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How to fix stick drift on PS5 and Xbox controllers

staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Giving your controllers a good clean can help with stick drift.

Supermassive Games will lay off up to 75 workers

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:02:33 +0000

The maker of Until Dawn and Directive 8020 says it's cutting jobs to ensure it remains sustainable.

How to connect Bluetooth headphones to your PS5

staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham) — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

The PS5 may not support Bluetooth audio directly, but there are workarounds.

Data of European Steam hardware customers 'likely compromised', Valve says

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:54:59 +0000

According to Valve, European Steam hardware customers likely had some of their data compromised.

The pros and cons of the switch to digital games

staff@engadget.com (Ben Stegner) — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

More gaming companies are moving toward stopping production of game discs and cartridges. Is it a bad thing?

How to connect your retro GameCube to a modern TV

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

A single adapter could be all you need.

How to get the best battery life from your retro handheld game console

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

There's a smarter way to power vintage portable gaming devices. Give these tips a try.

Mario Kart 64 in VR is not for the queasy

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

There are worse ways to kill time than Mario Kart 64 in VR -just don't eat beforehand.

Big Walk, retro electronic repairs and other new indie games worth checking out

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

We're looking forward to Big Walk, ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs, Pigeon: A Love Story and several others this week.

Static Hour challenges you to be the arbiter of truth and fear

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:19:54 +0000

If only being a nighttime news editor was this thrilling all the time.

We thought we wouldn't write about Overwatch characters anymore but D.Mon looks too sick not to

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:11:38 +0000

The new Overwatch hero is part-D.Va, part-Reinhardt and 100 percent cool as heck.

Quake celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new free episode

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:05:13 +0000

The Dawn of the Machine expansion was made by MachineGames in collaboration with id Software.

Netflix bags an exclusive GTA VI trailer... for all of six hours

staff@engadget.com (Daniel Cooper) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:30:17 +0000

Netflix will hold the exclusive rights to an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI before it hits YouTube six hours later.

Engadget Indie Pitch: 'VILE: Exhumed' physical edition

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:09 +0000

"Play an interactive video nasty."

Minecraft is coming to Switch 2 on October 27

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:07:35 +0000

Minecraft for the Switch 2 feels like a perfect place for mouse controls, but Mojang hasn't said anything about that feature yet.

Corsair just introduced new gaming keyboards with a control dial and a mouse with great battery life

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:26:58 +0000

Corsair's latest accessories have some handy features and don't cost too much.

Xbox's devastating July was inevitable

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

"It is neither possible nor desirable to own every great independent studio."

The Saudi-led $55 billion takeover of EA has closed

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:17:49 +0000

Electronic Arts is once again a privately held company, but it's saddled with $20 billion in new debt.

Xbox's free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:47:40 +0000

Xbox's free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars.

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:51:23 +0000

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)