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
For the 30th time—yes, we're still counting—Ubisoft reassures everyone that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still happening
By Andy Chalk published
The long-suffering project is now under the guidance of industry veteran Fawzi Mesmar, who has taken over as creative director.
Minecraft is dropping VR support next year
By Andy Chalk published
news Minecraft will no longer work in PC VR and PlayStation VR headsets after a 'final update' in March 2025.
Fallout: London celebrates the near-eradication of humanity by surpassing 1 million redemptions on GOG
By Andy Chalk published
news Not a bad way to mark Fallout Day.
Space Marine 2 will walk back unpopular difficulty changes, public test servers are coming to help avoid hassles like this in the future
By Andy Chalk published
news The 4.1 patch is slated to arrive on October 24.
Monster Hunter Wilds open beta is coming next week, with a full character creator and two hunts
By Andy Chalk published
news The new Monster Hunter is still four months away, but you can start blasting away at innocent creatures who are just minding their own business on Halloween.
Sony carves off more of Bungie: The Creative Studios team is now officially a part of PlayStation Studios
By Andy Chalk published
news PlayStation Creative, formerly Bungie Creative Studios, will continue to work on Destiny 2 and Marathon, as well as all over Sony live service games.
US Army asks if Microsoft could please make its Kill-O-Vision headsets a bit cheaper
By Andy Chalk published
news $22 billion doesn't go as far as it used to.
Assassin's Creed Shadows drops promised early access for its big collector's edition, but it's also going to be $50 cheaper than planned
By Andy Chalk published
news Hey, sounds fair for me.
Two years after unveiling a new studio aimed at building 'the next big thing in gaming,' Netflix has closed it down
By Andy Chalk published
news Team Blue was led by industry veterans including Chacko Sonny and Joseph Staten, but it never got off the ground.
PvPvE is 'a holy grail of game design,' says Space Marine 2 director, and he's got no plans to chase it: 'A lot of studios are trying to find it and a lot of them fail'
By Andy Chalk published
news Sure, it sounds good on paper, but in reality the whole thing would be a massive headache with no good payoff, says the game director.
Blade Runner 2049 producers sue Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner over AI-generated image used in Cybercab promotional event
By Andy Chalk published
news Alcon Entertainment refused to grant permission to use Blade Runner 2049 images in the event, so Tesla used an AI-generated fake instead.
Hi-Rez Studios is closing 2 games as it continues to refocus on Smite 2
By Andy Chalk published
news Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout will both be gone early in 2025.
Space Marine 2's free 4K texture pack takes up more space than the entire base game, and you're gonna need some serious hardware to run it
By Andy Chalk published
news The recommended spec for Space Marine 2 isn't going to cut it.
Fallout: London's latest patch makes more than 1,000 fixes and changes: 'The mod should be as solid as a rock'
By Andy Chalk published
news The 1.02 patch promises to make "a massive difference" for players.
The maker of an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue featuring a one-legged torii says the design was 'insensitive' and will be changed
By Andy Chalk published
news The one-legged torii in the collectible bears a striking resemblance to a monument to the nuclear attack on Nagasaki.
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii moves its launch up by a week to avoid being hunted by a monster
By Andy Chalk published
news It turns out that the original release date was already occupied.
Fullbright drops a surprise horror game on Steam, and it's all about giant spiders hiding in disgusting toilets
By Andy Chalk published
news I would simply never use a toilet again.
Nidhogg studio 're-reveals' its new project: A stylish action-exploration game where you race bicycles and save the world
By Andy Chalk published
news Wheel World is set to arrive in 2025, with Annapurna Interactive still publishing.
Remedy's multiplayer Control spinoff looks even weirder than I expected: A co-op FPS where you shoot goo and garden gnomes at murderous monsters from another dimension
By Andy Chalk published
news FBC: Firebreak was officially unveiled at today's Xbox showcase and is slated to come out in 2025.
Arma 4 finally has a release target, and I'm sorry to say you're going to be playing Grand Theft Auto 6 for two years before it comes out
By Andy Chalk published
news Three years? Three years.
Sony's failed shooter Concord has been updated dozens of times on Steam in October, and I'm starting to feel a comeback
By Andy Chalk published
news There's a whole lot of activity going on for a game that's supposedly dead.
Asmongold steps back from OTK and says 'I need to fix my f***ing life' after racist rant about Palestinians: 'I have been slowly devolving into the most mean-spirited, rude, nasty, callous, psychopathic version of myself'
By Andy Chalk published
news The streamer says his life has spun out of control and he's making changes to bring things back to normal—but not too many changes, apparently.
IO Interactive's James Bond game will feature a young 007 'that the gamers can call their own'
By Andy Chalk published
news James Bond is a well-established character but even so, IO Interactive aims to do something new with it.
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