Latest articles by Jacob Ridley
Google is under investigation in the EU to find out whether it imposes unfair terms on content creators for AI
News We'll have a look, course we'll have a look.
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.
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.
Best wireless gaming mouse in 2026: 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.
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 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.
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 three new products: the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller
News Good things come in threes?
Valve's new Steam Machine is a SteamOS-powered mini PC over six times faster than a Steam Deck
News "We finally have all the software and the hardware bits to make the original vision a reality."
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.
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.
Thinktank recommends the EU hit China where it hurts if it restricts access to rare earths: limit the country's access to older chipmaking machines
News China uses DUV machines for much of its chip manufacturing.
This video on USB Type-C made by European Parliament goes harder than it has any right to
News Now this is effective political communication.
