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

The GTA 6 leaker is selling ads now
By Andy Chalk Published
news For $165,000, you too can ask Cyberleek about promoting your product on his videos.

Arc Raiders is halting Expeditions until 2027 so it can make 'major improvements' to the system
By Andy Chalk Published
news The fifth Expedition in September will be the last for a while.

Take-Two kicks off GTA 6 leaker hunt with subpoenas demanding records from Microsoft and Discord
By Andy Chalk Published
news Meanwhile, another new Grand Theft Auto 6 leak dropped today.

US Army confirms it's offering 4 days to play GTA 6 to soldiers who reenlist for at least 2 years
By Andy Chalk Published
news This, apparently, is pretty normal stuff.

Riot is ending development of its 2XKO fighting game
By Andy Chalk Published
news Despite its best efforts since launch, the numbers just aren't there.

'Dude no joke looks like Hugh Jackman now': The internet is swooning over Gabe Newell's svelte new look at The International
By Andy Chalk Published
news Newell's video message welcoming everyone to this year's Dota 2 championship tourney caught a lot of viewers by surprise.

The latest GTA 6 leak confirms the leaker likely has or had access to a playable build
By Andy Chalk Published
news The new video is maybe the most impressive yet, but it's the ending that spells potential trouble for Rockstar and Take-Two.

Stop Killing Games distances itself from GTA 6 leak manifesto: 'Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable to us'
By Andy Chalk Published
news The group is urging its followers not to give the leakers money.

EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'
By Andy Chalk Published
news Despite assurances from management, some workers believe the company will be subject to censorship by its new owners.

Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word 'Immersive' in the name
By Andy Chalk Published
news Just in case there's any confusion, Black Pony Immersive's website also drops a reference to Looking Glass Studios.

Industry legend Warren Spector is retiring: 'I'm feeling like I've done what I set out to do'
By Andy Chalk Published
news The man who helped give us Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Deus Ex, and Epic Mickey is riding off into the sunset.

Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker says they won't stop until Rockstar and Take-Two apologize for 'anti-consumerism' and make a 'concrete commitment to do better'
By Andy Chalk Published
news A manifesto threatens to target not just the GTA 6 makers, but everyone who violates Cyberleek's "three commandments."

The new Rusty Lake game is a grim, sinister tale of family, destiny, and cooking: I fed a man porridge filled with dead bugs and he told me it tasted good
By Andy Chalk Published
news Servant of the Lake, the newest addition to the Rusty Lake series, is another bizarre banger.

Epic Mickey creator Warren Spector is 'a little bitter' that his studio isn't getting props for sparking Oswald the Lucky Rabbit's big comeback
By Andy Chalk Published
news Oswald, who featured in both Epic Mickey games, is getting an animated miniseries in 2027, and Spector rightly thinks his team should get credit for helping make it happen.

Heads up, Fallout 4 and Skyrim players: New updates are incoming, so it's time to tend to your mods
By Andy Chalk Published
news The new patch, featuring "Creations improvements," is set to roll out on August 18.

Toymaker Mattel launches a new game studio with a focus on Roblox and Fortnite that could signal a growing shift in where studios spend money
By Andy Chalk Published
news In chasing the money, Mattel Game Studios doesn't seem particularly interested in Steam or consoles.

Saber's AI Rideshare Stimulator controversy almost closes on high note with CEO apology, then he calls Portal scribe who mocked him an 'unsuccessful writer'
By Ted Litchfield Published
news Why are you making me write this stuff?

Thimbleweed Park 2 is happening because Ron Gilbert's friend knows a rich guy who's a big fan of the original and wanted more
By Andy Chalk Published
news For once, the "wealthy benefactor on the internet wants to give you money" story is actually real.

Pocketpair 'not planning to spend a year making a massive update' for Palworld 1.1
By Andy Chalk Published
news Careful what you ask for.

US Senate launches investigation into Roblox: 'Children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way'
By Andy Chalk Published
Roblox says it "looks forward to sharing the facts" with the investigative committee.

Nightdive's System Shock remake is coming to VR
By Andy Chalk Published
news Strap Shodan on your face. Insect.

The 'father of Master Chief' doesn't like the new Halo's new halos
By Andy Chalk Published
news Marcus Lehto says the halo rings in Halo: Campaign Evolved look way too shiny and new.

Netflix closes Oxenfree developer Night School, just a month after praising its new game as one of the company's 'most successful cloud game debuts'
By Andy Chalk Published
news Moonloot, a studio Netflix founded in 2022, is also being closed.

Beast of Reincarnation director apologizes for not providing 'a sufficiently enjoyable experience,' but promises Game Freak is working on it
By Andy Chalk Published
news The response to Game Freak's post-apocalyptic action RPG has not been universally positive.

Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'
By Andy Chalk Published
news Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.
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