Articles by Isaiah Williams, Staff Writer, Computing

Isaiah is a Staff Writer for the Computing channel at TechRadar. He's spent over two years writing about all things tech, specifically games on PC, consoles, and handhelds. He started off at GameRant in 2022 after graduating from Birmingham City University in the same year, before writing at PC Guide which included work on deals articles, reviews, and news on PC products such as GPUs, CPUs, monitors, and more. He spends most of his time finding out about the exciting new features of upcoming GPUs, and is passionate about new game releases on PC, hoping that the ports aren't a complete mess.

Articles by: Isaiah Williams

Finally, Windows 11 desktop PC users can enjoy Xbox Mode — and Microsoft has a new gift for Ally X users

By Isaiah Williams Published 1 May 26

Microsoft isn't resting on its laurels with Windows 11 gaming optimization, with Xbox Mode now being rolled out to desktop PC users.

Microsoft has an ambitious plan to win users back, and go toe-to-toe with Valve's SteamOS for gaming — but I'm not getting my hopes up

By Isaiah Williams Published 30 April 26

Microsoft is currently in an ongoing battle to improve Windows 11 for idle use and gaming to compete with SteamOS, and it has a big plan for it.

GTA 6 desperately needs this one feature to give PC players a boost — and I can't believe I'm saying this, but it should take a gamer-friendly page from Ubisoft's book

By Isaiah Williams Published 29 April 26

GTA 6 is now only a few months away, and there's one thing Rockstar Games must do if it wants to fully capitalize on game sales.

MacBook Neo could get an upgrade next year — I just hope Apple's RAM supply chain stays strong until then

By Isaiah Williams Published 29 April 26

Apple is reportedly ready to upgrade the MacBook Neo for 2027 with more RAM, but the ongoing RAM crisis might have an impact on plans if it lasts long enough.

GTA 6 boss says marketing will begin 'soon', solidifying earlier promise

By Isaiah Williams Published 29 April 26

GTA 6's release date looks more solid than ever, with Take-Two Interactive's boss further suggesting marketing will kick off soon.

Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem photo mode

'The mini-game is already in its final stages': Resident Evil Requiem director confirms DLC is imminent, but you need to make sure you've finished the game first

By Isaiah Williams Published 28 April 26

Resident Evil Requiem's first major DLC is fast approaching, and the game's producer and director have both urged players to finish the main story beforehand.

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'Please be fake' — PlayStation fans panic as Sony seemingly introduces ridiculous new '30-day license check' on digital games

By Isaiah Williams Published 28 April 26

Sony is under fire yet again in 2026, but it's not due to increasing PlayStation hardware prices, but rather a new rumored DRM measure.

Crimson Desert has 'opened a new chapter in K-content', according to the South Korea Prime Minister — and the game's Steam player count highlights that, beating the likes of Marvel Rivals, and keeping players interested even more than Elden Ring did

By Isaiah Williams Published 27 April 26

Crimson Desert isn't slowing down at all, with the South Korean Prime Minister praising Pearl Abyss, and the player count soaring above live-service games.

Gamers, it's time to get excited — the Steam Machine's price and launch date may be imminent

By Isaiah Williams Published 27 April 26

The memory crisis has forced Valve to delay the Steam Machine from an early 2026 launch, but rumors suggest a price and release date announcement is near.

Valve's Steam Controller launch looks imminent as hidden 'unboxing' video is spotted

By Isaiah Williams Published 21 April 26

Valve has remained tight-lipped on both the Steam Machine and Steam Controller, but a new discovery suggests we might see the latter launch soon.

MSI launches new OLED monitors that significantly improve contrast and brightness — and it's a sign that the sky is the limit for OLED

By Isaiah Williams Published 20 April 26

After their reveals at CES 2026, MSI has launched the 322UR and 321UP OLED monitors, both promising to address some of the display type's biggest issues.

Dead as Disco is easily one of the best indie games I’ve ever played — and after 20 hours of demo, it beats the ‘brilliant’ Hi-Fi Rush in one major way

By Isaiah Williams Published 18 April 26

Dead as Disco is an incredibly promising beat 'em up game, and after 20 hours of playtime in the demo, I'm convinced it'll be an instant hit.

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YouTube watchers praise ‘awesome’ new option to disable annoying Shorts — here’s how to do it

By Isaiah Williams Published 17 April 26

YouTube finally has an option for users that will allow them to effectively remove Shorts via a zero-minute timer.

Crimson Desert is 'not a copy of other AAA games' according to The Witcher 3 director — and after my 175 hours of playtime and five million copies sold, it all makes sense

By Isaiah Williams Published 16 April 26

With high praise from a game director and five million copies sold, Crimson Desert isn't disappearing from gamers' discussions anytime soon — and it's deserved.

Microsoft's Recall tool is back and still has major security concerns — but the company denies any data risk

By Isaiah Williams Published 15 April 26

Windows 11 Recall was delayed in 2024 due to security flaws, and those same issues are being discovered now, despite Microsoft's promise to secure user data.

Valve's Steam price history feature could be extended to all regions — but it needs one big change before the Steam Machine's launch

By Isaiah Williams Published 15 April 26

The Steam Machine is seemingly still a long way away from launch, but that isn't stopping Valve from preparing its Steam store for its arrival.

Render of Alienware QD-OLED monitor alongside PC

Alienware has launched a new QD-OLED monitor, and I still can't believe how cheap it is

By Isaiah Williams Published 14 April 26

The trend of expensive OLED monitors is finally ending, and it's thanks to Alienware launching its new 27-inch QD-OLED monitor.

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Valve’s Steam Controller launch looks imminent based on new public records — and it might finally give me the perfect excuse to build a custom Steam Machine

By Isaiah Williams Published 14 April 26

Valve may not be ready to launch the Steam Machine just yet, but there's more positive news on its main accessory.

I'm now 160 hours into Crimson Desert, and I've still not covered half of its map — and that's exactly why it's so good

By Isaiah Williams Published 13 April 26

Crimson Desert just continues to get better as my playtime increases, and it's a sign of Pearl Abyss' brilliant work.

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The Lenovo Legion Go 2 handheld costs more than two Nvidia RTX 5080 GPUs — and that's genuinely absurd

By Isaiah Williams Published 13 April 26

Prices for PC hardware continue to skyrocket, and now Lenovo's Legion Go 2 handheld is placed higher up on the list of overpriced devices.

No, cracked versions of Resident Evil Requiem aren't performing better than the official game — but there are still issues with DRM

By Isaiah Williams Published 13 April 26

Concerns have been widespread about Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem performing better via pirated versions, but that's not the case.

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RTX 5090s and other high-powered graphics cards may carry risks of cable melting issues — but Asus thinks it has solved this problem

By Isaiah Williams Published 10 April 26

Reports are still coming through about high-powered GPUs like the RTX 5090 having connector melting issues, but Asus has a solution.

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Crimson Desert is finally playable on Intel Arc GPUs after driver update — but there's still plenty of work to be done

By Isaiah Williams Published 9 April 26

Official Intel GPU support in Crimson Desert is still on the way via Pearl Abyss, but the latest driver has made the game playable for Arc GPU users.

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This new Steam feature could soon make buying games a lot easier — and it’ll be a great addition for the Steam Machine and custom PCs

By Isaiah Williams Published 8 April 26

The Steam Machine is now on the horizon, and clues in the Steam Client suggest a performance estimator could be coming as well.

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'Video games are cooked' — founder of No More Robots condemns gen AI in gaming and says 'from a publisher perspective, it's mega annoying'

By Isaiah Williams Published 8 April 26

The generative AI genie is out of the bottle, and the founder of an indie game publisher believes it's too late to turn back.

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