Andy Chalk

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.

Articles by: Andy Chalk

A peanut, with text reading "No Half Measures".

Blaseball, the bizarre, beautiful sports gambling horror sim, is ending forever

By Andy Chalk published

news The Game Band said today that despite its best efforts, it can no longer develop the game in a "sustainable" fashion.

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Diablo 4's first hotfix buffs enemies in the difficulty level you probably haven't even played yet

By Andy Chalk published

news Rogues and sorcerers were also nerfed, just a wee little bit.

GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries update screenshot

GTA Online's next free update will add a new mercenary group that you can join to fight its old mercenary group

By Andy Chalk published

news San Andreas Mercenaries will be out later this month.

Duke Nukem AI-generated promo image

Publisher apologizes after fans spot signs of AI generation in contract artist's Duke Nukem promo illustration

By Andy Chalk published

news The lead image for a new bundle of Duke Nukem games coming to the Evercade handheld looked immediately fishy.

US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone

Rogue simulated AI drone never turned on its masters after all, US Air Force AI chief says he 'mis-spoke' and has actually 'never run that experiment'

By Andy Chalk published

news The robots aren't turning against us just yet.

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GSC Game World says Russian hackers are leaking Stalker 2 test builds, please don't look at them

By Andy Chalk published

news The Ukrainian developer says it's been under attack by Russian hackers for nearly a year and a half.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice trailer still

Another Vampire: The Masquerade videogame is on the way, and it is still not Bloodlines 2

By Andy Chalk published

news VtM: Justice will take players on a grim quest for vengeance in the old city of Venice.

Meta Quest 3 VR headset

Meta Quest 3 announced, coming later this year for $499

By Andy Chalk published

news With a new VR headset now officially revealed, the price of the Meta Quest 2 headsets will be reduced.

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Riot threatens to cancel the entire League of Legends summer season in North America if a deal with players isn't made

By Andy Chalk published

news The LCS Players Association voted in favor of a walkout, so now Riot is playing hardball.

Agent Smith in The Matrix

AI industry begs someone to please stop the AI industry before all human life is extinguished by the AI industry

By Andy Chalk published

news More than 300 researchers and industry leaders signed their names to a new statement warning of a potential extinction event.

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Diablo 4 dev corrects day 1 patch statement, says the launch version will have 'very few' changes from the Server Slam build when it goes live

By Andy Chalk published

news Associate director Joseph Piepiora had previously said the full release of Diablo 4 would be significantly changed from the Server Slam version.

Bobby Kotick at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, 2022

Activision Blizzard CEO audaciously claims that sexism and harassment problems were made up by an 'aggressive labor movement' trying to 'destabilize the company'

By Andy Chalk published

news Bobby Kotick said in a new interview that there was never any "systemic issue with harassment" at his company.

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Witcher 3 director and Cyberpunk producer launch a new studio: 'After working for years in an increasingly conservative industry, we’re ready to make bold, impactful projects'

By Andy Chalk published

news Blank, as the new outfit is known, is working on a new game "set in an apocalypse, with a twist."

Deep Rock Galactic Decontaminator Pack DLC (updated)

Deep Rock Galactic studio remakes cosmetic DLC after fans complain: 'You’re putting down good money for these items, and you want them to stand out—we hear you!'

By Andy Chalk published

news DRG's notoriously positive community comes through again.

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A lot of Diablo fans got really mad about Blizzard's 'Hardcode Mode' statue contest

By Andy Chalk published

news Some fans felt that people who played pre-release version of Diablo 4 had an unfair advantage.

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Silent Hill Ascension's first trailer promises your choice of redemption, suffering, or damnation

By Andy Chalk published

news Make your choices in the upcoming "massively interactive live event" coming later this year.

Book of Travels screenshot detail

More than a year after launching into early access, the 'tiny MMO' Book of Travels is just about ready to starting releasing new content

By Andy Chalk published

news Book of Travels debuted in late 2021 and almost immediately ran into trouble, but develop Might and Delight stuck with it.

Falling Frontier still - Hano class destroyer

This sci-fi RTS gameplay trailer is so good it sparked an argument about realistic deep-space combat on Reddit

By Andy Chalk published

news Falling Frontier latest gameplay video showcases its reworked, and very cinematic, combat systems.

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CD Projekt shoots down Sony acquisition rumor: 'CD Projekt is not for sale,' CEO says

By Andy Chalk published

news Rumors of a possible Sony buyout of the Witcher studio have persisted since March.

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League of Legends pro players vote to strike over Riot's rule changes

By Andy Chalk published

news The LCS Players Association says its members voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of strike action.

Image for The Last of Us multiplayer development reportedly slowed as Naughty Dog says the project needs 'more time'

The Last of Us multiplayer development reportedly slowed as Naughty Dog says the project needs 'more time'

By Andy Chalk published

news The standalone multiplayer game was announced last year, but it doesn't appear to be going well.

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Lionsgate really wants to make a big-budget John Wick videogame: 'There's a ton of energy around it'

By Andy Chalk published

news The production studio is very interested in turning the hit action films into a triple-A game.

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The Lord of the Rings: Gollum studio says sorry for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum game

By Andy Chalk published

news Daedalic Entertainment has apologized for the state of its new Gollum game, and promised to fix it.

The Front screenshot

Travel back in time to fight zombies and tyranny in this upcoming survival shooter that's looking for beta testers right now

By Andy Chalk published

news There's a lot going on in The Front, but it looks weird enough that it might be interesting.

'83 screenshot

Rising Storm studio Antimatter Games is being closed

By Andy Chalk published

news Parent company EG7 is looking to cut expenses and "achieve higher predictability and profitability."

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