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
![h2m modern warfare 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6B7zSbi4TEgoTEPBdZaMLe-320-80.jpg)
Activision kills ambitious H2M Modern Warfare 2 mod one day before its release
By Andy Chalk published
news Stay classy, Activision.
![Destiny 2: The Final Shape Prismatic images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2FjfZpPiDMUTYGX7BkyzmB-320-80.jpg)
Oops! Bungie accidentally changed the names of a 'high number' of Destiny 2 players, says a fix 'will take some time' to figure out
By Andy Chalk published
news The latest Destiny 2 botch left a whole lot of players with generic 'Guardian' names.
![Steam on mobile](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCvh28p9cvRJT3x58TFBnV-320-80.jpg)
Steam's new 'Helpfulness' system for user reviews is here to fix Steam's 'Helpful' system for user reviews
By Andy Chalk published
news Valve just can't stop fiddling.
![Fallout 4 Deathclaw](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eyKRwGModFYeY8QvQTFKHM-320-80.jpg)
Josh Sawyer says Fallout: New Vegas has deathclaws in Goodsprings as a warning to Fallout 3 players expecting another easy ride: 'You can't just slide all over the map and not feel the heat'
By Andy Chalk published
news The Fallout: New Vegas design director shared some interesting thoughts on the challenges of finding balance in singleplayer games.
![Two Point Museum screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gQPzpWZHcqyybxsBWac4jg-320-80.jpg)
Pray the kids don't kick over your priceless T-Rex exhibit in Two Point Museum, an upcoming new addition to the Two Point universe
By Andy Chalk published
Two Point Museum promises deeper gameplay and greater customization options than its predecessors—both of which were very good.
![Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SfMemkLjXbmrMPFTGEuYTF-320-80.jpg)
Somehow, Baldur's Gate 3 isn't done winning yet: It's just claimed the most prestigious award for science fiction and fantasy writing
By Andy Chalk published
news Yup, Baldur's Gate 3 won a Hugo Award. That has to be the last one, right?
![Fallout: New Vegas wallpaper](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mEJqjBDKtFjZVwgzftL95W-320-80.jpg)
Josh Sawyer would head up a new Fallout game if Microsoft asked, but he'd have to do it his way: 'Who wants to work on something where the one thing they want to explore is not possible to explore?'
By Andy Chalk published
news The head developer of Fallout: New Vegas isn't averse to returning to the series, but he has a few conditions.
![helldivers 2 freedom's flame](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Seo88JrnFiE2QJBGMyxvuQ-320-80.jpg)
Helldivers 2 game director says a Chargers rework and an update to fire damage are part of a 60-day update plan: 'What matters most now is action, not talk'
By Andy Chalk published
news Arrowhead has laid out its Helldivers 2 plan for the next 60 days and beyond.
![Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot - Halsin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WZwBvpfvVJjzfRfwrV37Q-320-80.jpg)
Josh Sawyer doesn't like Baldur Gate 3-style romances and that's part of why he doubts a new Pillars of Eternity would be a hit: 'I feel like I'm kind of out of touch with that audience'
By Andy Chalk published
news It's not romances in general he doesn't care for, just the way they're typically implemented in videogames.
![Stalker 2 trailer still - Two stalkers standing side by side outside a building, one smoking a cigarette](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QUhpnVedTxNiUuPXc3ju9X-320-80.jpg)
Stalker 2 devs' 35-minute in-depth gameplay video and promise of an 'authentic' experience that'll kill you dead finally has me fully on board the hype train to The Zone
By Andy Chalk published
The snorks are back in town.
![Hunt: Showdown promo image - cowboy in cool shades sitting with his arms crossed](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkcKroQjEYXaj6whiBv3JM-320-80.jpg)
Hunt: Showdown is going offline for 48 hours to prepare for its biggest update ever
By Andy Chalk published
Hunt: Showdown 1896 promises to usher in "a whole new era of Hunt."
![The cast of Borderlands stare down a manhole and into the camera.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DKwTS7THCxbppThvWqp2pL-320-80.png)
Randy Pitchford is posting through it after Borderlands bombs bad
By Andy Chalk published
"You like what my friends and I do with our Borderlands videogames even more than you like what some of the biggest and best cast and crew of film makers on the planet have done."
![Destiny 2 - Commander Zavala portrait](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nmPjQE4egoE3YM7SuBP7fj-320-80.jpg)
Bungie promises to address the 'uncertainty' surrounding the future of Destiny 2 following massive layoffs last week
By Andy Chalk published
It hasn't been a good month for Bungie.
![doom eternal](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cJLsb4vhUzNcvVJiJEXwJ-320-80.jpg)
Doom Eternal's new official mod support includes 'the very same tools' used to create the game
By Andy Chalk published
A new launcher and mod portal, plus a beta version of the idStudio toolset, are now live on Steam.
![Kingmakers screenshot - guy on a dirtbike with an assault rifle shooting at a mounted knight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWMsorNKMog49rJKxRd3u8-320-80.jpg)
Kingmakers, the game about going back in time with an M4 tank, doesn't have a release date yet, but it does somehow have a movie deal
By Andy Chalk published
Sure, why not.
![Borderlands movie promo image](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4fzSJAqiuFcri47GRiPTc-320-80.jpg)
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick is still holding out hope for the Borderlands movie: 'Let's give the film a chance'
By Andy Chalk published
The Borderlands movie sucks, but Zelnick hopes people will go see it anyway.
![Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer still - woman in the front seat of a car, looking out the back window while holding a wad of cash](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XjsBRPQkkUTY7pxUrDdySg-320-80.jpg)
Grand Theft Auto 6 is still on track for fall 2025, and there's still no sign of a PC version
By Andy Chalk published
news For now, Take-Two has nothing more to say about it.
![A Helldiver charges through the fire and flames in Helldivers 2.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rPQcXYi2gF5ZZUSsJ5tJzN-320-80.png)
Arrowhead boss says he's not upset by the latest Helldivers 2 balance uproar: 'I'd take this ANY day of the week over nobody giving a s**t'
By Andy Chalk published
news Shams Jorjani knows players aren't happy, and he doesn't mind hearing about it.
![Doom Enhanced (1993) screenshot - chaingun firing at two floating cacodemons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NqRLotHDysoV2dhuS7X6Ei-320-80.jpg)
Id Software just surprise launched Doom + Doom 2, a 'definitive' bundle that adds cross-platform multiplayer and in-game mod support to every retro Doom
By Andy Chalk published
news The Doom + Doom 2 package is a free update for existing Enhanced edition owners.
![Prey](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LMLj32TXGonQ3aPznZ9jk-320-80.jpg)
Arkane founder was saddened by the closure of Arkane Austin, but says immersive sims aren't going anywhere: The studio is gone, but 'the people survive'
By Andy Chalk published
news Raphael Colantonio left Arkane in 2017, and is now working on something new at WolfEye Studios.
![A lineup of heroes from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4c9Ea6RPxrdUkiXmst7ME-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age director says BioWare learned an important lesson from the disaster that was Anthem: 'Know what you're good at and then double down on it'
By Andy Chalk published
news Creative director John Epler says Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a singplayer RPG, "and that's all it needs to be."
![Lone Echo 2 trailer still](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RRyL46nhpBa5WW2BxRjW6n-320-80.jpg)
Lone Echo developer Ready at Dawn has reportedly been closed by Meta
By Andy Chalk published
news Meta acquired the studio in 2020.
![Unreleased Life By You screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3LiDoMPkivVrFAqW9gME6G-320-80.jpg)
Previously unreleased Life By You screenshots are making life sim fans even sadder that it got cancelled
By Andy Chalk published
news Why did Paradox cancel Life By You, anyway?
![Stormgate screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBrdKkCsf8TigypPzM6Y83-320-80.jpg)
StarCraft 2 spiritual successor Stormgate launches to a mixed rating on Steam, but Frost Giant is undaunted: 'Mixed reviews are to be expected at this stage'
By Andy Chalk published
news Stormgate's full early access launch happens next week, but Kickstarter backers and 'early access pack' purchases are playing right now.
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