Articles by James Pickard, Senior Deals Editor

James Pickard is a Deals Editor at TechRadar. After many years of scouring the net for the cheapest games and tech for his personal use, he decided to make it his job to share all the best bargains and coupon codes with you. James also has almost a decade of experience covering some of the biggest sales events of the year at Eurogamer and VG247, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Amazon Prime Day. When not deals hunting or stacking coupon codes to get the biggest savings, James can be found on the PS5, watching a classic film noir or cheering on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Articles by: James Pickard

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I time-travelled to save the world in Cronos: The New Dawn and it felt like going back two decades to play Dead Space again

By James Pickard published 3 September 25

Cronos: The New Dawn is a solid and well-made survival horror game, but in its reverence for the classics, it doesn't distinguish itself from games that are decades old.

It seemed almost inevitable, but the PS5 is about to get a lot more expensive

By James Pickard published 20 August 25

Sony has announced that the price of all PlayStation 5 consoles will increase in the US from August 21.

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The best MacBook Air deals in August 2025

By James Pickard last updated 19 August 25

All of the best MacBook Air deals in one place, including the lowest prices for the latest M4 models.

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The best MacBook Pro deals in August 2025

By James Pickard last updated 19 August 25

We've rounded up all the best MacBook Pro deals available right now so you can pay the lowest price for Apple's premium laptop.

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The best MacBook deals in August 2025

By James Pickard last updated 14 August 25

Our roundup of all the best MacBook deals so you can pay the lowest price for one of Apple's premium laptops.

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Hysilens is here to save DoT in the Honkai: Star Rail 3.5 update – and I couldn’t be happier

By James Pickard published 4 August 25

The Version 3.5 update for Honkai: Star Rail launches on August 13 – here's everything coming in 'Before Their Deaths', including new characters, story, maps, bosses, events, and more.

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3 reasons to be worried if you're looking for a cheap Kindle this Prime Day

By James Pickard published 29 June 25

There's a lot of interest in this year's Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals, but I'm worried that too many factors could lead to disappointing offers again.

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A one-man army, a much-hyped Fate collab, and the revival of some beloved older characters – all the highlights coming in Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.4

By James Pickard published 27 June 25

Honkai Star Rail Version 3.4 launches on July 2 - here's everything that's coming in the update, including new characters, the Fate collab, new gear, updated events and reworked classic units.

I thought I was done with the series, but after three hours with Borderlands 4, I'm ready to be pulled back in again

By James Pickard published 18 June 25

We get some hands-on time with Borderlands 4 and find Gearbox has revitalised the looter-shooter with fun new ideas that should please newcomers and veterans of the series.

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The best Chromebook deals in June 2025

By James Pickard last updated 2 June 25

TechRadar's guide to all the best Chromebook deals available now so you can pick up a small and flexible laptop for less.

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Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.3 adds a cute cat burglar, plus a pudgy plushy that heals you and blasts enemies with rainbows

By James Pickard published 9 May 25

I'm a healer, but...

I bought a cheap refurbished Steam Deck, and it’s convinced me to skip the Nintendo Switch 2

By James Pickard published 27 April 25

I was strongly considering upgrading to a Nintendo Switch 2 but that's all changed now I have a Steam Deck – here's why.

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The best PS5 deals for September 2025

By Rob Dwiar last updated 18 March 25

Deals We've been hard at work finding you all the best PS5 deals in the US and the UK to help you save money on hardware.

Paulie and Reacher staring each other down from the Prime Video TV show Reacher

Lee Child reveals finding an actor for the big bad in Reacher season 3 that made Alan Ritchson look small was 'literally an international search'

By James Pickard published 20 February 25

Exclusive How do you solve a problem like Paulie?

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'I would revisit them, absolutely': Lee Child discusses future seasons of Reacher on Prime Video and why returning to the films as a TV series is a possibility

By James Pickard published 18 February 25

Lee Child on Reacher season 3, why the TV series is more faithful to the books and whether we could see the film stories retold in the Prime Video show.