Evil Controllers is a Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

 based company that modifies Xbox 360

Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 and PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...

 controllers. Notable for their rapid fire, fast reload, evil sticks, and accessible gaming modifications, Evil Controllers sells a variety of different customizations. They also specialize in evil imaging and an Evil vs. Evil clothing brand.

Company History

Evil controllers began in president Adam Coe’s dorm room at the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

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. Adam Coe began by modifying controllers for his own gaming pleasure, and when the demand from friends for modified controllers rose, he realized a potentially great business venture could begin. Beginning with a capital of only $500, Coe sold controllers on E-Bay. Evil Controllers, as a company, later moved to California

California

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, but has now been located to Tempe, Arizona, which has been their current office since August 2009. The first company in the industry, Evil Controllers has attended multiple events, including the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2009.

About Adam Coe

Adam Coe, president and founder of Evil Controllers, was born in Tempe, AZ, on December 11, 1987. He attended the University of Arizona for two years and began Evil Controllers out of his dorm room freshman year. He now resides in Tempe, AZ and operates Evil Controllers with his brother Jonah Coe.

Accessible / Able Gaming

The Accessible / Able Gaming division was established by Adam Coe with the sole purpose to bring the joy of gaming to people who otherwise are not able to use standard gaming controllers. The company has made controllers for gamers who have the use of only one hand to gamers who are paralyzed from the neck down, such as professional gamer, Randy "N0M4D

N0M4D

Randy "N0M4D" Fitzgerald , is a world renowned professional video game player, and game designer who has shocked the world by his unique and amazing ability to perform at live video game events. Randy was born with Arthrogryposis,...

" Fitzgerald.

Current Operations made today by Evil Controllers

• Manufacturing their own brand of performance sticks.
• Manufacturing their own unique directional pads.
• Assembly and modification of controller input/output.
• Soldering their own controllers for customization purposes.
• Creating and design of customized imaging.
• Public / Community relations with other organizations such as AbleGamers, Optic Gaming, BHL, and Tempe 12.