Over the last two years, [benkster] has been perfecting their ideal flight controller. Like many people, they started out with a keyboard and mouse and eventually moved on to a joystick. While a HOTAS ...

It almost goes without saying that flying aircraft or spacecraft is tricky – even in games. The third dimension really complicates things, and traditional controllers or joysticks can only really ...

From simple joysticks with a few additional buttons to full-on HOTAS (Hands on Throttle and Stick) configurations and flight yokes, there is a seemingly endless variety. You can even find these handy ...

In 2006, before the advent of augmented reality games like Pokémon GO, artist Mary Flanagan wanted to find a way to get random people to play a game together. Her solution? Create a 9-foot-tall video ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In the annals of gaming history, there’s no controller better known than the three-pronged piece of plastic that ...

Force feedback joysticks are prized for creating a more realistic experience when used with software like flight sims. Sadly, you can’t say the same thing about using them with mech games, because ...

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While at CES I try to avoid getting bogged down by dozens of random gadgets, and this time I mostly succeeded — but the mouse reviewer in me was intrigued by Lexip’s new gaming mouse that’s also a ...

Nextick is a new unique controller that can be used for games or replace your regular mouse and offers a macro keyboard and 3D joystick mouse for a completely different way to interact with your ...

My original Nintendo 64 controller has had a broken analog stick for nearly 30 years. And although I don't plan on playing N64 games every day, I'd like the option to go down memory lane every now and ...

The term “joystick” was coined by pioneer aviators, and the invention must have added to the exhilaration and joy of flight. Joy was not the emotion we experienced when we grasped the joystick of a ...