February 25, 2009 The dual-analog controllers of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 have their moments, being particularly suited to first-person shooters, but certain arcade games like shoot 'em ups and ...

Back in 2009 we reviewed X-Arcade's Dual Joystick, and now the company is bringing out a single version of the device for players who don't want to share with friends. Just like a real arcade machine, ...

Any good gamer knows that to really elevate the gaming experience, you need to invest in the right gear. Today, there is a haul of third-party accessories made specifically for the PlayStation 4 that ...

Where is the fun in playing games from Xbox Live Arcade without a real, traditional arcade style joystick. Frogger with a d-pad? Are you kidding me? A “junior member” on the arcade controls forum ...

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. A fleet of ...

So I had a custom arcade joystick built back in the day when someone was offering such a thing on ebay for $80. It's a wonderful build but has a PS2 connector only. Fast forward several years and I'm ...

Gamers looking for a retro-styled joystick layout complete with an 8-button configuration might be interested in a newly launched controller in the form of the X-Arcade Solo Joystick. The X-Arcade ...

Chris started gaming in the 8-bit era so writing game reviews seemed like a natural choice of activity to protect his brain from further atrophy during his final year in a psychiatric penitentiary.

If you ever played an arcade game and wondered what was inside that joystick you were gripping, [Big Clive] can save you some trouble. He picked up a cheap replacement joystick, which, as you might ...