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
![Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PY2CKPqGDacXozr4VXX3Rk-320-80.jpg)
Space Marine 2 public beta test is cancelled so developers can focus on 'optimization, polish and fixing remaining issues'
By Andy Chalk published
news If you signed up for the beta test, you'll get a Bolt Pistol skin instead.
![Conor McGregor as The Disruptor in Hitman: World of Assassination](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cXWad6wBFMmwgBsymirQFF-320-80.jpg)
They're gonna let us kill Conor McGregor in Hitman
By Andy Chalk published
news The notorious MMA fighter is Hitman's latest Elusive Target.
![Alkahest trailer still](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXKaDuVNWtmtkcPZdNE955-320-80.jpg)
A new action-RPG inspired by Dark Messiah of Might and Magic looks almost too good to be true, and some people are worried it's The Day Before all over again
By Andy Chalk published
news There's plenty of excitement for the newly-announced Alkahest, but also some doubt.
![Ubisoft logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3JvmS5N3cLHKvCXykinS5X-320-80.jpg)
Less than a month after joining work on the Sands of Time remake, Ubisoft Toronto lays off 33 employees 'to ensure it can deliver on its ambitious roadmap'
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft calls it "a targeted realignment."
![A panda watches video on a smartphone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vkyC4JE2MH2tWKXyPpc77H-320-80.jpg)
The best deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale
By Wes Fenlon published
🏖️ Our top picks for 2024 and 2023 games on sale, plus old favorites on sale up to 95% off.
![Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag promo image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A9Z2z2MniT736LfchW4bAM-320-80.jpg)
Multiple Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works, according to Ubisoft CEO: 'There are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich'
By Andy Chalk published
news Maybe that Black Flag remake really is happening?
![LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 29: Video game streamer Dr. DisRespect presents on stage during round three of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zNfWpj9MgJgN9RFNVbmgzZ-320-80.jpg)
The Dr Disrespect fallout continues as YouTube, 2K Games, Turtle Beach, the NFL, and others cut ties with the disgraced streamer
By Andy Chalk published
news Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm admitted earlier this week that he was banned from Twitch for life over inappropriate conversations with a minor.
![Steam Summer Sale 2024 header art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCLXCGZ4XuyytXWLWszpC8-320-80.jpg)
The 2024 Steam Summer Sale is live
By Andy Chalk published
news Discounts on thousands of games, daily digital stickers, and some pretty sweet deals on Steam Decks, too.
![Star Wars: Bounty Hunter screenshot - Jango Fett just standing there like the cool guy he is](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezhnXgoUM2ope4xr62dUeX-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter remaster is coming in August, and fans are more than a little nervous after the disastrous Battlefront Classic Collection
By Andy Chalk published
news Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, an updated version of the 2002 PS2 game, is coming in August.
![Steam Gameplay Recording screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KKUXZVNHh8idj4XeVfgbiC-320-80.jpg)
Look out, Shadowplay: Steam now has a built-in 'Game Recording' feature that will automatically record gameplay videos you can clip, share, and export
By Andy Chalk published
news The new system is currently in beta, but it looks very good.
![A banana, on its own, in an orange void.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwVqzRAtqGvaUbYLDbioP4-320-80.png)
The game about clicking a banana finally keeps track of how many times you click the banana
By Andy Chalk published
news This changes everything.
![Clickolding screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eX9eoXhmKY5xYnR88bCNbY-320-80.png)
The new game from the maker of El Paso, Elsewhere is about a man in a chair in the corner of a dark hotel room, and yes, he wants to watch
By Andy Chalk published
news Clickolding sounds like a weird sex thing, and for all I know it is.
![Forza Horizon 4 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7MxFbXeyNiHJbULPyKkvsA-320-80.jpg)
Forza Horizon 4 is being removed from sale because of expiring licenses, but at least it'll keep running after it's gone
By Andy Chalk published
news Forza Horizon 4 DLC will be removed from storefronts today, while the game will be taken down in December.
![SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 25: Video-game streamer Dr DisRespect sits in the stands during the game as the San Diego Padres face against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 25, 2023 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apMXAsGsVPCrCWxnnuUg7m-320-80.jpg)
Dr Disrespect finally confirms the reason for his lifetime Twitch ban, admits to messages with a minor that were 'in the direction of being inappropriate'
By Andy Chalk published
news The streamer said the 2017 DMs were a "mistake," but that he's not a "predator or pedophile."
![Image of Lara Croft in Dead by Daylight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bLJ6YkhQurfZbzBST7LPU-320-80.jpg)
Dead by Daylight's new survivor is 'a legendary character that epitomizes the spirit of survival instinct,' and her name is Lara Croft
By Andy Chalk published
news Unfortunately for the famous raider of tombs, she forgot her guns.
![Dr Disrespect](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4SSRGcmxwdLCpsvqmTCc3K-320-80.jpg)
Dr Disrespect fired by the game studio he co-founded: 'It is our duty to act with dignity on behalf of all individuals involved'
By Andy Chalk published
news Days after allegations that he was banned from Twitch for inappropriately texting a minor, Dr Disrespect says he's taking a 'vacation' from streaming.
![Dr Disrespect](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CC3742GRuc9wXCE2rgYZfe-320-80.jpg)
Dr Disrespect dismisses ex-Twitch employee's allegation that he was banned over DMs with a minor: 'I didn't do anything wrong, all this has been probed and settled'
By Andy Chalk published
news The streamer says he won't comment further on the allegation, and may take a "vacation" from streaming.
![An image of a boss from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, a powerful knight wielding a blade of magic and a blade of roiling flame.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ph9S34QmYVRSbvmgYbz24Q-320-80.png)
Lowering Elden Ring's difficulty would attract more players but would also 'break the game itself,' says director Hidetaka Miyazaki
By Andy Chalk published
news Miyazaki reckons that opening the game up to more players would not make it better, or more successful.
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Shadows: Awakening, an isometric RPG where you play a soul-sucking demon, is free on GOG
By Andy Chalk published
news The GOG Summer Sale is live.
![Elden Ring screenshot - man with torch standing near giant ants and a pile of gooey dead bodies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HcdeuK4vXDZKraTt2tqGY6-320-80.jpg)
Miyazaki 'went a little too far' with Elden Ring's poison swamps but says he learned a lesson, which unfortunately is that he needed to come up with new and different ways to kill everyone
By Andy Chalk published
news I don't know what the Elden Ring equivalent of a monkey's paw is, but it definitely curled.
![Nivalis screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iWrtuJ4XEQAyP9eoxQMomL-320-80.jpg)
Cyberpunk life sim Nivalis is now set to come out in spring 2025, and I'm more excited for it than ever
By Andy Chalk published
news A new trailer reveals a wee bit more about what awaits in the new game from the makers of Cloudpunk.
![Beyond Good and Evil 2 key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nF8va8pcAq8YxUTP6ybaJQ-320-80.jpg)
Ubisoft uses the Beyond Good and Evil remaster to promise us for the 29th time—yes, we counted—that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still happening
By Andy Chalk published
news The remastered game will deliver a "narrative link" to the sequel we've been waiting for since 2008.
![An Ai face looks down on a human.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wuxqvy8A3wx23cufxMgNAb-320-80.jpg)
Embracer embraces a 'human-centric' AI policy, says vague stuff about how it will 'massively enhance game development'
By Andy Chalk published
news Embracer, which laid off nearly 1,600 people last year, is going big on AI, but says it's not looking to replace people.
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