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.
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news Mark Darrah thinks Larian succeeded because it wasn't afraid to do its own thing.

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news Strauss Zelnick reckons that the quality of the experience will more than justify the price.

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news It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.

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news Strauss Zelnick says Take-Two will still put out physical editions "now and then," but for the most part, the era of games on discs is already over.

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news Devolver went public in 2021 and it's not working out.

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news The id Software co-founder told the story during an opening panel at QuakeCon.

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news We're going back to a "darker, more oppressive Bolivia."

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news Nobleman—proprietor Hans Capon, aka Luke Dale—will open to the public in October.

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news With EA's acquisition by Saudi Arabia now complete, there have been a couple changes at the top.

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news What could it mean?

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news Eric Baptizat is back.

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news Right on schedule.

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news Game dev Michael Major ultimately ended up with a little over $2,000 for his efforts, which still isn't bad for a teenager's gag.

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news The 64GB RAM recommendation turned out be a mistake, but the overall system requirements are still pretty messy.

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news I'll give you a hint: It rhymes with three pee yay.

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news The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle is live now on Itch.io.

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news Despite pushback, Sony isn't changing its mind about dropping physical discs in 2028.

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news McFarlane says he's lived his dream, but it's time to start tending to other parts of his life.

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news EA says all regulatory hurdles are cleared, so all that's left to do is to do it.

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news The numbers are big and impressive, but the main message appears to be that Xbox isn't going anywhere.

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news Frictional's latest annual report spilled the beans, although it's not clear what the new version will entail.

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news New studio co-chief Nick Giacomini says teams will have "the runway they need to do things right."

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news Ron Gilbert says the next game in the now-a-series is set to come out in early 2028.
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