Reports of further Xbox layoffs and studio closures have prompted confusion and sadness across gaming communities. Here is what is known, alongside smaller but brighter stories from this week’s games news.
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Controllers work hard. Analogue sticks, buttons, charging sockets and triggers are used thousands of times, carried in bags and sometimes dropped. When a controller begins moving by itself or disconnecting unexpectedly, the cause may be wear, contamination, physical damage, a cable problem or software configuration. What stick drift looks like Stick drift occurs when a […]
Read article → A good custom gaming PC is not the machine with the longest specification list. It is a balanced system built around the games you play, the monitor you use, the appearance you want and the amount you can comfortably spend. Planning those priorities first prevents money disappearing into parts that make little difference to your […]
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An HDMI fault can make a games console appear completely dead even when it is starting normally. The screen may show “no signal”, flicker, display coloured lines or work only when the cable is held at an angle. Because several problems can produce similar symptoms, careful checks are safer than repeatedly forcing cables or attempting […]
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