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
![Steam on mobile](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCvh28p9cvRJT3x58TFBnV-320-80.jpg)
SteamDB's browser extension now lets you claim Steam discovery queue rewards without actually looking at your Steam discovery queue
By Andy Chalk published
news This is a big boon for Steam trading card collectors.
![The four members of the Suicide Squad looking confused.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vYiphwdGKoNVpXQFxr3ckb-320-80.jpg)
Somehow, Suicide Squad biffs it again: Just 2 days before it was set to go live, season 2 is delayed
By Andy Chalk published
news Less than a week after announcing the season 2 launch date, Rocksteady has announced a delay.
![Destiny 2: The Final Shape image - Cayde-6 aiming a gun](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hQc5xZVwQwrGNCZJNghFiR-320-80.jpg)
Bungie is making a drastic change in response to player complaints about timegating in Destiny 2
By Andy Chalk published
news Starting from the next Episode, all of each Act's story beats will be available to play at once, which does raise one very obvious question…
![helldivers 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CJY6BBevgv9LDKcwdtqZEX-320-80.png)
Helldivers CEO wants to keep the 'T-pose of democracy' fall damage bug: 'We'll add inflatable bouncy bags that deploy from under your armpits or some sh*t if we have to'
By Andy Chalk published
news Shams Jorjani really wants Arrowhead developers to leave this one alone.
![Concord screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9QqYBrmkBe6D36gqvaJ6KP-320-80.jpg)
Sony's hero shooter Concord reveals PC system requirements ahead of two weekend beta tests
By Andy Chalk published
news You're going to need some pretty heavy hardware for this one.
![The First Descendant screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lpq6mTDdSXL3mFSaywXS88-320-80.jpg)
The First Descendant contains icons from Destiny 2, and one theory about how they got there is a reminder that not everything on the internet is what it purports to be
By Andy Chalk published
news The similarities in the icons are impossible to overlook. The real question is, how did this happen?
![Elex 2 website background image - split image of man wearing sci-fi and fantasy armor](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezMoUJGLKhntw3pKPKvzjb-320-80.jpg)
Embracer has reportedly closed Elex developer Piranha Bytes as former creative director announces a new indie studio
By Andy Chalk published
news Piranha Bytes said it was "in a difficult situation" earlier this year and it appears a solution could not be found.
![Still image from Marvel Snap Deadpool animated trailer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9462GUTfXFBdnhcjm9irhB-320-80.jpg)
Marvel Snap's new Deadpool trailer accidentally included a phone number leading to a fishy 'free medical alert device' promotion that I'm pretty sure is a scam
By Andy Chalk published
news Ohh snap!
![Factorio: Space Age screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RGs6h8SU3HZJ8YnRmnLrc3-320-80.jpg)
Factorio's big Space Age expansion arrives in October and it's going to be even bigger than we thought
By Andy Chalk published
news What's better than four new planets? Try five.
![Image of Peanut Butter the dog speedrunning Ken Griffey Jr. at Summer Games Done Quick 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ceZwWmYYcJ6DmeKFjQwvth-320-80.jpg)
Peanut Butter the dog finishes Ken Griffey Jr speedrun at SGDQ with a walk-off home run in extra innings
By Andy Chalk published
news The crowd went wild.
![Still image of Peanut Butter the speedrunning dog from SGDQ promotional video](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oeTGpZrqENGozYn6ZNHhZC-320-80.jpg)
Summer Games Done Quick is restricting access to one of tonight's events 'to provide the most comfortable environment' for the speedrunner, because the speedrunner is a dog
By Andy Chalk published
news Peanut Butter the speedrunning shiba is back in action tonight.
![Escape From Tarkov screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEVFSytADYQwA5HuVuQT5S-320-80.jpg)
Escape From Tarkov studio Battlestate Games has put a bounty on cheaters
By Andy Chalk published
news Tarkov players who report cheaters will earn in-game currency if their report results in a ban.
![The Falconeer screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yfjspz76yf8t65uuJk5fbU-320-80.jpg)
Strap a gun to a giant bird and fly the fantasy skies in the latest free game from the Epic Store
By Andy Chalk published
news Are the birds really big, or are you really small? Either way, The Falconeer is a good game and free for the week.
![Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League season 2 - Mrs Freeze](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QTAsx9Dv5DDqpTBiuZQJpR-320-80.jpg)
Brainiac was right: Freeze is coming to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League next week, but it may not be quite who you were expecting
By Andy Chalk published
news She's the chillest supervillain of all.
![The party led by a qunari](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRv4Szf7zGx4yZ9uSAi3DC-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's difficulty options will let you turn off death entirely
By Andy Chalk published
news Death: It's not great. But now there are options.
![Oppidum screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nhZsvRTfvRFDyY6Tfudog4-320-80.jpg)
Temtem veterans are working on a Breath of the Wild-inspired narrative survival game for 1-4 players, set to arrive later this year
By Andy Chalk published
news Oppidum is being made by EP Games, a studio founded in 2004 by two former members of the Temtem development team.
![The First Templar screenshot - the templar faces an ogre](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcWdVXC5YDegEwCUrvqpFN-320-80.jpg)
The 'historical adventure' game that lets you ground pound an ogre is free on GOG
By Andy Chalk published
news 2011's First Templar apparently takes some liberties with history, but I'm not complaining.
![Tales of Kenzera: Zau screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HREXDZWJ6E6b5tSaF2scuB-320-80.jpg)
Just 3 months after launching Tales of Kenzera: Zau, developer Surgent Studios lays off 'just over a dozen' employees
By Andy Chalk published
news "This hurts deeply. This isn't the news I wanted to share."
![Xbox logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XRsKESSHfZmzWWA4aGTaE4-320-80.png)
Xbox Live's 'major outage' is fixed, but we still don't know what went wrong
By Andy Chalk published
news All Xbox Live services are now up and running.,
![Borderlands movie teaser still - Cate Blanchett as Lilith firing a gun](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FW9RteYKRh7mvkduwqBM2M-320-80.jpg)
Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett explains why she signed up for the Borderlands film: 'A touch of Covid madness'
By Andy Chalk published
news Boredom can make us do strange things.
![Palia screenshot - woman flying through the air while hanging from a small glider](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NopVXqCxPJbtYwuXNWDnad-320-80.jpg)
Palia developer Singularity 6 is now part of the Daybreak Game Company
By Andy Chalk published
news Daybreak's acquisition of Singularity 6 comes less than two months after major layoffs at the studio.
![Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/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.statically.io/img/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.