James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...

The Horipad for Steam controller has its highlights, but it's let down massively by a cheap feel and underwhelming ...

If there’s one thing that developers absolutely must get right when designing a video game console, it’s the controllers. If they muck up the controller design by making it unwieldy, cumbersome, or ...

The Ohsnap Mcon doesn’t just rethink the mobile gaming controller — it practically throws the old playbook in the trash, delivering one of the most flexible and genuinely portable ways to play on the ...

The 8Bitdo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller is a versatile and feature-rich Bluetooth controller tailored for Android gamers. With its telescopic design, Hall-based analog sticks, and extensive ...

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From Xbox to Nintendo, gamepads tend to have a similar set of face buttons. A, B, X, and Y are the choice de rigueur. Early consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) used A and B buttons, ...