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

Randy Pitchford says Gearbox has a firm no-AI policy after posting an AI-generated image of an AI working at Gearbox
By Andy Chalk published
news Randy just wanted to have a little fun, but it didn't work out so well.

Gabe Newell makes surprise appearance in an ad for the yacht company he bought last year, riding around in his $500 million boat
By Andy Chalk published
news Are you in the market for a superyacht? Maybe Gabe can help.

PC players aren't Grand Theft Auto 6's 'core' audience, Take-Two CEO says, and that's why we have to wait for it
By Andy Chalk published
news Zelnick said going to consoles first is a matter of "serving the core consumer," but he also said PC can account for half of a big game's sales these days, so I don't get it.

GameStop confirms $56 billion eBay acquisition bid, promises $2 billion in cuts at the company if the takeover is successful
By Andy Chalk published
news How GameStop will actually be able to pay for the much larger eBay is not entirely clear at this point.

Hit cowboy co-op shooter's servers are struggling, developer says its service provider 'is currently drinking mojitos instead of helping'
By Andy Chalk last updated
news Is it a serious complaint? Perhaps not. It is pretty funny, though.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era sold 250,000 copies and 'broke even on development costs' in 1 day
By Andy Chalk published
news Not a bad start for an old school strategy game.

The Oscars bans generative AI in acting and writing categories
By Andy Chalk published
news Only roles "demonstrably performed by humans with their consent" will be eligible for awards.

Indie dev apologizes for rough game launch, commits to turning it around: 'The critique is fair ... we got work to do'
By Andy Chalk published
news Industria 2 looks great, but the general consensus is that it wasn't ready for launch.

The new 'Xbox mode' for Windows 11 has arrived, but don't get your hopes up for performance improvements: it's just a new UI
By Andy Chalk published
news The "dedicated gaming experience" for WIndows 11 is now rolling out in "select markets."

I played the MindsEye mission about the alleged game saboteurs, and it sucks so bad
By Andy Chalk published
news The mission is dull and witless, and the promised "evidence" of sabotage against developer Build a Rocket Boy utterly fails to materialize.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took the job less than 3 months ago, says 'player and revenue growth has not yet met our ambition' as Microsoft gaming continues to slide
By Andy Chalk published
news I mean, yeah. No kidding.

Finally, someone is making a TV show based on a videogame that I actually want to watch
By Andy Chalk published
news Sure, Fallout is cool, but have you ever played Atomfall?

Chinese-made soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, set in historical China, is now owned by... Italians?
By Andy Chalk published
news The property was purchased by 505 Games parent company Digital Bros., following the reported dissolution of original developer Leenzee.

S&box makes nearly $1 million on launch day, and yes there are problems but that's okay: 'We love it when things break because then we get to fix them'
By Andy Chalk published
news Facepunch says S&box launch day went "pretty much exactly as expected."

Starbreeze hasn't declared Payday 3 dead yet, but it's launching yet another spin-off this year—this time on Roblox
By Andy Chalk published
news Word of the untitled project comes just a couple months after the announcement of a Payday VR game.

6 weeks after releasing Greedfall: The Dying World, famed eurojank studio Spiders is closing
By Andy Chalk published
news Spiders is a victim of Nacon's insolvency woes.

The Thick as Thieves campaign will be 'at least four hours' in length, which is pretty short, but on the upside it's a whole lot cheaper than I ever would've guessed
By Andy Chalk published
news This is not making me feel better about the whole thing.

'Obviously we love the PC,' Gabe Newell told us 15 years ago, but his focus was on 'a responsibility to gamers and game developers'
By Andy Chalk published
news Sony boosts PlayStation and Microsoft promotes Xbox, but the Valve boss said Steam takes a slightly different approach.

Discord is down for many users, struggling with connectivity problems and missing channels (Update: 'This incident has been resolved')
By Andy Chalk published
news It's not just you.

The Blood of Dawnwalker system requirements revealed
By Andy Chalk published
news We got a closer look at the upcoming vampiric RPG today, including a release date and details on what you'll need to actually run it.

Far Cry TV series showrunner says he's 'not specifically adapting any of the games,' and the creative director of Far Cry 4 doesn't care for that very much
By Andy Chalk published
news Noah Hawley says he wants to treat the Far Cry series announced in 2025 as an anthology.

Gabe Newell once said Steam wasn't 'the answer to digital distribution,' proving that even Gabe Newell is wrong about stuff sometimes
By Andy Chalk published
news Newell said things "change dramatically" every two or three years, but not all things, as it turns out.

Fortnite offers refunds on D4vd cosmetics following his arrest for murder
By Andy Chalk published
news The items and music remain available in the game for now, however.
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