Brewis

Playing Elden Ring on a cross-country flight sounds incredible until your Steam Deck hits 10% battery somewhere over Kansas. I have been there, and it stings. The Steam Deck is an amazing handheld, but its battery taps out after 2 to 4 hours of intensive gaming, which is barely enough for a single sitting of … Read more

Running out of storage on your Steam Deck is one of the most frustrating things about owning one. Whether you started with the 64GB model or even the 512GB version, modern game libraries fill up fast. Cyberpunk 2077 alone eats 70GB, and Baldur’s Gate 3 takes over 120GB. That is why upgrading to one of … Read more

I have spent the better part of the last two years testing every major handheld gaming PC I could get my hands on. From couch sessions with my kids asleep upstairs to long flights across the country, these devices have become my favorite way to play. The best handheld gaming PCs in blur the line … Read more

When I first tried VR for sim racing back in 2019, I was skeptical. Could a headset really replace my triple-monitor setup? After 200+ hours across iRacing, Assetto Corsa Competizione, and Automobilista 2, I can tell you the best VR headsets for sim racing offer something monitors simply cannot: true depth perception and the ability … Read more

I have spent the better part of three years testing controllers for retro gaming across every platform imaginable. From Raspberry Pi builds running RetroArch to original SNES hardware sitting on my desk, I have tried dozens of gamepads looking for the perfect blend of classic feel and modern reliability. Here is what I learned the … Read more

I have spent the better part of three years swapping steering wheels on my desk, testing everything from cheap vibration-only units to direct drive beasts that make my sim rig shake. Finding the best racing wheels means cutting through marketing buzzwords and figuring out what actually improves your lap times. Our team put together this … Read more

I still remember the first time I clipped a proper force feedback wheel onto my desk and loaded up Forza Horizon. Within ten minutes, I was never going back to a controller for racing games. The pull of the wheel through a hairpin corner, the subtle vibration of gravel under the tires, the resistance when … Read more

I spent the last three months testing eight direct drive racing wheels back to back, mounting each one to my sim rig and logging hundreds of laps across iRacing, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Gran Turismo 7, and Forza Motorsport. What I learned is that the direct drive landscape has changed dramatically. What used to cost $1,500+ … Read more

Switching from a controller to a proper racing wheel changes everything about how you experience sim racing. When I first clipped a wheel to my desk and felt the steering go heavy under braking at Monza, I understood why people call it a turning point. The best racing wheels for beginners deliver that same jolt … Read more