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
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive is laying off 5% of its workforce and 'rationalizing its pipeline,' the latest skin-crawling corporate euphemism for people losing their jobs
By Andy Chalk published
news Alongside the job cuts, Take-Two is also cancelling multiple projects currently in development.
It took almost 10 years, but REDkit modding tools are finally coming to The Witcher 3 and a test version on Steam is live now
By Andy Chalk published
news Steam Workshop support is also on the way.
Hades 2 technical test set to begin 'shortly,' signups are open now
By Andy Chalk published
news The early access launch of Hades 2 will follow once the technical test is complete.
XDefiant is finally getting closer: a stress test starts on Friday and will run all weekend long
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft had initially said the XDefiant server stress test would only run for 12 hours, but apparently minds have changed.
Borderlands 3 community scores a big win for science: 'These players have helped trace the evolutionary relationships of more than a million different kinds of bacteria that live in the human gut'
By Andy Chalk published
news Launched in 2020, the Borderlands Science project was a major success.
Ubisoft responds as Star Wars Outlaws comes under fire for Jabba the Hutt season pass exclusive
By Shaun Prescott published
News It's just one Jabba mission among many.
Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider says a Dragon Age TV series is 'a terrible idea,' and he's not very keen on Mass Effect either
By Andy Chalk published
news And you know what? He's not wrong.
Skybound is making an Invincible game and it wants people to invest in the company to help make it happen
By Andy Chalk published
news The new investment campaign started today and is already well past its goal.
Fallout 76 hits an all-time player count record on Steam following the Fallout TV series on Amazon, and the other games are spiking too
By Andy Chalk published
news All the games in the long-running Fallout series are enjoying a sudden surge in popularity.
Helldivers 2's new Ground Breaker armor suffers a wardrobe malfunction—it launched with the wrong passives
By Andy Chalk published
news Arrowhead said the mixup will be fixed in an upcoming patch.
One week after saying it was 'hard at work on our next project,' Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios has reportedly furloughed most of its remaining staff
By Andy Chalk published
news Ascendant Studios laid off nearly half its staff in September 2023.
Heading Out is a stylish, narrative-focused driving game inspired by classic road flicks of the '70s and '80s
By Andy Chalk published
Outrun If Vanishing Point were a videogame, it would be a lot like this.
After winning every major Game of the Year award in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is now cleaning up in 2024 too
By Andy Chalk published
news Larian's hit RPG claimed five wins at the 2024 BAFTA awards, including Best Game.
The Fallout 4 next-gen update announced in 2022 will finally be out later this month
By Andy Chalk published
news Almost in time for the Fallout TV series on Amazon.
Disney Speedstorm community up in arms as premium pass can no longer be earned through gameplay: Starting with the next season, if you want it you'll have to pay for it
By Andy Chalk published
news The Golden Pass could previously be purchased with Tokens, but in season 7 it will be real money only.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition launches to 'mostly positive' reviews on Steam, but server problems are once again causing headaches
By Andy Chalk published
news Developer Abstraction Games has promised a "compensation package" for players to make up for the downtime.
The mystery leaker who predicted Destiny 2's new Prismatic subclass a month ago also says Destiny 3 is in development
By Andy Chalk published
news They were right once. Why not twice?
Another Stardew Valley patch is on the way, with 'a new fishing thing, and some new mining-related stuff'
By Andy Chalk published
news The fishing-thing-and-mining-stuff update, technically referred to as the 1.6.4 patch, is expected to arrive next week.
Darkest Dungeon 2 is getting a free new game mode later this year that will feature 'some of the permanence and roster management' of the original game
By Andy Chalk published
news Kingdoms challenges players to protect their realm against an incursion of evil.
Hunt down a crazed sniper in a major new content update for our favorite voxel-based Deus Ex-like detective sim
By Andy Chalk published
news The Sharpshooter Assassin update for Shadows of Doubt is available on Steam today.
A year and a half after its bitter breakup with NetEase, Blizzard has made a new deal to bring its games back to China—with NetEase
By Andy Chalk last updated
news Blizzard's games are set to return to China this summer.
Helldivers 2 reward system will get an 'overhaul' because right now it's 'about as reliable as a solar-powered watch in Malevelon Creek'
By Andy Chalk published
news For the record, that is not very reliable at all.
Dredge, the vibes-heavy indie hit about fishing on a sea of otherworldly horrors, is being made into a movie
By Andy Chalk published
news Story Kitchen, which is also working on films based on Vampire Survivors and Slime Rancher, has signed a deal to bring the horror fishing game to the big screen.