Girl getting criticism, controller of game (8)
I believe the answer is:
joystick
'controller of game' is the definition.
(a joystick controls a video game)
'girl getting criticism' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'Joy' (girl's name).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'criticism' becomes 'stick' (giving someone stick is criticising them).
'joy'+'stick'='JOYSTICK'
(Other definitions for joystick that I've seen before include "Manual computer game gadget" , "Aircraft's control lever" , "girl's to click" , "Flight control lever" , "Pilot's manual control" .)