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
StarCraft 2's impossible mission has been beaten after 14 years by a guy who turned the 'Archon Toilet' into an 'Archon Bidet'
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news The Protoss win.
Mass Effect boss may have dropped a hint about the next game: 'Make sure you play Lair of the Shadow Broker'
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news Lots of people are picking up Mass Effect Legendary Edition in the Steam Autumn Sale, and Michael Gamble wants newcomers to pay attention to one part in particular.
One of the best Cyber Monday deals so far: These RTX 4070 gaming laptops are each under $900
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Deal The HP Victus 16 and Lenovo LOQ are both marked down deeply for Cyber Monday.
The Logitech G502 Hero, my second-favorite mouse of all time, is less than half price for Cyber Monday
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Deal My favorite mouse of all time is a distant memory, but its successor is no slouch and it's also really cheap right now
Get your monitors off your desk and onto the wall where they belong with this dual-monitor arm mount, on for just $41 for Black Friday
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Deal Huanuo makes good monitor arms, and right now this one is very cheap.
Stalker 2's first patch is live with monster nerfs and more than 650 fixes for memory leaks, crash issues, and bad teeth
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news The Zone will hopefully be smoother for everyone now, but fixes to A-Life 2.0 are still in the works.
Tencent's big new survival game looks like Palworld wrapped in Horizon Zero Dawn, but it does have an interesting premise: 'Why can't human beings kill God?'
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news Light of Motiram is set in a lush world dominated by mechanical beasts, and yes it looks very familiar.
Meet weird avians, save a kidnapped goddess, and explore a gorgeous lantern world inspired by Persian art in this very funny new indie adventure game
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news 30 Birds is out now on Steam.
The antitrust lawsuit against Steam is now a class action, and that could have big repercussions for Valve
By Andy Chalk published
news The lawsuit, originally filed in 2021, now encompasses "all persons or entities" who have sold games on Steam since 2017.
The game that inspired Warframe is free on Steam until Saturday
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news Dark Sector laid the groundwork for what would eventually become one of today's biggest and most enduring multiplayer shooters.
'Holy s**t you guys—it happened': 8 years after a terrible launch, No Man's Sky has reached a Very Positive rating on Steam
By Andy Chalk published
news After one of the worst launches ever, No Man's Sky now has more than 80% positive reviews.
Elon Musk says too many game studios are owned by giant corporations so his giant corporation is going to start a studio to 'make games great again'
By Andy Chalk published
news Musk says he's going to launch an "AI game studio" at his xAI startup.
Terminally ill Borderlands fan says his trip to Gearbox to play Borderlands 4 'was truly an amazing experience'
By Andy Chalk published
news Gearbox came through in a big way.
The 2024 Steam Autumn Sale is live, and Steam Awards nominations are now open
By Andy Chalk published
news The leaves are falling, and so are the prices.
BioWare veteran Mac Walters will 'pause operations' at his new studio after NetEase ends funding just 1 year after it was founded
By Andy Chalk published
news Just two days after Casey Hudson closed his Humanoid Origin studio, the former Mass Effect creative director has run into similar trouble at Worlds Untold.
Former Little Nightmares developers sign a deal with Epic for an upcoming sci-fi action game
By Andy Chalk published
news Nothing has been heard about the new game since it was announced in early 2021, but hopefully that will change soon.
The Witcher 4 is finally in full production: 'Ahead of us lies the main and most intense stage of development'
By Andy Chalk published
news CD Projekt's latest financial report contains good news.
Cities: Skylines 2 gets a new patch, but your city's hotel owners aren't going to be happy about it
By Andy Chalk published
news The update fixes problems with custom climates and disappearing tool modes, but the hospitality industry remains a headache.
Dr Disrespect moves to Rumble, will head up its Rumble Gaming category
By Andy Chalk published
news Terms of his Rumble deal weren't disclosed but includes "equity" in the company.
Former BioWare boss Casey Hudson is closing the studio he launched in 2021 without releasing a single game
By Andy Chalk published
news Hudson said the studio was forced to shut down because of "an unexpected shortfall of funding."
Conor McGregor cut from Hitman 'effective immediately' after jury orders him to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rape
By Andy Chalk published
news A jury determined the MMA star was liable for assault relating to an incident that occurred in 2018.
Rejoice, roguelike nerds: Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island is coming to Steam
By Andy Chalk published
news The newest game in the Shiren the Wanderer series is set to arrive on PC this winter.
Stalker 2 devs reassure players: Yes, A-Life 2.0 is in the game, no, it's not working right, and yes, fixes are on the way
By Andy Chalk published
news Quite a few Stalker 2 players were concerned that the famed A-Life system had been cut from the new Stalker, but GSC says no, it's just really wonky right now.
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