Latest articles by Dave James
Cloudflare goes down, but a fix is in and ChatGPT and X are back online again
Live This is just weeks after the AWS outage.
We should all just take a moment to appreciate Valve announcing new Steam hardware in 2025 and NOT ONCE MENTIONING AI
AI-free Refreshing, ain't it?
Best PC joysticks in 2026: These are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
Valve just quietly redefined what PC gaming can be all while an increasingly delusional Microsoft desperately tries to tell everyone their PC is an Xbox now
MS no more Valve has been loosening a desperate Microsoft's grip on PC gaming one gnarled finger at a time.
Framework 16 (RTX 5070 upgrade) gaming laptop review
Score: 73% I'm happy to see you, but buddy, you're out of my league.
The kit filter: We've tracked down the gear pro-gamers use to git gud
All the kit to help you game like a professional.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming PC review
Score: 84% Expensive, and one of the best handheld gaming PCs, but c'mon, Microsoft, this is no Xbox.
Now it's in my hands the new Xbox Ally X is a far better handheld than I expected, but it's still got a lot of work to do to convince me it's a) worth $1,000 or b) that it's an Xbox
ROGer It's seriously quiet, real fast, and the Windows handheld experience mostly works. Mostly. But that price...
Secretlab's new InfinitePrecision pro-gamer armrests aren't what I thought they were going to be. Nor as precise as I expected
Precisely why? I can't help but feel this is more pro-gamer placebo than anything else.
Multi-button gaming mice aren't just for MMOs as Corsair's latest rodent shows, knocking Razer off its historic perch as best MMO gaming mouse
So. Many. Buttons The Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE isn't just a pretty facia of many, many buttons.
Of all that's wireless in this gaming life, gaming keyboards aren't just entirely pointless they're [expletive deleted] annoying
Wires Nope, you won't convince me this is a worthwhile thing. Wires are fine.
Humanscale Freedom Chair with Headrest review
Score: 81% An almost ludicrously expensive chair for those with discerning tastes. And spines.
Best 14-inch gaming laptop in 2026: The top compact gaming laptops I've held in these hands
Smol The 14-inch form factor is the perfect nexus point between performance and portability.
Framework's promise of an upgradeable gaming laptop has finally been made real as Nvidia steps into the void left by AMD
News The new Framework 16 has been announced with a backwards compatible RTX 5070 graphics module.
Corsair Platform:4 gaming desk review
Score: 82% Corsair's buffed the rough edges off its first desk, and some of the width too, creating the best compact gaming desk you can buy.
It's PC Gamer's Gripes Week and you know what Windows 11 is… mostly fine. But it sure ain't perfect
Gripes week I asked the team to nourish my black heart with their Windows pain and I'm kinda going hungry here.
Corsair Vengeance a7500 gaming PC review
Score: 87% The Vengeance line once more proves itself some of the best gaming PCs, even if it can't yoink the latest and greatest Corsair gear out the warehouse.
Razer BlackShark V3 gaming headset review
Score: 91% Finally, a wireless headset to topple the all-conquering Cloud Alpha.
Razer BlackShark V3 Pro review
Score: 79% Great audio and ANC comes at a frustrating cost.
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro gaming mouse review
Score: 90% For the budding professional gamer, the new DeathAdder has everything you could want. For everyone else it might be a stretch.
Alienware Area-51 gaming PC review
Score: 81% The most impressed I've been with a modern Alienware PC in years.
