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.
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news There's no mistaking it this time—he said it.

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news An undisclosed number of employees have been let go from the studio behind survival game Scum.

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news The video was posted several hours after a purported EA employee said a trailer for the new game was ready to go.

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news The recently retired producer of System Shock, Ultima Underworld, Deus Ex, and so many more wants to know why "the folks in suits" aren't losing their jobs.

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news I've been waiting a quarter-century for this.

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news BioWare let CD Projekt use the Aurora Engine for its breakout RPG, and then helped them show it off at E3.

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news The changes predicted when Saudi Arabia's PIF bought Electronic Arts are coming true.

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news Rockstar appears to be teaming up with a Florida brewery to bring two of GTA's most famous beer brands to life.

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news Still rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, though.

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news Don't Nod has begun "safeguard proceedings" to protect itself from creditors and says up to 85 employees are at risk of being let go under its new restructuring plan.

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news Christopher Sundberg said the goal for his next studio is to make "a game we can afford to finish without needing every sales forecast to come true."

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news Arrowhead says Easy Anti-Cheat will be more effective in combatting recent cheat mods, but the change has resulted in more than 1,000 negative user reviews on Steam in a single day.

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news Not every Star Wars game has to be a big-budget blockbuster to be successful.

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news Business strategy manager Brandon Stirrup said he was "happy to take the hit" for his stance on AI, then left social media.

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news The game is great, but CD Projekt wants to tell a new story.

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news Bulkhead's effort to make life better for the Blues worked a little too well.

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NEWS In the wake of a furious backlash from players, Jagex admits it "missed the mark."

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news The general consensus seems to be that Street Fighter isn't a disaster, but it definitely misses a lot more than it hits.

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news It's not a huge number, but it's big news for Remedy.

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news Sega admits Shogun 2 - Complete Edition "has fallen short of both your expectations and our own standards," so it's going back to the drawing board.

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news This one's got a very different vibe than what we've seen previously.

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news Klepacki shared his thoughts on the state of the real-time strategy genre in the latest issue of Edge.

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news Cyberleek promises not to reveal the ending of GTA 6, as long as Take-Two leaves them alone.
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