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News Xbox Design Lab unveils new Xbox Core Wireless and Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers styled after the Pip-Boy's menu system from the Fallout franchise. Xbox Well, I'll chalk this up to manifesting.

Truth is that the design of a video game console isn’t nearly as important as the device you need in your hands to interact with it. The video game controller has gotten many iterations over the years ...

Microsoft paused its Xbox Design Lab custom Xbox One controllers in October 2020 to prepare it for the next-generation Xbox Series X|S controllers. Xbox Design Lab is now back with the ability to ...

Ever since Jonathan first laid his eyes on level 1-1 in Super Mario Bros., he has been hooked on all things video games. A self-proclaimed Nintendo nerd, Jonathan has owned every single Nintendo ...

In honor of a major milestone, Xbox fans can claim a new $90 controller that comes with some nifty features to justify the price tag. It took nearly a year, but Microsoft has finally made good on its ...

Xbox is announcing a host of planned improvements to its hardware and services today. In addition to cloud gaming improvements and new supported platforms for the Xbox app, it was announced that Xbox ...

Microsoft has updated its Xbox Design Lab store to support additional Xbox controllers that players can customize to their liking. Four more controllers--Lunar Shift, Aqua Shift, Stellar Shift, and ...

Back in October, Microsoft put the Xbox Design Lab on hold while it focused on getting a pair of new consoles and an updated controller into the hands of gamers. Eight months later, the custom Xbox ...

Microsoft added the ability for people to design their own Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 in the Xbox Design Lab. Starting today, you can customize and order this kind of controller on Xbox ...

I'm not typically one for customization. When an RPG gives me the option to retool my character—his face, his size, his shape, the color of his nose hairs—I just hit the "randomize" button and take ...

Xbox Design Lab is a neat tool for fans that want to create their own controller designs. Unfortunately, Microsoft is shutting down the service from October 14th through sometime in 2021. Xbox fans ...