Jacob Ridley

The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be "They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."

Throwing official identity documents at randos on the internet and hoping for the best is a terrible way to verify your age.

Discord hack is just the beginning of many more similar events to come if UK gov and others don't decide to do something else.

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After nearly 100 videos, I've hit 500 followers on TikTok. Hard work but I'm super proud of it!

The UK's new age verification is a privacy nightmare, but it doesn't need to be "They are over exposing data to prove a simple point, but there are ample alternatives."

Concerned about your data privacy with the UK's new age verification? You're right to be. But there is a better way... www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...

lol you stole my image for this story

Great work! ✨

This is a cracking read btw

Xbox is no longer a console, it's a platform, and it's already entered a battle for control over your handheld gaming PC Xbox is becoming more like PC and Windows is becoming more like Xbox... is Microsoft looking to muscle SteamOS out of the way?

Is the Xbox Ally handheld really an Xbox or is Microsoft just hoping to muscle SteamOS off its turf in gaming PCs?

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I BEAR NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY IF IT IS BROKEN (I'm sure that covers me, legally speaking 😅)

Reminder you can still enter for a chance to win this gaming PC at pcgamer.com/survey

It boots, promise.

Hey, I hosted the PC Gaming Show. How'd that happen?! Big shout out to everyone that worked on the show and especially whoever thought up bringing me along to build a gaming PC during it. I had a blast.

Now I'm just hoping they'll let me keep the dungarees...

I also wonder picked this from someone we must both know 😅 congrats on your heresy

deactivated my twitter account. SEE YA

in the top 10 of things I'd want to read (minus you hurting yourself)

I won't tell you what has since happened to the PC then

A white gaming PC inside the Havn HS 420 chassis and with RGB lighting enabled.

A white gaming PC build and diagram showing its key components across two magazine pages.

I've been working on this one for a lil' bit...

PC builds are back at @pcgamer.com. We're documenting the parts, process, and performance of a new custom PC build every month. STARTING RIGHT NOW.

Available online and in glorious print (thx mag team)

Link: www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gam...

A cat asleep on a PC case box.

The real review is whether my cat chooses to sleep on the box or not...

Hope has been doing lots of lovely work for PCG for ages, check it out!

A Quest 3S on a stack of PC Gamer magazines.

A Quest 3S on a stack of PC Gamer magazines.

A Quest 3S on a stack of PC Gamer magazines.

A Quest 3S on a stack of PC Gamer magazines.

I upgraded my lighting setup with one of those translucent diffuser thingies from Aliexpress for £6 and I think it's actually one of my best investments yet... still figuring things out but my photos aren't 90% glare anymore

Hey, I have entirely ignored Bluesky for months but just caught up on this and wanted to say thank you for the kind words, but really you did all the hard work 😊 hopefully we can catch up in-person at an event sometime!

Intel instability fix: I've seen no notable impact on game performance with 0x129 patch on the Core i9 14900K That's good news, but damage done to older chips is irreparable.

I've been testing Intel's latest microcode update to find out whether it hurts gaming performance on the Core i9 14900K. The good news is, no, it doesn't appear to. The bad news is many Intel CPUs likely still need to be returned and replaced.

PC Gamer is hiring: You know PC hardware, we know PC hardware, let's get together and spread the good word We're looking for a new hardware writer to join the team in Bath.

If you're weirdly into PC components and in the UK, come write for PC Gamer's hardware team. All the cool kids are doing it.

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Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile review A gaming keyboard with a lot to offer considering its small stature.

Not naturally a fan of 60% size keyboards yet the ROG Falchion RX Low Profile has made me a believer. Fantastic typing experience from compact switches...

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Dragon's Dogma 2 performance analysis: It'll take everything your PC has and still want more I hope you have a top-end CPU and GPU because you're really going to need them.

Gonna play Dragon's Dogma 2? Nick Evanson has been tirelessly benchmarking the game ahead of release to give you the full scoop on performance. Check it out here: www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dr...

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024) review AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (90W) | 32GB LPDDR5X | 1TB SSD | OLED | $2,000 | £2,400

The best 14-inch gaming laptop just got better. That all-metal chassis is 🫦
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RTX Remix 'is the great equaliser' bringing veteran and hobbyist devs together to remaster the most beloved and best PC games The modding platform created by Nvidia is bringing together teams from across the globe to reimagine classic games.

RTX Remix is a pretty big deal for remaking old games. I've spoken to devs working on Half-Life 2 RTX + Need For Speed Underground 2 RTX about what it's doing for them and why it matters.

Some insight into how RTX Remix functions for anyone curious: www.pcgamer.com/hardware/nvi...

A page in the PC Gamer magazine with various graphics cards on a table for a group test feature.

A 30th anniversary version of PC Gamer mag is out now and it contains my absolute favourite photo we've shot for one of these test features. It's both mine and @drossjames.bsky.social desktop wallpaper now 😅

Alan Wake stood at a pay phone in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake in an urban environment in Alan Wake 2.

Casey bathed in green light in Alan Wake 2.

Wake and Casey talk to each other in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2 is gorgeous

The Steam Deck's budget price tag is the reason I still rate it nearly two years on PC gaming needed a budget champion and the Steam Deck filled that role at just the right time.

Still no beating the Steam Deck on price, even nearly two years on from launch. www.pcgamer.com/the-steam-de...

Alan Wake 2 is a stunning example of what the future of PC gaming looks like—but only on Nvidia The RTX 40-series' features come together to make something beautiful in Alan Wake 2. I just wish it was something more players could experience for themselves.

Alan Wake 2 is stunning, but you really need an RTX 40-series card to enjoy it to the max. Without DLSS + Frame Gen, you have to tone it back to get decent performance. Still, what a showcase of how good a videogame can look today. www.pcgamer.com/alan-wake-2-...

It sux so bad when you have a decent sized library—punished for actually using it. Recommend replacing it with the Heroic Games Launcher tho