chalk published
news Nightdive's Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman shared their thoughts on the importance of videogame history in an interview with PC Gamer at GDC.