
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

GOG's 'Classics Promo' sale rolls into the weekend with deep discounts on more than 1,000 good old games
By Andy Chalk published
news If you're looking for something to play this weekend, GOG might be able to help.

'Let's just fail quickly this time': Semiwork took a 'big risk' on REPO after its first game took 6 years to make and didn't sell very well
By Andy Chalk published
news Semiwork was in a tough spot after Voidigo failed to catch on, so it took a bit of a different approach to its next game.

Dark and Darker finally gets a PvE-exclusive 'Adventure Mode'
By Andy Chalk published
news Early access season 6 has some big changes.

The Talos Principle: Reawakened goes back to the beginning for a touching coda to its musings on what it means to be human
By Andy Chalk published
news The remastered edition of Croteam's hit puzzle game is out now, and it's really good.

William Roberts, the voice of Vesemir in The Witcher games, has died
By Andy Chalk published
news Roberts appeared in dozens of videogames over a long and prolific career, but the grizzled witcher Vesemir is the one that stands out.

Lost Ember studio reveals its next game, and dang, it's got some really good snow
By Andy Chalk published
news Ikuma promises a haunting journey through the uncharted Arctic for one or two players.

Ubisoft's defense against The Crew lawsuit doubles down on a point we've heard many times before: You don't actually own your games
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft claims consumers were given "clear and conspicuous" notice that they were only buying a "limited license" to access the game.

Deep Rock Galactic's roguelite spinoff digs up a new trailer for the Triple-I Initiative, closed alpha testing is 'starting soon'
By Andy Chalk published
news Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is expected to launch into early access later this year.

Xbox Games Showcase returns in June with first-party studios, third-party partners, and a deep dive into The Outer Worlds 2
By Andy Chalk published
news Microsoft is bringing back the double-feature format for its 2025 online event.

The Last of Us is coming back for a third season on HBO
By Andy Chalk published
news Season two isn't out for a few more days, but HBO is clearly confident that fans are going to want more.

More tariff chaos: Donald Trump pauses tariffs for most countries at the last minute but jacks them up to 125% against China, 'effective immediately,' because of their 'lack of respect'
By Andy Chalk published
news This doesn't seem like a great way to run a country, and it's not ideal if you're looking to put together a new gaming rig either.

'It's the end of an era': Four years after saying the studio would keep its 'identity,' CD Projekt has fully absorbed The Molasses Flood, but it's still working on The Witcher spinoff Project Sirius
By Andy Chalk published
news The Molasses Flood has been working on Project Sirius for years, and there's still nothing to show for it

'There is no lawsuit' against Schedule I: As negative Steam reviews pile up, Drug Dealer Simulator publisher makes a public plea for peace
By Andy Chalk published
news The Drug Dealer Simulator games are being hammered by negative reviews in response to Movie Games SA's "investigation" into Schedule I.

Balatro creator LocalThunk is throwing his weight around to make sure Blue Prince gets some love at The Game Awards: 'Geoff my man I better see Blue Prince as a GOTY nominee'
By Andy Chalk published
news Blue Prince is really good, and LocalThunk wants to make sure everyone knows about it.

One of the biggest games on Steam right now is Bongo Cat, a cat with a hat who smacks your Windows taskbar like a bongo drum when you type
By Andy Chalk published
news Bongo Cat!

YouTube is conducting a 'platform-wide review' after mistakenly hitting Balatro videos with an age restriction for gambling content
By Andy Chalk published
news "Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should not be age-restricted."

Schedule I gets Bleuballs in its first 'proper patch,' now live in Steam beta
By Andy Chalk published
news Yes, I did this for a bit of lowbrow wordplay.

Assassin's Creed Shadows' first major update arrives tomorrow with very good news for your horse
By Andy Chalk published
news The upcoming patch will also enable players to reset their Mastery Nodes and experiment with different builds for both Naoe and Yasuke.

Drug Dealer Simulator is getting review bombed for suing Schedule I, even though it hasn't actually sued Schedule I yet
By Andy Chalk published
news The publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator confirmed it's looking into possible copyright infringement, and that's not going over well with fans of the latest indie darling.

La Quimera, the new shooter from former 4A Games Ukraine studio Reburn, will be out later this month
By Andy Chalk published
news A closed beta test will be held on April 12.

The turf wars begin: Schedule I is being investigated for possible copyright infringement by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator
By Andy Chalk published
news Movie Games SA says it doesn't want to stop the sale of Schedule I but has a "legal obligation" to look into alleged infringement.

Former Awesomenauts developers finish the game they were working on when the studio went bankrupt in 2023, and it'll be free for the first 24 hours after release
By Andy Chalk published
news Nubs!: Arena is a multiplayer brawler for up to 20 players online.

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake because the cyberspace sequences were 'too hard,' and I can't tell you how disappointed I am right now
By Andy Chalk published
news I kid, of course. Mostly, anyway.

Microsoft employee escorted out of 50th anniversary event after protesting sales to Israel: 'You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands'
By Andy Chalk published
news Ibtihal Aboussad interrupted AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's address to criticize the company's work with the Israeli military in Gaza.

13 years after it was first teased, the official Mewgenics trailer is here with live-action sexual dysfunction, brutal violence, a divine grudge, and more than 100 truly awful cats
By Andy Chalk published
news It's not often I point to a videogame trailer and say "you gotta see this," but you gotta see this.
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