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New transparent shells called the Cipher Series are being added to Xbox Design Lab. The Cipher Series are available for use with Xbox Elite Wireless Series 2 controllers, letting players customize ...

Microsoft has announced Xbox Design Lab has added the Cipher Series, which are transparent Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 as new options. Also now available on Xbox Design Lab are two ...

Levi Patterson lifts the lid on the sophisticated 3D-to-factory platform he's built that enables personalized designs for ...

Xbox has officially revealed its next wireless controller design, which is the Nocturnal Vapor. That name might sound familiar to some fans, as the pattern is part of the Vapor series revealed earlier ...

Xbox Design Lab offers players the ability to customize and create their very own colorway controller design to suit the style they're looking for. Adjust billions of color combinations and a variety ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. There’s something about translucent tech that still feels deliciously retro ...

Microsoft has unveiled new controllers based on The Outer Worlds 2, which can be purchased at the Xbox Design Lab just a few weeks before the game hits store shelves. The Xbox Design Lab controller ...