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

The Witcher 3 sold another 5 million copies over the last year: 'This cements its place among the best-selling videogames in history'
By Andy Chalk published
news It was already among the best-selling games of all time, really, but now it's even bigger.

Game Pass success story: It turns out that when you make things cheaper, more people will buy them
By Andy Chalk published
news Who could've guessed?

StarCraft 2 development ended 6 years ago, but Blizzard still won't stop messing with it
By Andy Chalk published
news A new patch for 2026 rolled out yesterday, and it's a big one.

Fable 4 is delayed into 2027 and we all know why
By Andy Chalk published
news Microsoft says 2026 is "packed" with new games including, uh, one in particular.

6 months before the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar employees in the UK have formed a union
By Andy Chalk published
news The Rockstar Game Workers Union is a subsidiary of the Independent Workers of Great Britain union that's been fighting Rockstar over the 2025 firing of 31 employees.

'Proper big': The Witcher 3's new expansion will be 'closer to Blood and Wine' in scope
By Andy Chalk published
news CD Projekt also has "some other content currently at an advanced production phase," and it's expected to be out later this year.

Despite astronomical price hike, the Steam Deck has sold out again in North America
By Andy Chalk published
news Less than 24 hours after the stock was replenished, the stock is gone.

Subnautica 2's botched bonus deal is about to wipe out more than one-third of Krafton's $736 million annual profit for 2025
By Andy Chalk published
news Newly-revealed details of the Unknown Worlds acquisition make it look like a very bad deal for Krafton.

Indie dev earns Reddit love after telling people not to buy their game because it's going on sale soon
By Andy Chalk published
news The maker of the typing game battle royale Final Sentence reckons you can save a couple bucks for something else.

Zenless Zone Zero 'copied my puzzle game,' indie dev says, posts a pretty convincing video to prove it
By Andy Chalk published
news This is the second time over the past month that MiHoYo has been accused of ripping off an indie project for one of its games.

Steam Deck price skyrockets, 1TB model now costs $949
By Andy Chalk published
news The state of the world has caught up to Valve's hardware.

The Witcher 3 reveals new system requirements and it's now Windows 11 or nothing
By Andy Chalk published
news It's been 11 years, you know.

Four years later, Microsoft finally finishes fighting over the Activision acquisition
By Andy Chalk last updated
news A lawsuit suit, filed by Sjunde AP-Fonden, alleged that the buyout was rushed in order to protect Activision's then-CEO Bobby Kotick.

Remedy's new CEO thinks cross-media deals will help its games sell more, and for once I think I agree
By Andy Chalk published
news It's a lot of business talk, but that doesn't necessarily make it wrong.

007 First Light review roundup: 'The best James Bond game since GoldenEye'
By Andy Chalk published
news The initial reaction to IO Interactive's take on the famed British assassin is very positive.

Take-Two forces shutdown of Grand Theft Auto multiplayer modding platform Rage:MP
By Andy Chalk published
news There's only one officially authorized multiplayer modding platform for GTA, and it's not Rage:MP.

Talos Principle 3 will definitely be the last one in the series, because 'so many videogames just don't end, and then you have an endless kind of cliffhanger'
By Andy Chalk published
The game industry is built on long-running franchises, but Devolver says it doesn't want that for its narrative-focused puzzle game.

More Elden Ring filming leaks: Here's a castle with some suspiciously familiar guys on it
By Andy Chalk published
news Specifically, it's Conwy Castle in Wales, with some suspiciously familiar guys on it.

The new game from the makers of Botanicula and Chuchel is like 1984 meets the Keystone Kops, but in a way that actually works
By Andy Chalk published
news Phonopolis is out now, and it's every bit as good as I'd hoped—if a tad grim.

Before Dishonored, Arkane was tapped to make Thief 4, and my heart weeps for what might have been: 'We had an amazing pitch for Thief'
By Andy Chalk published
news A Blade Runner game was also a possibility, which would have been fine too, I guess.

Last Flag studio lays off half its employees as it puts 'the future of the game in the hands of our players'
By Andy Chalk published
news Night Street Games said earlier this month that it will not be pursuing future development of its CTF shooter.

EU politician says killing games is bad, but 'wokeness' and the Black samurai Yasuke are the real problem
By Andy Chalk published
news Would you like to watch a neo-fascist embarrass himself in front of the world? I can help.

Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher is confident enough in its release date to brag about the ungodly amounts of money it's about to make
By Andy Chalk published
news Sorry to say, though, that PC plans are still MIA.
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