The people behind BlitzRig

Gaming since the PS2 launched in 2000, building his own PCs since 14. Covers headsets, mice, handhelds and keyboards, and ties every score to the specs and published testing the review cites.

How we review: scores are editorial assessments built from manufacturer specifications and independent published testing, with sources cited on every review. We say when we have not run our own measurements.

Started building rigs for dorm-mates back in the original Xbox era (2002) and is borderline obsessive about cable routing and case airflow.

How we build: parts lists are priced from retailer listings at the time of writing, estimates are labeled as estimates, and each guide spells out at least one budget-tier alternative.

Gaming since Pokémon Red on a Game Boy in 1998. Her reporting habit: reading the patch notes and the press embargo line by line instead of skimming the press release.

How we report: no rumor gets a headline without a second source, and every claim in the story is attributed to where it came from.

Self-described "clearance-bin archaeologist" since the Black Friday PS3 madness of 2008. A "deal" only gets posted if it actually is one: no fake strike-through prices, no manufactured urgency, and if the price isn't really down, the post says so.

How we verify: prices are checked against published price history and retailer listings before a discount gets called a deal, and if there is no real discount, the post says so.