James Archer
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Intel Arc A750 review: Intel’s cheap graphics card comes good
Our Intel Arc A750 review puts the low-cost graphics card to the test across a range of gaming benchmarks. → Read More
Halo Infinite’s season 3 ray tracing update is here, and looks kinda underwhelming
Halo Infinite's season 3 update is here, and with it, ray tracing on the PC. We've tried it out, and found a relatively modest application of RT tech. → Read More
"The community continues to blow our minds": Valve talk the Steam Deck, one year on
With the Steam Deck hitting its one-year anniversary, we chat to Valve about the handheld's first 12 months in an exclusive interview. → Read More
Doom Eternal’s ray tracing now works on the Steam Deck
Valve have enabled Doom Eternal's ray tracing on the Steam Deck, and we've been seeing how it runs. → Read More
Amazon Basics enters PC hardware with a familiar CPU cooler
Amazon have made a surprise move into PC components, launching the Amazon Basics Computer Cooling Fan: a budget CPU cooler. → Read More
Kerbal Space Program 2’s system requirements are as harsh as they look
We've tested Kerbal Space Program 2 to see if its minimum PC specs really need to be that high, and yes - yes they do. → Read More
Sons of the Forest system requirements, PC performance and the best settings to use
Sons of the Forest is out now in early access, and we've been finding out how it runs on PC - as well as which are the best settings to change. → Read More
That Wild Hearts performance patch didn’t actually fix much, huh
Wild Hearts continues to face painful performance problems on PC, despite a patch that promised major improvements. → Read More
Atomic Heart: system requirements, PC performance and the best settings to use
We investigate how Atomic Heart's PC performance across various hardware, and determine the best settings for optimised performance. → Read More
Atomic Heart, ray tracing poster child, won’t support ray tracing for PC on launch
Atomic Heart will not include its highly promo'd ray tracing features in the PC version at launch. RT effects will instead come in a later patch. → Read More
Wild Hearts: the best settings to use on PC... until performance is fixed
Wild Hearts launches on PC today in a poor state of performance. Here you'll find the best settings you can change for a smoother hunt. → Read More
Returnal: system requirements, PC performance and the best settings to use
Returnal has arrived on PC with plenty of new features and settings to try. Here's how the game runs and the best settings for optimal performance. → Read More
Through The Nightmares spins childhood fears into a devilish platformer
Through the Nightmares is a challenging action-platformer set inside the phobia-addled dreams of sleeping children, → Read More
Wild Hearts devs address performance problems, promise patches and DLSS/FSR support
Wild Hearts has entered an early trial period fraught with performance issues on PC. Developers Omega Force say fixes are on the way. → Read More
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review: the first RTX 40 series GPU worth buying
Our RTX 4070 Ti review hauls the former RTX 4080 variant through multitude of games benchmarks, including ray tracing and DLSS 3 tests. → Read More
At last, NZXT made a PC case as good as their discontinued ones
The NZXT H5 Flow is the component makers' best compact PC case in years - even rivalling the classic Source 340. → Read More
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s 4.01 patch improves ray tracing, but tanks non-RT performance
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is facing more performance woes on PC, after a patch to improve ray tracing and fix reflections inexplicably broke DX12 performance. → Read More
Valve issue feature-filled Steam Deck software update, unbreak Ubisoft launcher games
The Steam Deck has addressed a new crashing issue with games that use the Ubisoft Connect launcher, while adding a host of upgrades in a separate client update. → Read More
The HTC Vive XR Elite is a shapeshifting, lightweight luxury of a VR headset
HTC are back in PC VR gaming, but their latest headset - the Vive XR Elite - makes the Valve Index look cheap. We went to find out what makes it so pricey. → Read More
How the Dead Space remake became prettier to become scarier
Let's compare the Dead Space remake versus the original Dead Space, to see how Motive's efforts have made a horror classic even more frightening. → Read More