Oh hey, my first proper video for IGN is live! Shout out to Bo and Dale for getting this one over the line in tight circumstances. youtu.be/PtF_fBErSyg?...

What refurb phone would you buy? Trying to decide between the Pixel 9 Pro XL and the Galaxy S25 Ultra but I'll take other suggestions too! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

iPhones - so easy to use, no wonder they're number one! (Setting up a new old iPhone, pressing the button does literally nothing lol)

So anyway, I started blasting (BF2042) youtu.be/cj7at_lLBYg

First headset in a long time that can't cope with being downstairs

Thicc Q60 or one of these 420mm AiO? I've got the Q60 installed on a 9800X3D system, but I can't quite get fan noise levels as low as I'd like in this case.

Why is this message so sassy lmao

"Borderlands 4 is the best Borderlands!" Source: Borderlands Marketing Team.

Prague sure is pretty!

In the UK I'm a Smarty In Prague I'm a Lentilky

Onwards, to Kuttenberg!

FYI: the go-to PC duster is 50% off ATM in a rare discount (lowest price in 7 years). I bought this Compucleaner a decade ago ago and it's still going strong. Way better than compressed air cans. Affiliate link: amzn.to/4gjpMv2

People that like pink PC gear - this mechanical keyboard has sound dampening, a full UK layout and costs £50 after a 60% discount. I've tested a different size and found it a really nice keeb! amzn.to/4lWvR1u (affiliate link)

I have 1̷̧̧̨̧̰̥̼̞̘̯̳̭̮͉̹̞͕͙͚͎͎̱͉̺͓̖͍̞̮̬̟͎̠̘̟̜̘͕̩͎̺̰̦̮̘̥̦͍͕̼͓͈̭̃̈́̄̊̊̅͌͆̏̉͊́̓́̏̊̆͛͛̿̾͊̈́̈́̆̒̈́̽̅̽̓̈́̒̚̚͜͜͜͝͝͝͝ ̸̨̩͉̤̗͎̠̳̬̘̖͖̼͍͕̼͚̼̳̗̹̻̤͚̙͈̩͈̭͈̜̙̿̂̆̌̾̓͑̊͛̈́̿͋͑̆̋͐͑͛̽̋͐͊͐͋͑̔̿͗͛̉̈́̈́͊̀̈́̆̃̒̽̍̓͌̍̚̕̕͝ͅ3̴̡͇̣̫̘̹͖̩̫̦̃̐̽́̆̈́́̓̉̈̎̄͗̔́͌͌̀̃͊̈́̈́̽̏̓́̓̑͆̍̾̽̾͘͜ ̴̮̩̜̯̼̙̙͓̫̞͉̦̎̋̑́̍͒̈̾̔̂͛́̌͗̄̿̏̏̓̈͋͋̊̌̓͛͊̀͐͂̓̀̇̅̐͑̓̂̑̏̄̔̒̔͐̈́͊̈́͑̒̒̉̀̒̍̇̃̃̓̈́̏͐̋̍̚̕̚͠ unread emails

Chinese firm Antgamer is planning to release a 1000Hz TN monitor in 2026, and published a white paper in collaboration with AMD into the hardware necessary to actually run games at 1000fps (ie probably an overclocked Ryzen 9800X3D). Their current model is 1080p 750Hz (!) www.ithome.com/0/879/023.htm

The funniest task in Taskmaster history? www.reddit.com/r/panelshow/...

If you had £500ish to get a used smartphone, what would you get? I'm happy-ish with the OnePlus 12R, despite the esim fiasco, but a Pixel 9 Pro XL or S24 Ultra seem like they'd be a decent upgrade.

I've been waiting since 23rd May for a company to pay a customs charge on a review unit. I received so many threatening letters from the courier that I eventually paid the £100+ charge myself, and now the company has ghosted me for two weeks. Absolutely wild behaviour.

Pro tip: if you want, you can set your phone's notification tone to the Fallout 1 level up bleep, no one can stop you.

I know cable-fu

Battlefield 2042 is like £2 right now, and is a lot better than it was on launch. They just added Iwo Jima as a map, and it's classic Battlefield chaos in conquest, super enjoyable and a good warmup to BF6 - you can even unlock stuff in BF6 here. store.steampowered.com/app/1517290/...

If you miss your first shot as a sniper, you can't miss your second...

Post-Gamescom treat...

Goodbye Cologne! It was a pleasure to attend another Gamescom and meet up with so many lovely people ❤️

TIL "falcon" is apparently an acceptable shape for a sword - and maybe a keyboard? www.eurogamer.net/my-favourite...

I played the Xbox Ally consoles at Gamescom, AMA www.eurogamer.net/the-xbox-rog...

Managed to get from one end of Gamescom to the other in eight minutes... never again

What would you like to know about the Xbox Ally X? 🤔

Hyped

Sony is facing off against SteelSeries, Logitech and Corsair as it reveals a full suite of PC gaming peripherals: www.eurogamer.net/sony-just-re...

Gamescom bound! Starting as I mean to go on, travelling in cute autonomous vehicles

Practicing my German ahead of Gamescom

Your homework for today: watch the Ben Schwartz Off Menu episode, which is the first (?!) full video of the podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL2W...

Ah, so I'm not allowed to leave the house today, got it

Another quick deals find - the Lenovo Legion Go S is £329, super cheap for a Z2 Go + 8" 1200p 120Hz PC handheld. For context, the SteamOS black version is £549 (!!), and you can just install SteamOS on this yourself! Affiliate linko: amzn.to/4fAMGO4

If you need some cheap computer speakers, Creative Pebbles for £15 is incredibly good value. Affiliate link: amzn.to/45Pn1h6

Too much pressure on the top versus the bottom?

New email address alert: will_judd at ign dot com

Banana muffin time.

Garden pear!!!

My local Hong Kong cafe is advertising Nuka Cola, you love to see it

All-time headline from the BBC here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Does anyone want early access to the Battl*field 6 b*ta? 96️⃣SU-55BW-EVSX-56️⃣86️⃣

Nice DF story on @theverge.com :) www.theverge.com/games/743535...

Seven years! Time flies when you're having fun, and it's been an honour and a privilege to be part of the Digital Foundry team - a collection of people with so much insight and experience, but also heaping helpings of comradery, humour and passion.

Battlefield 6 is rather excellent at this early stage! Feels a world away from 2042, with better defined combat roles, more interesting weapons and (dare I say) better squad play. Definitely recommend checking out the open beta today, tomorrow and this weekend! www.eurogamer.net/heres-how-yo...

Front row seats for Jenny Tian! If you've not seen her on Taskmaster Australia, she's well worth watching there or on tour!

Can't believe watto got his boy out on set 5, game 13 of no more jockeys @watsoncomedian.bsky.social

After over 34,000 responses, full-size keyboards are favoured by a majority of @eurogamer.bsky.social readers - but nearly a quarter prefer something smaller than the normal "compact" choice, the TKL. Fascinating!

My wife did her first pottery class and I'm absolutely blown away by this cute cat plate she did, it's got so much character! 💯💯💯