
James Bentley
James is a more recent PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cards, cases, and motherboards from afar. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead. In that time, he has covered the latest doodads, contraptions, and gismos, and loved every second of it. Hey, it’s better than writing case briefs.
Latest articles by James Bentley

Brits can get around Discord's age verification thanks to Death Stranding's photo mode, bypassing the measure introduced with the UK's Online Safety Act. We tried it and it works—thanks, Kojima
By Jacob Ridley published
News The UK's new act blocks access to adult content without identification. Turns out, you only need a copy of Death Stranding and a phone to get around it.

I tested Nvidia's AI gaming assistant: it advised me to 'update' to old drivers and told me I wasn't playing a game (I was playing a game), but maybe I should've expected that from version 0.1
By James Bentley published
Chatnot Maybe give it some time.

I've just declared this the best budget compact PC case, and now I'm tempted by that all white build
By James Bentley published
Making its case Well, mostly white.

Sony WF-C710N review
By James Bentley published
Score: 62% These buds simply aren't good enough for PC gaming, but the competition is.

Flexispot OC3/BS3 review
By James Bentley published
Score: 55% An office chair with absolutely everything I want, except a comfy seat.

Razer's DeathAdder V4 Pro won an esports tournament before its release, hiding in plain sight with a camoflage colorway
By James Bentley published
News And I want the camo variant.

Steam's Hardware Survey continues to prove gamers don't have much free storage, and I am unfortunately among them
By James Bentley published
News Make some room.

This whack-a-mole with floppy disks running on an Amiga looks equal parts hilarious and surprisingly difficult
By James Bentley published
News Please don't use a mallet on the floppy disks, though.

Hyte's iconic new Wing Gundam Zero case is going to grab your eyeballs first, but it's these fresh-looking keycaps I really want
By James Bentley published
News This bad boy is perfect for watching all 25+ Gundam series.

This designer has created a Frankenstein's monster by strapping two Nintendo Joy-Cons onto the Framework 12 and they're letting you do the same too
By James Bentley published
News Ah, the joy of modular laptops.

AT&T says 'um actually' to President Trump after he blames the internet provider for conference call woes
By James Bentley published
News Maybe this one could have stayed in the drafts.

Google Earth has historic street view now and just in case you don't feel old enough already, it's to celebrate its 20th birthday
By James Bentley published
News Just don't zoom in when you scroll all the way back to 1984.

'Artificial intelligence is going to displace millions and millions of workers' says Bernie Sanders, so might as well take a four-day week
By James Bentley published
News Sanders worries about the effects of AI on the future of America. Join the club, guy.

Meta wins AI copyright suit before it could go to a jury as the 'plaintiffs made the wrong arguments'
By James Bentley published
News A landmark case on use of copyright materials by AI could be on the horizon, but the arguments weren't strong enough here.

Yeston's adorable single fan RTX 5060 adorned with tiny little bears is almost cute enough to make me want a mini gaming PC
By James Bentley published
News It'd look good in a compact all white build.

British regulator takes aim at Google's dominance with 'targeted measures to address specific aspects of how Google operates'
By James Bentley published
News These include measures for data transparency around AI and 'fair ranking principles'.

You will soon be able to open non-Xbox games from the Xbox app, which could be a great way to further avoid the Epic Games Store
By James Bentley published
News Though you will still need EGS to install games.

Windows 11 gets a fresh new Start menu and it's one of the most useful changes to the UI in yonks
By James Bentley published
News You can test it out now, if you're lucky.

Xbox-themed Quest 3S has been spotted ready for release and if you close your eyes and imagine what an Xbox-themed Quest 3S looks like, bingo
By James Bentley published
News Anything really can be an Xbox.

iFixit awards the Framework 12 laptop a 10/10 for repairability: 'respects your time, your budget, and your ability to make repairs'
By James Bentley published
News Repairability is Framework's whole thing, after all.

The Claaaaw: MSI unveils Toy Story gaming PC parts with Buzz GPU, Woody motherboard and Pizza Planet cooler
By James Bentley published
News And it'll set you back about $2600.

Nintendo Switch 2 review: the latest gaming handheld, from a PC Gamer's perspective
By James Bentley published
Playing it safe The Nintendo Switch 2 is in a league of its own, and that's both a good and bad thing.

Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: A closer battle than I expected
By James Bentley published
Head to head Is it time to make a switch? That might depend on where your game library lives.
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