Katie Wickens
Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. Having been obsessed with computers and graphics for three long decades, she took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni, and has been demystifying tech and science—rather sarcastically—for three years since. She can be found admiring AI advancements, scrambling for scintillating Raspberry Pi projects, preaching cybersecurity awareness, sighing over semiconductors, and gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. She's been heading the PCG Steam Deck content hike, while waiting patiently for her chance to upload her consciousness into the cloud.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens
This official D&D Lego set doubles as a fully playable gaming map
By Katie Wickens published
news Get your bag of holding ready.
The tech that went too far at CES 2023
By Katie Wickens published
Tech flops Featuring pee pebbles; thousand-dollar Rubik's-alikes; and waifu-sniffing wearables.
The PC gaming announcements you don't want to miss from CES 2023
By Jacob Ridley published
Best of We've seen most of what CES 2023 has to offer this year, and these are the products that impressed us most of all.
Base your entire PC setup around this inconceivably bad NFT anime
By Katie Wickens published
news Or maybe don't.
Asus heard you like OLED so it slapped one on an Xbox controller
By Katie Wickens published
news Asus's new officially licenced Xbox controller is a little bit extra.
Razer min-maxes its RTX 40-series gaming laptop lineup
By Katie Wickens published
news There's a whopping 18-inch Razer Blade coming at one end, while the next-gen Blade 16 somehow fits into a teeny tiny chassis.
Google embraces Nvidia GeForce Now with Asus's latest Chromebook
By Katie Wickens published
news The Vibe CX34 Flip Chromebook is great for GeForce Now... as opposed to *ahem* Stadia.
The trend in 16:10 gaming laptops over CES 2023 shows we're finally evolving
By Katie Wickens published
news Here's to a new standard in gaming panel aspect ratios, baby.
Asus Zephyrus gaming laptops are getting a 'maxed out' makeover for CES 2023
By Katie Wickens published
news These souped-up gaming machines all come with increased screen space and boatloads of configuration options.
Asus announces its RTX 40-series ROG Strix gaming laptop lineup
By Katie Wickens published
news New ROG's lookin' POG.
Nvidia RTX 4090-powered gaming laptops will launch on February 8 starting at $1,999
By Katie Wickens published
news Yes, Nvidia has managed to jam the RTX 4090 into a laptop, but there will be more affordable options coming February 22 starting at $999.
What we want to see from PC gaming hardware in 2023
By Dave James published
All we want for 2023... If you put PC Gamer in charge of the world, here's what the next 12 months would look like for our favourite hobby.
This is the most demanding PC game in terms of GPU power 'and for a long time it had no graphics'
By Katie Wickens published
news It takes around $150,000 worth of graphics cards to run AI Dungeon's most powerful language model, but you won't need a GPU when it's released on Steam.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2022: The best gear of year
By Dave James published
Winners This is the best PC gaming hardware this year has had to offer.
Taking the Steam Deck to a bar was a mixed experience
By Katie Wickens published
Steaming free Here's what happened when I whipped my Deck out in public.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming keyboards of 2022
By Katie Wickens published
Gear of the year We three keebs... here are our three nominees for the best gaming keyboard of 2022.
Watching AI evolve this year has been a rollercoaster
By Katie Wickens published
AI of the beholder Some ones and some zeros have punctuated our relationship with AI this year. Here's how it played out.
Microsoft's 'normcore' clothing line had me feeling highly inappropriate
By Katie Wickens published
Normcore threads Wearing a slogan like that is bound to raise some eyebrows.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming laptops of 2022
By Katie Wickens published
Gear of the year So many gaming laptops deserve the crown this year—here are our three nominees.
After almost a year with the Steam Deck I've finally been converted
By Katie Wickens published
Deck head I never thought I'd become a Deck head, but here I am.
Best Early Access 2022: Disney Dreamlight Valley
By Lauren Aitken published
The GOTYs Finally, a great Animal Crossing alternative comes to PC.
Two Point Campus takes me back to cosy, nerdy days spent with my sister
By Katie Wickens published
The GOTYs Those memories of playing Theme Hospital on a tiny CRT will never die.
China clamps down on deepfakes with new regulations
By Katie Wickens published
news The new regulations target anything that might "belittle the reputation and honor of others."