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.

Although the mouse is an essential input device, it has arguably undergone the least design changes. A vital piece of hardware for most desktops and even laptops, mice are probably the most common hardware of choice for gaming setups as well. But traditional mice have a common design drawback. Use a regular mouse for a long period and you are sure to feel a noticeable pain to your wrist and your upper arm. This is the design flaw to traditional mice – you need to bend your arm and your wrist to use them. And this is also where you…

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1080p gaming used to be the standard. Emphasis on the “used to be”, by the way. The thing is, as technological advancements have been made in display technology, manufacturers have been able to keep the costs of gaming monitors low while making substantial improvements. As a result, today’s gaming monitors, specifically, those with high refresh rates, are no longer limited to just 1080p. As a matter of fact, 1440p and 4K gaming monitors with fast refresh rates as high as 120Hz (and even higher) now exist. However, the latter often comes at a price point that the average gamer would…

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The list of Ghost-type Pokémon has grown considerably from the original trio of Ghastly, Haunter, and Gengar. So much so that choosing the best Ghost-type Pokémon no longer is as simple as it once was. In addition to there being more Ghost-type Pokémon in the Pokedex right now, they’ve also become considerably more powerful and well-liked. Case in point, they’re no longer just useful for taking down Psychic-type Pokémon – they’re extremely useful in taking down any kind of Pokémon. With that said, if you’re planning to choose the best Ghost-type Pokémon, then you’ve got your work cut out for…

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Spending the big bucks on Battlestations is something that only a handful of gamers can afford and one of the most expensive parts of these builds are usually the graphics card. Graphics cards come in many shapes and sizes but if you’re working on a tight budget then you will have to stick with the one that offers the best bang for the bucks. Luckily, there are still many cheap graphics cards in the market that offers exceptional performance for a very reasonable price. Choosing a budget-friendly graphics card can be a bit confusing especially if you’re a newbie. But…

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The best FPS games have been a centric part of gaming culture. It all started way back in 1993 when software made Doom, the big daddy of all the FPS shooters. The concept was rather simple, a man goes around a annihilates demons with a huge gun. But what was different from all the other games of its time was the perspective. Instead of a spring arm camera for a third-person shooter, Doom showed you what your character saw, and that was the birth of the First Person genre. Since then, after over two decades of FPS games, we’ve come…

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If you don’t know it already – Roblox is an online gaming platform that empowers users to develop their games or enjoy games created by other users. These games are commonly called sandbox games. Roblox or rather sandbox games is an open-world concept that allows players a greater degree of freedom when it comes down to gameplay and in-game aesthetics. Sandbox games are mostly aimed at the younger audience, allowing gamers to explore intuitive innovative virtual environments and use their creativity for a personalized gaming experience. Did You Know? Did you know that a lot of developers earn more than…

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Arming yourself with more cores than you could possibly ever think of needing and pairing it with an equally-powerful graphics card is a great way to guarantee that you have yourself an excellent gaming experience. But, herein lies the problem, what exactly is the best CPU for gaming in 2022? This is a question that has a lot of answers. For starters, what might be considered as the best gaming CPU for someone on a budget definitely won’t be the same for someone who’s willing to splurge a bit more, and it obviously won’t be the same for someone with…

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Skyrim modders are the kind of people who took the phrase, “the only limit is your imagination”, quite too literally. Released way back in November of 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has since been ported to the current generation of consoles, as well as in VR, and, judging by how many people are still talking about it and playing the game, Skyrim might even see new life in the PlayStation 5 or the Xbox Series X once the next-generation consoles hit the market. It is also this popularity that helps explain why modders have yet to stop giving Skyrim…

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122 Pokémon games released till now and still we Gotta Catch Em All. The Pokémon franchise has been instrumental in creating characters that are known to strike a chord with animal lovers. As dog lovers, we love everything that resembles or reminds us of our most loyal friend. Pokémon invokes the little child in us that wants to battle the whole world and become the greatest Pokémon Master. And the franchise has given us many dog Pokémon with each one having a distinct design and ability. Here, we have ranked dog-based Pokémon from lowest to highest based on their style,…

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2020 is many things but nothing like we imagined. Come September is the 6th anniversary of our favorite game, The Sims 4. The Sims is our safe haven in the world that is currently undergoing a restructuring process. After waiting so long, it is only fair that they do justice to Sims 5. Sims 4 was a runaway success, but did it tick the right boxes? We were showered with amazing expansion packs from the makers for over 6 years. We were ecstatic every time we heard an announcement. However, some fans did not echo our thoughts, they felt the…

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