My apartment has only two things in it: video game controller cables, and a cat. Okay, there’s also some furniture,…
While your results may vary, I’ve found that I play fighting games better with a nice arcade style fight stick.…
Nearly 200,000 Steam users play PC games with SNES controllers. That’s the most surprising factoid from Valve’s data about controllers. Xbox 360 controllers are most used (27.2 million), while Xbox One and PS4 are nearly neck-and-neck (11.5 million and 12.2 million). The Steam controller, at 1.5 million, remains… Read more

Over the last year, the Nintendo Switch has built up an impressive collection of 2D side-scrollers and classic…
Evo 2018 will allow Super Smash Bros competitors to play using the Smash Box, a controversial alternative to the aging Gamecube controller. Evo’s decision marks the pinnacle in an ongoing debate among Smash tournament hosts about controller rules.
Last week, I set up a Nintendo GameCube to play Suda 51’s cult classic Killer7 on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. I haven’t…
Your video game console is filthy. Choked with dust, smeared with fingerprints or riddled with insects. Your game…
This weekend’s Battle For The Stones allowed players who had won past Marvel vs.Capcom: Infinite tournaments to…
Nintendo launched the Switch on March 3 of this year. The system was surprisingly well received. The Legend of…

On Sunday night, the Super Smash Brothers: Melee tournament at Shine 2017 forced a controversial rematch between…

I spent way too much money on Dragon Quest XI merchandise. Dragon Quest being my favorite game franchise, and a…
Five prominent Super Smash Brothers: Melee tournament organizers and players have formed a competition committee and …
This deeply unintimidating GameCube controller is precious to me (and one of the last functional ones I own). It…

Today on Highlight Reel we have fatal bullets, pileups, land cruising, self-help, and much more!
During E3 earlier this month, Microsoft announced a host of new options for its Xbox Design Lab custom controllers,…
The Revolutionary Watermelon came out of the Watermelon Game Jam I covered a few months ago. Unlike the other games…
Adam “Armada” Lindgren, considered one of the “five gods” of competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee, has dropped out of…
The Nintendo Switch’s Pro Controller is partially translucent, meaning that you can look inside the guts of the…
Available February 21 from Hyperkin, the X91 wired Xbox One controller is designed to replicate the slender form…

Many cheap retro controllers look the part, but fall down when it comes down to build quality. Thankfully the…