Author: Dustin Lang

Dustin earned a degree in Performance and Media Arts from Cornell University in 2019 and has since dedicated himself to covering the game industry as a journalist. Before joining TheLostGamer as a games journalist, he earned expertise as a writer for many gaming and eSports websites. He mostly covers first-person shooters such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, but he is also an avid NBA 2K player. Send an email to dustin.lang@thelostgamer.com to get in touch with him.

The adventure genre has gone through its fair share of ups, downs, and technical revolutions, but it has been one of the most fondly remembered gaming genres. Early adventure games are a product of hardware limitations. Creating immersive worlds was too complicated for PCs back then, not so nowadays though. The direction of point-and-click adventure games took a sharp turn with the release of Mystery House by Sierra Entertainment in 1980. This game led to the transition towards graphic adventure. Initially, these games were still using text parser and accompanied it with a very basic graphical interface.  With improvements in…

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Xbox Series X has simply established new benchmarks in the gaming community and the world of gaming consoles. This game beast offers true 4K gaming, prompting you to buy a lot of other hardware equipment in the meantime to make the most out of its performance. Just like PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X is also powered by the same generation of AMD’s Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architecture. It offers an immersive gaming world that demands your attention. With 12 teraflops of processing power, it overpowers its Sony counterpart by 1.7 teraflops. Backed with Direct-X Ray Tracing, this console has…

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The DualShock controllers are the best-selling game controller of all time. Sony always uses exceptionally odd ports. Ever wondered what that weird looking port alongside the microphone jack is for? The most common uses of ports are connectivity and charging. On top of that, new devices even accommodate data sharing. But the DualShock 4 controllers that come with PS4 controller Ext port are not meant for data sharing, that we are certain. Have you ever thought about why Sony even bothered to use a weird looking port when it could have used a Type-C or Micro USB port? Well, to…

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OLEDs offer a high contrast picture quality as compared to LED. VR headsets come in different designs, audio inputs, and adjustment options. To use your VR or Mixed reality headsets, you will have to download the Steam VR application. Virtual Reality technology is the game-changer. It is a radical change in the way we game, a much more immersive experience, and is simply not comparable to playing games non-VR. VR technology transcends reality and essentially creates an illusion of another reality. VR-compatible headsets are the central hardware you need to enjoy VR games. And although VR headset devices are expensive,…

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Getting started on Discord is easy. You get options from using a web platform or the desktop platform. While the desktop version offers a lot of features, the primary action revolves around popular servers and their moderators. You will be able to find members and their roles on the right-hand side of Discord. Still, the most fathomable part of using it is the ability to change subheading names and customize everything as per your wishes. The best part of using any Discord server is not its members, nor its moderators but bots. Bots can be of great help for customizing…

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OUR RATINGS: 8.9 Pros A dedicated steam buttonRead pedals for racing gamesOffers both wired and wireless control Cons Gloss finish is a dirt and fingerprint magnetPowered by AA batteries BUY ON AMAZON In this Steam Controller review, we’ll be checking this one-of-a-kind gaming controller for everything it stands for, all the myths about it, and whether it will be available again. Steam Controller Review Valve designed an all-new controller to allow people a wide variety of PC games. During the prototype development phase, the Steam Controller was supposed to be the jack of all trades. Let’s find out its design…

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Every avid video gamer would have thought of creating video content by recording gameplays and create their own creed of subscribers. With competitive gaming and esports already becoming the next big market segment in this industry, it’s only obvious that casual-to-pro gamers like you would want to know how to record gameplay on PC. From simple walkthroughs to capturing funny game moments or just serious competitive gaming, streaming your game can be a profitable venture as well, beyond just the passion of it. This sudden popularity of streaming gameplay is backed by newly added features on leading streaming platforms such…

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Just about any headset will not necessarily cut it as a gaming headset for your Xbox Series X. True that there is nothing new about the audio drivers on the Series X. So, you won’t get a better audio experience from this new Xbox than the Xbox One. Unless you have a gaming headset that is custom-tuned for the ultimate gaming experience. Getting the best gaming headset for Xbox Series X is all about – BudgetAudio quality and comfortXbox Wireless compatibilityAdditional Bluetooth connectivity We have compiled a list of the best Xbox Series X headsets based on just these. And…

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Gaming chairs have evolved into a separate niche, straying away from office chairs and massage chairs. While you will find gaming chairs doubling up as proper workspace additions and, sometimes, with massage or vibration functions, the onus remains the same. The best gaming chair for you is one that offers the comfort you want to be delivered in full. Think beyond just comfort though. We have reviewed gaming chairs, seriously meant for gaming, that can play in-game audio or the background score of a movie – loud and beautiful. But before diving right into the best gaming chairs with speakers…

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Before now, games had a specific beginning and an end. Gamers would start a game and hope to finish it, competing with their peers to be the first ones to get to the end. That was what gave most gamers bragging rights at the time. However, the world of gaming is different now. A lot of gamers are becoming dissatisfied with the fact that the games have a specific end. And most of them crave to keep playing their favorite games. Hence, this and other factors was what gave birth to the idea of DLC. DLC gave developers the ability…

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