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
There's a new Stargate: SG-1 tactics game on Steam, because the '90s are forever
By Andy Chalk published
news In keeping with the '90s theme, a demo for Stargate: Timekeepers is out today too.
2 months after killing the Overwatch League, Blizzard teams up with Saudi Arabia's esports org for 'a new era of Overwatch esports'
By Andy Chalk published
news Overwatch Champions Series competition will begin in February and culminate in two major tournaments at Dreamhack.
Immortality developer Sam Barlow teases 2 new projects on Steam, and one of them is survival horror
By Andy Chalk published
news The Steam pages for Project C and Project D look a lot like the first tease for Half Mermaid's last game, Project Ambrosio, which turned out to be Immortality.
Riot lays off 530 employees, will close Riot Forge: 'We're not doing this to appease shareholders or to hit some quarterly earnings number,' says CEO
By Andy Chalk published
news The League of Legends studio is the latest game company to start off 2024 with layoffs.
Tilted Towers resists the yoke of imperial aggression as the British Army gives up on its Fortnite livestream plan
By Andy Chalk published
news The British Army said that after considering the reaction to its custom-made map and planned livestream, it's dropping the whole thing.
Embracer-owned Elex studio Piranha Bytes is trying to save itself from closure: 'Don't write us off yet'
By Andy Chalk published
news Piranha Bytes is "in a difficult situation" and will be closed if it can't find a way to move forward on its own.
Microsoft says 'Russian state-sponsored' hackers gained access to 'a very small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts'
By Andy Chalk published
news The attack was apparently carried out by the group behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack in 2021.
The British Army made its own Fortnite map as a recruitment tool, but Epic could block it
By Andy Chalk published
news The army made its own map and plans to livestream a competition between Yung Filly and Elz the Witch on it next week.
Palworld sells 1 million copies in just 8 hours, and the servers are struggling to handle the load
By Andy Chalk published
news Pocketpair says the massive influx of players is causing server instability, but keep trying and eventually you'll (hopefully) get in.
Game developers are growing more opposed to major acquisitions: 'Too much control in one company's hands is never a good thing'
By Andy Chalk published
news The 2024 GDC State of the Game Industry survey reflects a growing rise in concerns about consolidation.
Indiana Jones headbutts a Nazi 37 seconds into the reveal trailer for The Great Circle, coming later this year
By Andy Chalk published
news MachineGames long-awaited Indiana Jones game took center stage at today's Developer Direct showcase.
Two more studios announce layoffs as 2024 continues to suck for game developers
By Andy Chalk published
news Behaviour Interactive and CI Games are the latest studios to put people out of work as the ugly start to 2024 continues.
Vampire Therapist is a game about helping the living dead come to terms with their centuries-old emotional hangups
By Andy Chalk published
news The darkly comedic narrative adventure claims to be built on "real-life therapy techniques" vetted by licensed therapists.
Rock Band 4 won't get any more DLC because we're living in Fortnite's world now
By Andy Chalk published
news Harmonix has also been supporting Rock Band 4 DLC releases for eight years, so that might be a factor too.
The Wordle of 2014 is coming to Steam in February
By Andy Chalk published
news Threes!, the big-hit mobile game of a decade ago, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by finally launching, officially, on PC.
Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix makes Gale less cranky when he doesn't get his way
By Andy Chalk published
news A "temporary fix" will keep the companion from leaving your party if you refuse to give him magic items to eat.
Open-world city builder-exploration game Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles shows off 30 minutes of all new gameplay
By Andy Chalk published
news Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles will be out in March, and we've got an exclusive look at what's coming.
This trademark dispute between Remedy and Take-Two is brought to you by the letter R
By Andy Chalk published
news Take-Two has filed an opposition to Remedy's trademark application for a new logo, saying it looks too much like the Rockstar R.
Square Enix says its new multiplayer party game contains AI-generated art, but don't sweat it: It's only 'about 0.01% or even less'
By Andy Chalk published
news The president of Square Enix said he wanted to be "aggressive in applying AI" to content development, and apparently he meant it.
Stalker 2 delayed again, now has a 'final release date' in September
By Andy Chalk published
news GSC Game World says the long-awaited shooter needs "more time in the oven."
Embracer-owned Lost Boys Interactive confirms 'difficult' layoffs
By Andy Chalk published
news Multiple employees have reported being let go in what appears to be the latest cuts by the struggling Embracer Group.
Cities: Skylines 2 studio boss warns that growing toxicity could force developers to 'pull back our engagement' with the community
By Andy Chalk published
news Colossal Order CEO Mariina Hallikainen said growing levels of toxicity in the community is "something we have not experienced to this extent before."
Overwatch 2 director apologizes for the way self-healing heroes in Season 9 was announced: 'It was a mistake to talk about this lone change out of context'
By Andy Chalk published
news Aaron Keller says the addition of a self-healing passive to tank and DPS heroes is "part of a bigger set" of changes coming to the game.