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If you're looking to customize your own Xbox controller right now, I've got some bad news, as the Xbox Design Lab is currently down. Naturally, that means that no new orders can be placed at this time ...

Xbox's big budget cuts from July might have claimed another victim. Last month, Microsoft laid off hundreds of staffers in its Xbox division, as part of a broader 9,000 headcount reduction — thought ...

Xbox says these new Fallout controllers are available for a limited time through the Microsoft Store and Xbox Design Lab, although a "timed exclusive" banner suggests the standalone version will hit ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

Earlier this year, Xbox brought back Xbox Design Lab, a customization program used to provide new ways for players to personalize their Xbox Wireless controllers. Players have made custom 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 ...

I've designed a custom Xbox controller before – back when they first released the program into the wild. Now, things are slightly better, but still not as wild and crazy as I'd like them to be. To ...

A new Fallout controller option has arrived on Xbox Design Lab today. The Fallout skin features Vault Boy in many different poses and there are button color presets that represent the colors of the ...

Xbox Design Lab allows you to create your very own customized Xbox controller, but is it worth it to do so? Here's why we think it is...and also why for some, it might not be. Now you can create a ...

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 ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Elite 2 controllers to the company’s Xbox Design ...