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
![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.
![Alkahest trailer still](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXKaDuVNWtmtkcPZdNE955-320-80.jpg)
A new action-RPG inspired by Dark Messiah of Might and Magic looks almost too good to be true, and some people are worried it's The Day Before all over again
By Andy Chalk published
news There's plenty of excitement for the newly-announced Alkahest, but also some doubt.
![Ubisoft logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3JvmS5N3cLHKvCXykinS5X-320-80.jpg)
Less than a month after joining work on the Sands of Time remake, Ubisoft Toronto lays off 33 employees 'to ensure it can deliver on its ambitious roadmap'
By Andy Chalk published
news Ubisoft calls it "a targeted realignment."
![A panda watches video on a smartphone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vkyC4JE2MH2tWKXyPpc77H-320-80.jpg)
The best deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale
By Wes Fenlon published
🏖️ Our top picks for 2024 and 2023 games on sale, plus old favorites on sale up to 95% off.
![Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag promo image](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A9Z2z2MniT736LfchW4bAM-320-80.jpg)
Multiple Assassin's Creed remakes are in the works, according to Ubisoft CEO: 'There are worlds in some of our older Assassin's Creed games that are still extremely rich'
By Andy Chalk published
news Maybe that Black Flag remake really is happening?
![LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 29: Video game streamer Dr. DisRespect presents on stage during round three of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zNfWpj9MgJgN9RFNVbmgzZ-320-80.jpg)
The Dr Disrespect fallout continues as YouTube, 2K Games, Turtle Beach, the NFL, and others cut ties with the disgraced streamer
By Andy Chalk published
news Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm admitted earlier this week that he was banned from Twitch for life over inappropriate conversations with a minor.
![Steam Summer Sale 2024 header art](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCLXCGZ4XuyytXWLWszpC8-320-80.jpg)
The 2024 Steam Summer Sale is live
By Andy Chalk published
news Discounts on thousands of games, daily digital stickers, and some pretty sweet deals on Steam Decks, too.
![Star Wars: Bounty Hunter screenshot - Jango Fett just standing there like the cool guy he is](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ezhnXgoUM2ope4xr62dUeX-320-80.jpg)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter remaster is coming in August, and fans are more than a little nervous after the disastrous Battlefront Classic Collection
By Andy Chalk published
news Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, an updated version of the 2002 PS2 game, is coming in August.