Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending a significant chunk of that time working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not investigating all things hardware here, she's either constructing a passionate defence of a 7/10 game, daydreaming about her debut novel, or feeling wistful about the last time she chased some nerds around a field with an oversized foam sword.
Latest articles by Jess Kinghorn

'London is ready to level up and lead the world in esports': Mayor of London wants to use big events to stimulate economy and create opportunities for young people
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Insert tuppence to play.

Snapdragon Reality Elite chip aims for 'up to 60% higher GPU performance, up to 30% increase in CPU performance' in VR gaming
By Jess Kinghorn published
News A stronger case for smartglasses.

'Many people want to use VPNs for privacy—that is important—but we know that some children use them to get around restrictions': UK government considering VPN ban
By Jess Kinghorn published
News 'We've tried nothing, and we're all out of ideas.'

Snap unveils AR glasses which CEO describes as 'highly wearable' in clip that visibly shows the chunky frames crushing his ears
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I'm told this is definitely not a joke that got out of hand.

Windows 11 Search will soon see through your typos and actually find what you're looking for
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Dotting the 'i's, crossing the 't's.

Warning all weebs: Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Is nothing sacred?

The DualSense can still drift, but Sony may be exploring magnetic tech for shape-shifting buttons in whatever comes next
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Worth a poke.

'Half-Life 2 RTX has shrunk from 80 GB to 50 GB': RTX Remix 1.5 update shrinks file sizes, and also starts letting in AI agents
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I suppose that's one way to bring an old game up to date…

A new flip phone that blocks social media at a system level is coming out, and you'll never guess which retro gaming company is making it
By Jess Kinghorn published
News It's billed as 'less scroll, and more soul.'

DualSense PC gamers have been vindicated at last, as haptic support is finally here—though no thanks to Sony
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Power in your hands.

A little known rendering technique that can create low-cost, photo-real graphics may be about to have its big moment in game development
By Jess Kinghorn published
A closer look Sheer art attack.

Phanteks shows off PC case that bucks the fish tank trend in favour of greater thermal efficiency and giving your GPU its own little room
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I don't need a new case, I don't need a new case, I don't need a new case…

Browser-based dirt bike game is 'Motocross meets Wall Street,' letting you ride Nvidia and Intel's stock charts
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Getting revved up.

This DIY motion capture rig features 16 cameras made from scratch and is doing nothing to assuage my Vtubing delusions of grandeur
By Jess Kinghorn published
News DI-why not?

Reports suggest Meta was working on another facial recognition feature that was quietly pushed out to millions of users before being just as quietly deleted
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Smart glasses continue to be a scourge.

Redditor finds AMD museum piece that once belonged to ex-CEO Rory Read, stashed away in a basement
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Signed and sealed.

Google claims most users know 'information generated with AI should not be blindly trusted,' but a court ruled it's still liable for false claims made in AI Overview
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I doubt this will be the last time an AI getting it wrong results in legal repercussions.

This snazzy red laptop from HP and Ferrari has a “carbon fiber and glass construction”, costs $5,599, and doesn't have a dedicated GPU
By Jess Kinghorn last updated
News It wouldn't be a Ferrari collab if it had a decent engine in it.

The cozy game launches of June are a really crafty bunch
By Lauren Morton last updated
Cozy calendar Crafting and cooking are all over the menu this month from survival crafting to flower arranging to stamp collection journaling.

I expected Nvidia's keynote to leave out gaming entirely, but the RTX Spark's purported 5070-like performance is a pleasant surprise
By Jess Kinghorn published
Computex 2026 Simple things please simple minds.

This skyscraper-shaped custom PC at Computex has a food stall out the front selling 'Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice' and a rock climber free soloing up the side
By Jess Kinghorn published
Computex 2026 You've gotta hand it to them.

We stood in awe in front of Corsair's RGB samurai sword PC at Computex, and we've got the pictures to prove it
By Jess Kinghorn last updated
Computex 2026 Looking sharp!

This gaming monitor has a feature that I've never seen before in a display: a slot that you can jam a full graphics card into
By Jess Kinghorn published
Computex 2026 Would you ever game on an all-in-one machine?
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