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
![Portrait of the lich Vecna as he appears in Dead by Daylight](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qgCjpy5cd8vMQeXttsUoZh-320-80.jpg)
One of D&D's most infamous villains is Dead by Daylight's next killer
By Andy Chalk published
news The man with the hand. The guy with the eye. You know who I mean.
![Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition cover detail](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9d7F2ZmpmV2Bm5PXkX3ZB-320-80.jpg)
Tomb Raider is the next videogame-based series coming to Prime
By Andy Chalk published
news Rumors of a Tomb Raider series first surfaced more than a year ago, and now Amazon has made it official.
![Final Fantasy XIII heroine Lightning facing the viewer wearing a set of black armor](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCGaxRyJLNEBrkgQwMqjLm-320-80.jpg)
Square Enix is laying off employees in the US and Europe
By Andy Chalk published
news The bold new business plan revealed today has some nasty fine print.
![Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wjLEkwxvssgxF9LS9dBGC-320-80.jpg)
Frustrated developer changes his game's name to 'Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, a creative building sandbox' because Steam users keep tagging it as a strategy game
By Andy Chalk published
news Tomas Sala wants to clear up the confusion.
![Assassin's Creed Shadows promo still from Assassin's Creed Red teaser: A ninja leaping through the air, ninja-style, in front of a large setting sun](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EZoC22pwwWprADbqM4Tdj9-320-80.jpg)
The Assassin's Creed game about ninjas in feudal Japan is called Assassin's Creed Shadows, full reveal coming on Wednesday
By Andy Chalk published
news The release date may have leaked, too.
![Manor Lords promo art - knight on horseback looking at a medieval village in the distance, viewed from behind](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K3MWLL2FRmD8vDoswSMPVP-320-80.jpg)
After spending time trying to fix a bug that wasn't actually there, Manor Lords dev has a simple request for players: 'Have fun with mods but please don't report bugs if you use them'
By Andy Chalk published
news Mods are great, except when they're not.
![Max Payne](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q69JoML5Hh2qatAZpjQVPk-320-80.jpg)
6 months after a complete reboot, Remedy cancels the multiplayer game it was making with Tencent
By Andy Chalk published
news Project Kestrel, originally known as Vanguard, has been canned so Remedy can focus on its other games.
![PO'ed keyart showing a chef fighting enemies with a bloody frying pan.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kUn6Sf4Nbjij9znretQFWh-320-80.jpg)
Nightdive's next game, about a chef in space who battles aliens with a frying pan, is coming next week
By Andy Chalk published
News PO'ed: Definitive Edition, a bizarre 1995 shooter that debuted on the 3DO, comes out on May 16.
![Gray Zone Warfare promo image - close-up profile of two soldiers looking very macho](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aobuzPMroPtCc6zZo4ux48-320-80.jpg)
Gray Zone Warfare players can now change factions so they can team up with their friends
By Andy Chalk published
news A new character wipe option has been added, so players who picked the wrong side can start over and try again.
![Senua's Sacrifice: Hellblade 2 promo image - a very close closeup of some guy's face](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cxNhXV4xdhSCd8TY8vwNmR-320-80.jpg)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 PC system requirements leave one big question unanswered
By Andy Chalk published
news What about the frames?
![Darius - an armoured warrior with a huge greataxe.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zG7uxT4WYFFMH7frnmWee9-320-80.jpg)
'We have not confirmed any instance of Vanguard bricking anyone's hardware' following its League of Legends rollout, Riot says, but there are definitely problems for some players
By Andy Chalk published
news If you bypassed the TPM 2.0 requirement while upgrading to Windows 11, you're probably going to have trouble.
![XDefiant promo art - three XDefiant soldiers and an XDefiant robot dog charging at an enemy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e4bN9fqgQQZcbrScDxEmLC-320-80.jpg)
XDefiant finally has a release date, and it's just a couple weeks from now
By Andy Chalk published
news After multiple delays, Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter is ready to go.
![Norland screenshot - large-scale battle with numerous medieval knights and soldiers killing each other in all sorts of nasty ways](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LgCYC7WdVQiJNTtyyuv2Nk-320-80.jpg)
Taking a lesson from Manor Lords, Hooded Horse delays Norland to July
By Andy Chalk published
news The extra development time will enable developers to "ensure we deliver a well-functioning game."
![Cards swirl in an interdimensional vortex in Balatro's trippy intro sequence.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bNSaVUMce96WEjwcdHH7NQ-320-80.jpg)
Balatro's first big balance patch fiddles with Fibonacci and makes a mod to Odd Todd
By Andy Chalk published
news No, I don't know what any of that means, but it's live now on Steam.
![Kerbal Space Program 2 characters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MPDTFHXpMqUwpE6QZhahwc-320-80.jpg)
Kerbal Space Program fans react with anger over Intercept Games closure, and you know what that means: Review bombing on Steam
By Andy Chalk published
news Despite promises from Private Division, the Kerbal community is worried that KSP2 has been abandoned.
![Earth Defense Force 6 trailer still: Man pointing finger at the camera as the Earth Defense Force logo hovers in the background: "I want you for EDF"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zDVxoZ9funXgsgoq4MiS2Z-320-80.jpg)
Earth Defense Force 6 delivers a Helldivers 2-style call to action in its launch date announcement trailer
By Andy Chalk published
news The EDF needs recruits! Do you have what it takes?
![Kerbal Space Program 2 promo art - three Kerbals in spacesuits, smiling at the bold future that lies ahead](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cWPYgSQx5XjtRAExwgsfML-320-80.jpg)
Kerbal Space Program 2 developer Intercept Games and Rollerdrome studio Roll7 are reportedly closing as part of Take-Two's big layoff plan
By Andy Chalk published
news 70 employees at Take-Two's office in Seattle are being put out of work.
![Starfield ship landing on the surface of a bright planet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/us2ksV6CpDj8TkaqqZh9cL-320-80.jpg)
Starfield's latest update lets you decorate your ship just like an outpost
By Andy Chalk published
news The in-game maps are better now, too.
![Batman: Arkham Shadow promo art - Batman standing in the shadows as giant shadows of rats surround him. Do they think they're related? Do they aspire to evolve the power of flight? Do they think they recognize him from RatMosh '17? We will never know.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/itif34UN7cC7jmXQcF5pNd-320-80.png)
A new Batman: Arkham game is coming later this year, and, oh, it's a VR game
By Andy Chalk published
news The monkey's finger curls.
![Fallout: 76 Steel Reign key art](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gECkL3iKnapo2fTi7DgFmc-320-80.jpg)
Fallout 76's latest update nerfs one of its most powerful weapons, but don't worry, it buffs it too
By Andy Chalk published
news Depending on your setup, the Cremator may now be a little bit worse, or it may be a little bit better.
![Teaser image from Xbox Games Showcase 2024 announcement - a three-headed dog laid overtop a US dollar bill, which is 100% teasing a new Black Ops game from Treyarch, you're not fooling anyone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fwWAKqchqd5EXqjHmmvu74-320-80.jpg)
An Xbox Games Showcase is coming in June and it sure looks like the next Call of Duty is going to be there
By Andy Chalk published
news This isn't the most subtle tease I've ever seen.
![Astronaut holding hand out toward floating robot.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rDbpY22a29zyo9zT9jhPgm-320-80.jpg)
Deliver Us Mars studio lays off all staff after funding efforts fall through
By Andy Chalk published
news KeokeN Interactive says it has "exhausted all our possible options for publishing, work for hire, and co-development."
![Dave James wearing the Razer Zephyr](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xkj3NQuLdChWboyZVpV4rf-320-80.jpg)
Razer forced to pay more than $1M in refunds for its RGB 'surgical N95 respirators' that were not N95 respirators
By Andy Chalk published
news Razer billed the Zephyr as an N95 mask, and the FTC says that was a lie.