Modern game controllers use firmware updates to fix bugs, improve performance, or even add new features. Ignoring firmware updates could result in compatibility issues down the road, as well as ...

If you’ve never heard of reWASD, I’m not surprised. The company is relatively small in the gaming world — the reWASD subreddit only has 625 members as of writing. However, I have absolutely no clue ...

A controller that wants to be wherever you're gaming? The Backbone Pro sets out on that path and covers a fair bit of ground -- for a nontrivial $170 price tag (thank you, tariffs). I tested the ...

While most peripherals can be used out of the box, they are often enhanced in functionality and performance when coupled with a desktop or mobile app. The same is true of mobile game controllers, ...

I just got a USB adapter for my aging Precision Pro FFB joystick in hopes of getting it to work properly under XP. Right now the stick works, but the old 3.02 software isn't support by XP and I have ...

Buying a game controller for your PC is a task fraught with uncertainty and confusion. While gaming on a console typically locks you into whatever stock controller came with the system (or a few ...

so i plug in a Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad USB. windows instantly detects it but fails to install any drivers. when i go to Game Controllers in Control Panel, there's nothing there. so i click on ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has turned his focus to his lifelong passion of gaming. He lived and worked in South Korea ...

Hex Evo has been specifically designed to allow you to remove the need for your left hand to use a keyboard while gaming. Providing a wealth of functionality in a left-handed controller that can be ...

One unexpected bonus from yesterday’s updates is that more Nintendo game controllers can now be used with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV … Developer Steve Troughton-Smith demonstrated using the ...

There are a ton of game controllers out there, at every price point imaginable. But you don’t often see designs made first and foremost for the PC — if we get support it’s often an afterthought.

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