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

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?

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.

I bought a PS5 on launch day but I won't be buying a PS6, even though its exclusives aren't coming to PC anymore
By Jess Kinghorn published
Game over How much for the funky white box!?

From a dentist's basement to half a trillion dollars and AI: Here's how memory manufacturer Micron Technology got there
By Jess Kinghorn published
Just call me the 'Potato Consumer Gamer' from now on.

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By Jess Kinghorn published
Exclusive deal Brew some coffee and enjoy a slice of cherry pie.

Oops, ASRock says motherboards will support 'newly launched' AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU that has definitely not yet been launched
By Jess Kinghorn published
News I hope no one got yelled at for this.

Nintendo is re-releasing the Switch 2 in the EU with a replaceable battery—and it's high time handheld gaming PCs followed suit
By Jess Kinghorn published
If the big red N can do it, then why can't other handheld makers?

Pearl Abyss working on bringing Arc GPU support to Crimson Desert, with Intel 'ready to assist'
By Jess Kinghorn published
News "Getting games running smoothly is always a partnership between developers and hardware makers."

Nvidia DLSS 5 reveal: PC Gamer reacts... not wholly positively
By PC Gamer Team published
So... DLSS 5 This has been one of the most controversial reveals of an Nvidia technology I can remember, and people have a lot of thoughts.

One Elite Dangerous fan scavenged parts from multiple VR roller coaster rides to craft the ultimate space faring sim rig, so I hailed him to find out more
By Jess Kinghorn published
News Starry-eyed.
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