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

Far Cry TV series showrunner says he's 'not specifically adapting any of the games,' and the creative director of Far Cry 4 doesn't care for that very much
By Andy Chalk published
news Noah Hawley says he wants to treat the Far Cry series announced in 2025 as an anthology.

Gabe Newell once said Steam wasn't 'the answer to digital distribution,' proving that even Gabe Newell is wrong about stuff sometimes
By Andy Chalk published
news Newell said things "change dramatically" every two or three years, but not all things, as it turns out.

Fortnite offers refunds on D4vd cosmetics following his arrest for murder
By Andy Chalk published
news The items and music remain available in the game for now, however.

The Alice: Madness Returns dev team 'made history,' American McGee says: It was 'the first team ever to tell EA *** and (kinda) get away with it'
By Andy Chalk published
news Is this why we never got Alice 3? Probably not, but it's fun to think about.

Fable creator says it's 'a real shame' the reboot is dropping the horns-or-halo morality system
By Andy Chalk published
news Peter Molyneux is an old school guy, and he likes old school systems.

The Mission: Impossible guy is making a Battlefield movie, and Michael B. Jordan might star in it
By Andy Chalk published
news This was bound to happen.

After shaking Steam's servers with Baldur's Gate 3's launch, Larian publishing chief says 'I hope we absolutely demolish it next time'
By Andy Chalk published
news Baldur's Gate 3 hammered Steam hard when it launched in 2023, but not hard enough for Michael Douse.

'Our presence on PC isn't strong enough,' Xbox bosses admit
By Andy Chalk published
news At the same time, the "Microsoft Gaming" name adopted in 2022 has been dropped, and it's all back to Xbox again.

The Ubisoft studio that spent 10 years making Black Flag spinoff Skull and Bones comes full circle by remaking Black Flag
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft Singapore is leading the development of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and surely by now they're getting tired of the whole "pirates!" thing.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is finally official, and it's coming in July
By Andy Chalk published
news After a year of leaks, we finally got to see what it's all about.

Alice creator American McGee says he was inspired by a Valve demo he saw while working on Quake 2
By Andy Chalk published
news McGee was fired from id Software in 1998, but it all worked out pretty well for him.

Behaviour Interactive lays off more people as 'demand for mobile and casual external development projects has declined'
By Andy Chalk published
news BI is best known for Dead by Daylight, but it does a lot of other work too, and that's apparently drying up.

Google executive responsible for AI has a solution for the game industry's problems, and you're not going to believe this but it's AI
By Andy Chalk published
news Gosh. Wow. Holy Cow.

Kiki Wolfkill, longtime Halo veteran and head of Xbox Film and TV, has left Microsoft after nearly 30 years
By Andy Chalk published
news Wolfkill called the decision to leave Microsoft "difficult but exhilarating."

After 2 years of silence, an extraction shooter we liked back in 2022 for its 'impeccable vibes' suddenly springs back to life on Steam
By Andy Chalk published
news Remember Marauders?

12 years after the original and with its themes more relevant than ever, anti-war game This War of Mine is getting a full remake
By Andy Chalk published
news 11 Bit Studios is also working on a new Frostpunk game, and two unannounced projects.

Xbox Game Pass prices are going down, but future Call of Duty games won't be added until 'about a year' after they launch
By Andy Chalk published
news The new prices are still higher than they were before last year's price hike.

MindsEye studio faces new legal action over employee surveillance software that workers' union alleges was 'recording individuals in their homes and without their consent'
By Andy Chalk published
news The IWGB union says the software was removed in March, but BARB is refusing to disclose what data it collected.

RuneScape initiates emergency patch rollback for the most ironic reason possible: Giving players so many runes it would cause 'irreparable economic damage'
By Andy Chalk published
news A bug introduced in the latest update showed players with literally trillions of runes.

Mass Effect TV show writer denies being told to rewrite it for 'non-gamers'
By Andy Chalk published
news NDAs mean Daniel Casey can't say much, but the reported rewrites are news to him.

Ubisoft announces that 'gaming's worst-kept secret' will finally be revealed later this week
By Andy Chalk published
news That's right, it's finally time to learn all there is to know about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Game developer that railed against 'haters' faces even more allegations of unpaid work, including a bill of over $100K
By Andy Chalk published
news Gunzilla, the game studio behind extraction shooter Off The Grid, faces new complaints about delayed payments.

The Elden Ring movie is coming in March 2028, and Nick Offerman and Peter Serafinowicz are in it so you know it's (probably) going to be good
By Andy Chalk published
news It's got Jonathan Pryce, too.
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