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 Laura Miele says removing the "tedious tasks" of game development has resulted in "shorter, faster conversations around creativity and coming to alignment."

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news Don't fall for it.

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news 34BigThings, known for games including Redout and Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, is now back in the hands of its original founders.

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news Ill's extreme gore-horror actually draws inspiration from Half-Life 2's Ravenholm: "We are doing our best to achieve that exact same effect, but with modern standards."

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news The outcome is disappointing but not terribly surprising.

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news There's barrels of fun for everyone, and you'll get treasures by the ton!

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News The shutdown comes just a few days after a report claiming that major layoffs at Xbox were on the way.

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news A new report suggests Microsoft may also be giving thought to spinning off its Xbox division or selling it entirely.

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news Gotcha Gotcha Games is launching a new forum, which is good, but says it won't archive the old one, which is very bad.

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news Forza Horizon is fine, I guess, but for my money this is where it's at.

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news No great surprise, given the end of Destiny 2 update, but seeing seeing the words put to paper is a bummer.

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news No, it is not dead, and if you've ever wanted to jump in, this would be a great time.

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news Niantic Spatial says "ground scans" collected through Pokémon Go are part of the data being used to train its models.

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news Matthew Ball predicted a rise in ad-supported gaming before joining Xbox, and he still thinks it's a good idea.

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news Sony is now looking for a new star.

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news 1666: Amsterdam dropped a cool trailer at Summer Game Fest, and you know what happened next.

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news Ubisoft Winnipeg and Belgrade are gone, and nearly a third of its studio in Barcelona have been let go.

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news Some much needed clarity from Matt Booty.

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news Yup, it looks like we've got another one.

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news Strap in, kids.

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news Let the words of Walter White give you comfort in these trying times.

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news This would explain why Asha Sharma moved so quickly to lower them.

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news Thief VR publisher Vertigo Games has been a VR-exclusive studio for years, but its most recent release, and its next game, are both non-VR titles.
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