Jess Kinghorn
Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending the last seven working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not writing about all things hardware here, she’s getting cosy with a horror classic, ranting about a cult hit to a captive audience, or tinkering with some tabletop nonsense.
Latest articles by Jess Kinghorn

The new ROG Flow Z13 is ditching dedicated graphics but making up for it with AMD's next-gen Ryzen AI Max APU
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Not a tall tale.

Existential horror or cute fuzzy bag buddy? CES is off to a flying start with the wackiest tech for 2025
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Pocket monsters.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2024: The winners in every category of PC gaming greatness from the past 12 months of tech
By Dave James published
The winners We've had our hands on all the best PC gaming hardware of 2024 and these are our absolute, solid gold favourites.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: 2024's wild cards—the best of the rest
By Jess Kinghorn published
Gear of the year Rather than get lost in a sea of too many awards categories, we're instead taking the time to recognise some of our favourite oddballs that don't easily fit anywhere else.

PC Gamer's highest rated hardware favourites of 2024, plus five dishonorable mentions
By Jess Kinghorn published
90+ A wealth of tech breezed past our coveted 90% review score—but plenty also went down in infamy this year.

PC Gamer's biggest hardware stories of 2024: Elon Musk, the rise and rise of AI, brilliant builds, the humbling of big tech giants, orb pondering aplenty, and much more
By Jess Kinghorn published
2024 in hardware Looking back at another year of head-turning headlines, as decided by you.

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming keyboard of 2024
By Jess Kinghorn published
Gear of the year Three keebs stand before me, but only one will be crowned the best of 2024.

The Allmother is dead, long live the Allmother!: Why 1000XResist is the best sci-fi story I've experienced in years
By Jess Kinghorn published
🏆 Like tears in rain.

This fluffy keyboard is low-key heinous—but meets the exact intersection of my interests
By Jess Kinghorn published
Bound to rub some the wrong way.

This $200 HD monitor boasts retro flair with funky dials and wood panelling, but I'm not entirely convinced by its nostalgic charm
By Jess Kinghorn published
Those bezels need to be a whole lot chunkier for a truly throwback feel.

You can pick up a refurbished Steam Deck OLED directly from Valve for as little as $439 if others haven't already scooped them all
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Just wait 'til I get my hands on one!

Google is back at it with AI, this time generating interactive 3D game worlds—but you won't catch me playing ball
By Jess Kinghorn published
News You used all three wishes...on this?

Shifting corporate priorities, Superalignment, and safeguarding humanity: Why OpenAI's safety researchers keep leaving
By Jess Kinghorn published
Life below deck.

Intel partners with Acer once again for the new generation of Arc GPUs but it's not just gamers they have their eye on
By Jess Kinghorn published
news Not exactly a curve-ball.

Merry Christmas, you filthy animal: These Cyber Monday deals will help you stick to your 'clean desk' new years resolution
By Jess Kinghorn published
Deal Don't let your desk become the scene of a Home Alone movie in a microcosm.

Come on Barbie, let's go party—here are my top pretty in pink PC gaming Black Friday deals
By Jess Kinghorn published
Deal Life in plastic, it's fantastic.

These kitty keycaps are making me rethink my entire gaming setup, so here are my favourite Black Friday deals on gaming peripherals—the cute, the clacky and the cat-themed
By Jess Kinghorn published
Deal These deals are calling out, "Buy me right meow."

I've found my star Black Friday deal and it's the Razer Kiyo Pro USB webcam for $100
By Jess Kinghorn published
Deal Put yourself in the frame of this high-performance, wide angle webcam.

This Black Friday, every headline act needs a backup dancer but this deal on the ASRock Phantom Gaming 27-inch gaming monitor is worth a seat in the front row
By Jess Kinghorn published
Deal A 1080p monitor for 100 bucks? Bargain!

My top ten Black Friday week deals so far: All-singing, all-dancing gaming laptops for less, a gaming chair throne for $180, and our favourite wireless gaming headset
By Jess Kinghorn published
I've unearthed some serious PC Gaming savings this side of Black Friday.

Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice
By Jess Kinghorn published
News And that's only the beginning.

Couple spends almost $1,000,000 building a family home 'optimized for LAN parties,' and the result is definitely living that dream
By Jess Kinghorn last updated
News We'll stick to The Sims 4's build mode.

Gamers using Windows 11 24H2 systems are getting jumpscared by this one weird audio bug
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Panic! At your desk.
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