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

Ikea made a Skyrim mod starring Matt Berry as a sentient shelf named Kallax Storageborn
By Andy Chalk Published
news The mod includes a new quest, companion, and items—and as marketing stunts go, it looks pretty good.

'We are no longer using that one red pipe asset we weren't supposed to use': The Blood of Dawnwalker hotfix clears up one of the game's more charming mistakes
By Andy Chalk Published
news Dead bodies won't be so talkative anymore either.

'What if you could own a space station?' asks No Man's Sky's Sean Murray, as he lets you own a space station
By Andy Chalk Published
news The Cosmos update is live now, and free for all players.

Control Resonant should run well on mid-tier PCs, but you're going to have to clear out some serious SSD space
By Andy Chalk Published
news The PC system requirements are out.

Less than a week after launch, The Blood of Dawnwalker developer is already getting to work on the sequel
By Andy Chalk Published
news Rebel Wolves is hiring.

Inspired by the success of games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, French president Emmanuel Macron declares 'videogames are part of our culture' and announces a new international gaming festival
By Andy Chalk Published
news It seems like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 really made an impact on Macron.

Just days after The Tetris Company warned that 'we take copyright infringement very seriously,' the Tetris clone in the White House Arcade suddenly disappears
By Andy Chalk Published
news Maybe it's a coincidence, and maybe it's not.

Celebrate Labor Day by playing Civilization 7 for free
By Andy Chalk Published
news There's actually no connection to Labor Day that I can see, but Civ 7 is free to play until September 10, and it's on sale too.

'Grand Theft Auto is a videogame franchise built around criminal activity': Miami-Dade County Sheriff comes out hard against a proposed GTA 6 collab with Rockstar
By Andy Chalk Published
news It actually sounds like a really good idea, but of course the cops are against it.

The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's as rotten as you'd expect
By Andy Chalk Published
news The arcade currently includes games based on Tetris, Flappy Bird, and Snake, and of course a healthy dose of racism and pro-Trump propaganda.

It's really starting to look like a new StarCraft game will be revealed at BlizzCon
By Andy Chalk Published
news Initial reports of a Nexon-developed shooter were met with doubt, but now something funky is happening with the StarCraft 2 website. And have you seen the BlizzCon schedule?

A multi-month delay for Deus Ex turned into a huge payoff for one of its best characters, says designer Harvey Smith
By Andy Chalk Published
news Smith's story about the late stages of Deus Ex development takes some time to get to the point, but it's a fun ride.

Stalker 2 studio is raffling keychains made from a shot-down Russian helicopter to raise funds for mine removal in the real-world Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
By Andy Chalk Published
news Other prizes include patches, t-shirts, and game keys—GSC Game World hopes to raise at least $100,000 for the effort.

CD Projekt mystery games update: Yes, they're still happening, and no, not any time soon
By Andy Chalk Published
news Maybe someday we'll find out what's going on with Sirius and Hadar, but it is not this day.

CD Projekt says it never considered charging Witcher 3 owners for the remastered edition: 'It was never a question we asked ourselves'
By Andy Chalk Published
news The Songs of the Past expansion will make money, but the remastered Witcher 3 is a gift.

Double Fine's famous game jam returns with 26 new ideas and a promise to make Brutal Legend 2, if its Kickstarter stretch goal is met
By Andy Chalk Published
news The Amnesia Fortnight Kickstarter blew past its goal in just two days, but getting a new Brutal Legend is going to be a whole different pile of money

Dwarf Fortress co-creator says his life as a millionaire is 'basically like reattaining what my parents could do with regular jobs'
By Andy Chalk Published
news Tarn Adams lives in a house now. I bet that's nice.

Good reviews are a 'great relief,' says Blood of Dawnwalker director, as former CD Projekt coworkers line up to offer congratulations
By Andy Chalk Published
news Rebel Wolves' vampire RPG is holding an aggregate 83 score on Metacritic.

That Grand Theft Auto 6 exclusive reveal worked out pretty well for Netflix: It was the platform's biggest show last week
By Andy Chalk Published
news The GTA 6 reveal showcase pulled in more than 31 million views over just four days.

Ken and Ryu work things out in a new trailer for Street Fighter
By Andy Chalk Published
And Cody Rhodes isn't happy about what happened to his face.

No Rest for the Wicked, which was slated to hit 1.0 a month before Grand Theft Auto 6, is delayed into 2027
By Andy Chalk Published
news Moon Studios said the extra time will "help us improve performance, tighten the class system, and polish the whole game," and made no mention at all of GTA 6.

Court grants Take-Two's latest request for more user information from Discord as the GTA 6 leaker hunt intensifies
By Andy Chalk Last updated
news It seems the subpoena will remain sealed, as Take-Two requested.

Despite horrendous layoffs, obscene hardware prices, and everything else, Saber Interactive exec says 'this is a great time to be in the industry'
By Andy Chalk Published
news Saber CCO Tim Willits believes the availability of platforms like Fortnite and mobile devices are what really matters.

After the debacle of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt says The Witcher 4 is already running on PC and consoles, promises 'it's going to run' on all target platforms
By Andy Chalk Published
news Sure, it's a low bar, but after the Cyberpunk 2077 fiasco you can understand why CD Projekt Red would want to make the point.
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