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

Assassin's Creed Shadows' first hotfix addresses stability issues and a photo mode crash
By Andy Chalk published
news The launch of the new Assassin's Creed has gone pretty well, but there are always things to do.

CD Projekt says it's not using generative AI on The Witcher 4 because it's 'quite tricky when it comes to legal IP ownership'
By Andy Chalk published
news The studio may look into gen AI if and when the legal landscape becomes clearer, but for now it's staying away.

The Witcher 4 won't be out until sometime in 2027 at the soonest, CD Projekt says
By Andy Chalk published
news We don't know when it will release, but at least now we know when it won't.

Pacific Drive developers change their mind: A year after refusing to give it mid-run saves, it's getting mid-run saves
By Andy Chalk published
news The new feature will be added in April as part of Pacific Drive's "largest update" ever.

As Civilization 7 struggles to keep up with Civ 5 player counts, a new patch is coming tomorrow with still more UI changes and gameplay tweaks
By Andy Chalk published
news Firaxis is still banging away at it.

Assassin's Creed Shadows streamer goes viral after confronting whining commenters: 'Normal people don't get upset about this sh***'
By Andy Chalk published
news When things started to go sideways in an AC Shadows stream, FightinCowboy dropped the hammer in a hurry—and then took time to explain why.

'This is just the beginning': Assassin's Creed Shadows dev team thanks fans for their support and promises more to come in the future
By Andy Chalk published
news Assassin's Creed Shadows developers "just want to say thank you."

Nearly 2 years after its last update, the excellent Battle Brothers gets 'a bucket load of fixes' and free new content
By Andy Chalk published
news Eight years after launch, people are still playing Battle Brothers, and developers are still working on it.

Split Fiction is reportedly at the center of a bidding war for its movie rights
By Andy Chalk published
news Media company Story Kitchen is heading up the effort to bring Split Fiction to the big screen.

Bethesda marks Oblivion's 19th with a sweetroll, a candle, and absolutely no happy birthday gift for fans eager for the still-unannounced remaster
By Andy Chalk published
news At least they remembered, I suppose.

Painkiller is back, and maybe they'll finally get it right this time
By Andy Chalk published
news The latest addition to the demon-killing FPS series looks the part, but it makes some pretty big changes too.

After suspending development in 2024, People Can Fly brings Project Victoria back to life as survival-extraction shooter Lost Rift
By Andy Chalk published
news Lost Rift is coming to early access on Steam.

'Humans still surpass machines': Roblox has been using a machine learning voice chat moderation system for a year, but in some cases you just can't beat real people
By Andy Chalk published
news Yup, we're still good for something.

This is why the Minecraft movie is called A Minecraft Movie
By Andy Chalk published
news Yes, there's a reason.

Helldivers 2's Johan Pilestedt says developers need to start taking more risks: 'Safe bets are a death sentence for the studios that try to make them'
By Andy Chalk published
news Pilestedt says the game industry has a "convergence problem," and it won't find sustainable success until it breaks out of it.

A pair of Split Fiction players will be heading to Sweden for an early look at Hazelight's next game after completing a secret challenge so tough, some developers can 'barely' beat it
By Andy Chalk published
news Hazelight boss Josef Fares said it, and apparently he meant it.

Here's how to watch the Future Games Show 2025 Spring Showcase
By Andy Chalk published
news This year's showcase will feature more than 50 games, with world premieres, new trailers, developer interviews, and more.

Game developers launch North America's first industry-wide union 'to build worker power irrespective of studio and current job status'
By Andy Chalk published
news United Videogame Workers was announced today as a local of the Communications Workers of America.

Hasbro will be ready to share news about the future of Baldur's Gate 'in pretty short order'
By Andy Chalk published
news Larian is finished with Baldur's Gate, but Hasbro sure isn't.

I'm creeped out by this trailer for a generative AI game about people using an AI-powered app to solve violent crimes in the year 2028 that somehow isn't a cautionary tale
By Andy Chalk published
news Developer Wolf Games is backed by the creative minds behind Law and Order and the One Chicago shows, because of course it is.

There's a new Portal game and it costs $12,500
By Andy Chalk published
news Valve's famous puzzle games are now available in pinball form, and it's really not cheap.

Former Treyarch studio co-head and Black Ops 3 director is heading up a new first-party PlayStation studio
By Andy Chalk published
news Jason Blundell's new operation is called Dark Outlaw Games.

Ubisoft reportedly has an anti-harassment plan in place for Assassin's Creed Shadows developers
By Andy Chalk published
news The leadup to the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been very ugly, and Ubisoft is bracing for launch day.
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