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

"DDoS is not a game. It's a crime!" Europol targets the youth in latest bid to take down DDoS-for-hire infrastructure
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Operation PowerOFF involves co-operation between 21 different countries.

The European Commission wants to push Google off its web search throne with a data sharing proposal
By Jess Kinghorn Published
Levelling the playing field.

The best budget 4K gaming monitor is now only $299, but there's another dual-mode monitor trying to steal the show
By Jess Kinghorn Published
Deal Two dual-mode gaming monitors, somewhat alike in dignity.

Fortnite Festival now lets you hit the skins for real with new MIDI drum kit compatibility
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News We about to get down.

Though not a gaming mouse, the new Asus squeaker enjoys gaming-grade features and a 'ceraluminium' top coat that makes it look like a crunchy little snack
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News I'm not giving up my Razer Deathadder V3 Hyperspeed for it, though.

TSMC's latest bank report is exactly as you'd expect it to be: mo' wafers, mo' money
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Chips with everything.

This YouTuber mod project brings the original PlayStation up to date with HDMI output, USB power, and wireless controller support
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Lo-fi beats to solder to.

Cybersecurity experts raise the alarm over Windows Recall again: 'The vault door is titanium. The wall next to it is drywall'
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Hacking tool supposedly creates "precisely the scenario Microsoft’s architecture is supposed to restrict."

Our cozy games of April list is looking so chilled out that there isn't even a single farm sim on it
By Lauren Morton Last updated
Cozy calendar Don't get a spring in your step just yet because this month's cozy game launches are all so cozy you might want to stay bundled up.

MediaTek is 'cautiously optimistic' that discrete memory pricing will look less gloomy during 2026
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News The memory supply crisis will likely get worse before it gets better, though.

Historical Steam survey data suggests the Big Switch from Windows to Linux has yet to happen
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Are Linux users trying to make 'fetch' happen?

Normal memory chips couldn't withstand the hellscape of Venus so scientists have crafted something that can
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Memory of the stars.

Windows 11 now lets you skip the time-consuming updates on a fresh install. Neat!
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News One small step towards rebuilding user goodwill.

These custom Linux lock screens styled after Minecraft, NieR Automata, and Genshin Impact are single-handedly eroding my loyalty to Windows
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Have it your way.

Lucky Redditor gets hands on unreleased Steelseries Rival Pro Mini, revealing another UWB wireless gaming mouse will soon hit the market
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Don't call it a comeback.

Fake Windows Support website offers 'cumulative update' for version 24H2 but delivers password-stealing malware that can avoid anti-virus detection
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Stay safe, folks.

RAM spot prices are down by 5%, though they did spike by well over 2000% this past year
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Not the win you want right now.

Mozilla says 'Microsoft goes too far' with Copilot, right before reassuring that you can turn off Firefox's 'AI enhancements'
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Is AI integration really so inescapable?

Tiny mitt bandits rejoice! You can pick up the best budget wireless gaming mouse for only $35
By Jess Kinghorn Published
Deal You really do gotta hand it to them.

Research suggests AI infrastructure projects are worth the investment less than 30% of the time
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Who could have foreseen this?

Hackers claim they've breached a Chinese supercomputer and are demanding huge amounts of crypto for the data, but security researchers are sceptical
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News The jury is still out on this one.

South Korea takes one look at rising PC costs and decides to hand out free PCs to citizens
By Jess Kinghorn Published
News Far better than 'wait and see'.

Cherry K5 Pro TMR Compact magnetic gaming keyboard review
By Jess Kinghorn Published
Score: 76% It ticks all of the right boxes, but I was left wanting just a little more.
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