Jess Kinghorn
Jess has been writing about games for over ten years, spending the last seven working on print publications PLAY and Official PlayStation Magazine. When she’s not writing about all things hardware here, she’s getting cosy with a horror classic, ranting about a cult hit to a captive audience, or tinkering with some tabletop nonsense.
Latest articles by Jess Kinghorn
PC Gamer's biggest hardware stories of 2024: Elon Musk, the rise and rise of AI, brilliant builds, the humbling of big tech giants, orb pondering aplenty, and much more
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2024 in hardware Looking back at another year of head-turning headlines, as decided by you.
PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming keyboard of 2024
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Gear of the year Three keebs stand before me, but only one will be crowned the best of 2024.
The Allmother is dead, long live the Allmother!: Why 1000XResist is the best sci-fi story I've experienced in years
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🏆 Like tears in rain.
This fluffy keyboard is low-key heinous—but meets the exact intersection of my interests
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Bound to rub some the wrong way.
This $200 HD monitor boasts retro flair with funky dials and wood panelling, but I'm not entirely convinced by its nostalgic charm
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Those bezels need to be a whole lot chunkier for a truly throwback feel.
You can pick up a refurbished Steam Deck OLED directly from Valve for as little as $439 if others haven't already scooped them all
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News Just wait 'til I get my hands on one!
Google is back at it with AI, this time generating interactive 3D game worlds—but you won't catch me playing ball
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News You used all three wishes...on this?
Shifting corporate priorities, Superalignment, and safeguarding humanity: Why OpenAI's safety researchers keep leaving
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Life below deck.
Intel partners with Acer once again for the new generation of Arc GPUs but it's not just gamers they have their eye on
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news Not exactly a curve-ball.
Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice
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News And that's only the beginning.
Couple spends almost $1,000,000 building a family home 'optimized for LAN parties,' and the result is definitely living that dream
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News We'll stick to The Sims 4's build mode.
Gamers using Windows 11 24H2 systems are getting jumpscared by this one weird audio bug
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News Panic! At your desk.
Trash man rescues surprisingly decent gaming rig from landfill—and it even powers on
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News Not talking absolute rubbish.
'SilkSpecter' hacking operation uses sophisticated ring of 4,700 spoofed storefronts to dupe shoppers looking for Black Friday deals—here's how to avoid getting scammed
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News Avoid getting 100% off your bank balance.
Please change your password before hackers use this list of the 200 most commonly used passwords to crack open your life like a coconut
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News Don't make it easy for them.
The Zefiro is a USB-C-powered, thumb drive sized instrument that'll let you fulfil your Ocarina of Time musical fantasy—but I have some practical questions
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News Getting on the blower.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's impressive tresses feature '50,000 individual strands per character for over 100 hairstyles'
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News Because Rook's worth it.
3D-printed M4 Mac mini enclosure addresses one of Apple's most egregious design choices—but maker argues that the power button 'problem' is overstated
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News Throwback style solves a modern problem.
Amazon wants chips with everything, crafting its own AI-focused line of silicon in a bid to dethrone Nvidia
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News I prefer a crisp, battered cod myself.
LG's bizarre but impressive stretchable prototype display has the 'highest rate of elongation in the industry,' a measurement I had no idea existed
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News Scrunch it, pull it, twist it—but unfortunately no bop it
'I had my fun' says hacker who used Call of Duty anti-cheat exploit to ban 'thousands upon thousands' of innocent players
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news Catching strays.
Australia proposes social media ban for everyone under the age of 16, citing concerns about young people's mental wellbeing
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News But is it really all social media's fault?
I chatted to an MIT-built AI version of my future, 60-year-old self and we did NOT get along
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News Leaving my future self on read.
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