Articles by: Andy Chalk

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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

This new Humble Bundle has all the Myst except Pyst for just $20

By Andy Chalk published 24 July 23

news If you've ever wanted to go all-in on the famous Myst games, here's your chance.

Tencent claims another one, will become 'majority shareholder' of Dying Light studio Techland

By Andy Chalk published 24 July 23

news Techland says the deal will help ensure its new fantasy-action game lives up to expectations.

The studio behind Silent Hill: Ascension is also doing a Borderlands 'interactive streaming series'

By Andy Chalk published 21 July 23

news Borderlands EchoVision Live is a choose-your-own-adventure-style show about eight wanna-be Vault Hunters.

The maker of Among the Sleep and Mosaic unveils a new game about driving a food truck for super-cute animals

By Andy Chalk published 21 July 23

news Fruitbus is a wholesome game about exploring the world, serving good food, and making new friends.

Funny Diablo 4 glitch cuts out some of the grind in the new season

By Andy Chalk published 21 July 23

news Players have discovered a weird trick that lets them blow past one of the chapter quests in seconds.

Old School Runescape players were using a new bug to mass-murder each other and it got so bad the game had to be taken offline

By Andy Chalk published 20 July 23

news A minor update introduced a major problem.

Terminator creator James Cameron says AI isn't going to take over Hollywood but it might wipe out humanity: 'I warned you guys in 1984!'

By Andy Chalk published 20 July 23

news Cameron doesn't believe AI can create, but he's pretty sure it can destroy.

Epic Games doubles its reward program for the 2023 Summer Sale, which is live now by the way

By Andy Chalk published 20 July 23

news You'll get 10% back on all eligible purchases made during the course of Epic's big seasonal sale.

The Walking Dead: Betrayal is a game about avoiding zombie hordes and murdering your fellow survivors

By Andy Chalk published 19 July 23

news The new social deception-survival game is headed to beta testing in August.

Diablo 4 is Blizzard's fastest-selling game of all time

By Andy Chalk published 19 July 23

news Die-hard Diablo fans may be grumbling, but the new game is a huge hit that drove Blizzard's biggest financial quarter ever.

Overwatch League at risk of collapse as teams vote on $114 million exit payment

By Andy Chalk published 19 July 23

news Activision Blizzard's latest financial report does not point to a bright future for the company's big esports league.

CD Projekt is back with yet another big fix for The Witcher 3's grass

By Andy Chalk published 19 July 23

news The Witcher 3 patch 4.04 is now live.

Diablo 4's best Barbarian build has been killed by a bug fix

By Andy Chalk published 18 July 23

news Hammer of the Ancient doesn't hit like it used to.

Despite $500,000 win against abusive 'fan,' Destiny 2 developers are still being harassed 'just because they work at Bungie'

By Andy Chalk published 18 July 23

news Bungie warned Destiny fans not to expect increased interactions with its community team anytime soon.

Cluckin' Bell clerk from GTA San Andreas

GTA-themed 'Cluckin' Bell' pop-up restaurant catches cease and desist from Take Two, so they're renaming it 'Don't Cluckin' Tell'

By Andy Chalk published 18 July 23

news A real-life Cluckin' Bell appeared at Comic Con last year, but plans to bring it back for 2023 have run up against a letter from Take-Two's lawyers.

The maker of Megaton Rainfall is working on a new game that looks even weirder than Megaton Rainfall

By Andy Chalk published 17 July 23

news Tenebris Pictura is an “ultra-corporeal action adventure” that will be out on August 31.

Ubisoft's open world Star Wars game will not have procedurally generated planets: Every game world is 'handcrafted'

By Andy Chalk published 17 July 23

news Julian Gerighty said each of Star Wars Outlaw's game world will have an explorable area roughly equivalent to two of the regions in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Sony throws in the towel, signs 10 year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

By Andy Chalk published 17 July 23

news Sony and Microsoft have reached a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty games on PlayStation.

After more than 2 years of work, Cyberpunk 2077 finally reaches a 'very positive' user rating on Steam

By Andy Chalk published 14 July 23

news CD Projekt's cyber-RPG faceplanted badly out of the gate, but it’s really come around since then.

After 20 years, Major Nelson is leaving Microsoft

By Andy Chalk published 14 July 23

news Larry Hryb says he’s going to "enjoy the Seattle summer" and then move on to other things.

Game publisher CEO says talk on monitoring employees with AI was hypothetical and taken out of context: 'We don't use any of these tools for HR'

By Andy Chalk published 14 July 23

news Tinybuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik says a presentation he gave on using AI to detect toxic and burned-out employees was meant to illustrate potential good and bad uses of AI.

Stray Gods has changed its release date to avoid Baldur’s Gate 3, which changed its release date to avoid Starfield

By Andy Chalk published 13 July 23

news David Gaider’s musical RPG Stray Gods is delayed and it’s all Todd Howard’s fault, sort of.

EA Sports FC 24 gets its first gameplay trailer and fans don’t like it any more than the jankass cover art

By Andy Chalk published 13 July 23

news EA’s first foray into its post-FIFA life is coming in September.

Bungie wins $500,000 from 'racist shitstain' who harassed and threatened Destiny 2 community manager

By Andy Chalk published 13 July 23

news After a player's campaign of abuse against one employee, Bungie hired bodyguards and investigators to track down the perpetrator.

Team Fortress 2's big Summer Update is live with 14 new maps and 25 cosmetics, and you bet Valve made absolutely none of them

By Andy Chalk published 12 July 23

news The latest TF2 update is a big one, and you can thank the community for it.

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