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Microsoft has announced a new collection of Xbox Wireless Controllers called the Vapor series. The collection is available now in Xbox Design Lab, as well as a non-customizable Dream Vapor Special ...

The Xbox Design Lab, a platform that allows gamers to customize their own Xbox wireless controller, has recently expanded its offerings to include the Shift Special Edition Controller series.

Xbox and Bethesda have announced Fallout-themed Xbox controllers are now available exclusively with Xbox Design Lab. The controller features a collage of Vault Boy perk icons that have been featured ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Xbox is expanding its wireless controller lineup with six dreamy color options. Dubbed the “Vapor Collection,” these new designs live within the Xbox Design Lab, a site that lets you customize the ...

The new design features a collage of different iterations of Vault Boy, the official mascot of the Fallout franchise, in addition to a Vault-Tec-themed Xbox logo at the top of the controller. I’ll ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

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 ...

The Xbox Design Lab is your go-to spot for getting a controller that’s unique to you, and today Microsoft has announced that you can now choose from different Vapor designs. Microsoft’s ‘Vapor’ design ...

After writing an article just a few hours ago complaining that the Xbox Design Lab was offline for over a half a year with no real explanation, Microsoft just announced on X with a slick trailer that ...