Microsoft has unveiled a special edition Xbox controller made partly from recycled plastic, including surplus old controller parts that have been reground. More about Microsoft reveals Xbox Remix controller recycled from leftover parts
Electronics company Sony has unveiled an adaptable PlayStation controller named Project Leonardo that allows gamers with limited motor control to "craft their own play experience", as its first foray into accessible gaming equipment. More about PlayStation debuts highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities at CES
Grease-proof leather and an integrated burger warmer feature in the McCrispy Ultimate Gaming Chair, created by fast-food chain McDonald's in a limited edition of four. More about McDonald's designs "ultimate gaming chair" for simultaneous snacking and playing
Conceptual art collective MSCHF has modelled an exhibition at Perrotin gallery in New York City on a shopping mall that contains works such as the Wavy Shoes and a fridge full of cans of an LSD-like substance. More about MSCHF creates exhibition that includes a fridge full of "a functional analogue of LSD"
Virtual clothes worn by avatars are becoming more important than real garments to many users of the online gaming and social platform Roblox, says the company's Christina Wootton in this interview. More about Digital fashion means designers' "imagination can go wild" says Roblox vice president
Video game designer Dan Douglas has recreated MVRDV's Marble Arch Mound within a modified version of 1990s video game Duke Nukem so that disappointed visitors can blow it up. More about Marble Arch Mound can be blown up in video game as "cathartic moment for disappointed visitors"
Panoramic maps, playful diagrams and layered illustrations feature in Videogame Atlas, a book by research studio You + Pea that highlights the use of architecture in video games. More about Five video games where architecture creates a "lifelike and immersive experience"
Fashion house Balenciaga has collaborated with video game Fortnite to release a collection of in-game clothes and limited edition physical garments. More about "Authentic Balenciaga looks" released in video game Fortnite
Visualisation techniques from video games could help planners and the public understand architecture, according to architects that use gaming software. More about Gaming technology can help architects "engage people in a more dynamic and inclusive way"
Global communications group WPP is creating a digital campus in computer game Minecraft featuring replicas of its offices around the world, allowing employees to visit other buildings without leaving their desks. More about WPP building online "Minecraft world" featuring all its global offices in one place
We explored how visualisation tools such as Twinmotion are transforming architecture in this talk to coincide with our Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games. More about Watch our talk about how game engines are transforming architecture
Non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders has built a virtual library in the video game Minecraft to give gamers access to censored books and articles. More about Minecraft library provides gamers with "a safe haven for press freedom"
Gamers can explore Italian fashion designer Alessandro Michele's key designs for Gucci and buy rare virtual collectibles for their avatars as part of an interactive exhibition the fashion house is presenting on Roblox. More about Gucci hosts virtual exhibition in online game Roblox to mark centenary
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes an app designed to build lifelike virtual humans for games and movies. More about An app for building lifelike virtual humans features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Software and gaming company Epic Games has created an app that can build lifelike virtual humans for games and movies. More about MetaHuman Creator allows anyone to create realistic digital people "in minutes"
IKEA has released its first line of furniture designed for PC gaming in collaboration with popular hardware brand Republic of Gamers. More about IKEA launches esports furniture collection to "democratise the gaming experience"
Balenciaga has released its Fall 2021 fashion collection in the form of a video game, which sees players travel through a wonderland-style future world, passing avatars dressed in ripped jeans and metal-armour boots on the way. More about Balenciaga's Afterworld video game takes players to a secret rave in the forest
Spanish practice Smart & Green Design has re-designed the Barbican's touring Game On exhibition for a former underground cistern in Madrid, using more than 150 LED arches to evoke the neon colours of the 1980s. More about Game On's neon-filled exhibition design pays homage to 80s video games
Tomb Raider and Worms are among nine classic video games celebrated in the latest stamp collection by the British postal service Royal Mail. More about Royal Mail stamp collection pays homage to seminal British video games
Digital designer Diana Ganea's LifeCredit video game imagines a dystopian future where social status is determined by a corporate credit-system that rewards or punishes citizens. More about LifeCredit computer game envisions a dystopian future ruled by a social credit system