Amir is a PharmD student who loves technology and games. He enjoys building and optimizing his own PC and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in hardware technology. Amir's been writing ...

Windows PCs feature native support for Xbox-branded controllers — it's a given since both Windows and Xbox are Microsoft products. For a long time, only Xbox or generic controllers were permitted, but ...

Before the Xbox 360 arrived in 2006, using a gamepad on PC was a pretty annoying experience. You'd have to manually configure buttons, games wouldn't detect the controller or show the correct icons, ...

The chasm between PC and console gaming has slimmed down in recent years to nothing more than a fine line, and even that line is disappearing. Gaming laptops, for example, are console-like in many ...

To get your PS4 controller working with your PC, you’re going to need to decide how you want to connect. You can pair it over Bluetooth if your PC supports it, or you can use a USB cable to keep the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The controller that came with the Nintendo 64 was as iconic as it was, let's say, distinctive. To this day, people still crack jokes about ...

Adam Corsetti is a Commerce Writer from the United States. An avid gamer since childhood, Adam became hooked on video games after using the original Nintendo NES console. During college, he created a ...

The PlayStation 3's DualShock 3 controller wasn't originally designed with the PC in mind. But who cares: We're gonna do it anyway. The DualShock 3 isn't quite as easy to use on PC as a modern Xbox ...

Minecraft’s copper golems are a sloppy player’s dream. Got a base cluttered with small stacks of ores and tools? Too lazy to store your resources in the appropriate location? This tidy fellow will fix ...