Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Best graphics cards in 2025: I've tested pretty much every AMD and Nvidia GPU of the past 20 years and these are today's top cards
Pixel Pushers I've made a career out of prodding graphics cards and this has been the toughest set of recommendations I can remember.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2025: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming has officially gone portable, and these handheld gaming PCs are mighty quick.
I build loads of gaming PCs and this is the first to make me regret my decisions with my own personal rig—here's what you need to build it yourself
Chilly Tinted glass makes everything look better.
Five things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming chair
Saddle up I've been testing gaming chairs for eight years, and here's what I always tell people looking to buy one.
Five things I want you to think about before you buy your first gaming laptop
Laptop livin' Gaming laptops can be excellent, but you need to shop wisely to avoid making a mistake. Here's my advice.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2025: These are the rodents I love getting my mitts on
Unbound Let go of the tethers and embrace the freedom of living life cable-free.
Best gaming mouse in 2025: I've tested the very best mice and these are my top picks
Pinpoint The best gaming mouse for every game, budget, grip, and size.
Best wireless gaming headsets in 2025: the top cans I'd buy myself
Untethered The best wireless gaming headsets allow you to enjoy your games and music tangle-free.
Best CPU for gaming in 2025: These are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
How much is that Steam Machine in the window? Let's talk potential pricing for Valve's new living room gaming box
Steam Savings We don't know the price of the Steam Machine—but we can take a pretty good guess.
Best PC joysticks in 2025: These are my top picks for everything from flight sims to space shooters
Locked On The best PC joysticks take you to new heights.
How grip sensing was added to the new Steam Controller is a 'typical Valve story' involving a passionate employee moving desks
News One Valve employee essentially made it happen.
Valve recommends sharing your game library on microSD card between Steam Deck, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine: 'They're fully interoperable, just bring it along with you'
News Saves downloading them all again.
Valve announces the Steam Controller and it's genuinely good: 'we knew we needed to make this controller'
News The new Steam Controller is a smart way to play PC games on the sofa, stealing the Steam Deck's clever controls.
Valve on viral marketing and leaks: 'Everybody assumes we have some sort of like grand plan... and it's literally just somebody fat fingering something'
News You're probably thinking about this sort of stuff a lot more than Valve is.
Foveated streaming is the genius tech behind Valve's Steam Frame and its seamless wireless gaming performance
News Making wireless VR truly possible.
Valve is all over Arm: SteamOS launching for Arm alongside the Steam Frame, new FEX translation layer for x86 and Arm, and Arm games are coming to Steam
News Now Arm is Valve's best friend.
Valve believes its new Steam Machine could open up a whole new world of SteamOS desktops: 'Put it on, say, something that's running an RX 9070 XT, you would be good to go'
News "We're really interested to see what other companies do with the form factor."
Valve wants you to know that the Steam Frame is not the Index 2: 'we're trying to do something new with this'
News It's still a good upgrade from an Index, however.
Valve announces the Steam Frame: 'a new way to play your entire Steam library'
News Wireless connectivity, improved optics, new controllers and a chip all of its own, the Steam Frame looks to be worth the wait.
I've tried the Steam Frame and I'm now ready to ditch cables from my virtual reality set-up forever
Cut the cord Valve's new VR headset is completely wireless and very convincing.
