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Everything we know about the Forza Horizon 6 Festival Playlist so far

The Festival Playlist is back with Forza Horizon 6 and here's what we know so far, including how PS5 players can catch up on missed rewards.

A promo shot of Forza Horizon 6 showing racing on the streets of Tokyo.

Forza Horizon 6 is almost here, and the weekly content will be available pretty quickly.

Microsoft doesn't know what to do with Call of Duty and is trying everything except making the game good again

Microsoft is removing Call of Duty from Game Pass at the absolute worst time with GTA 6 looming large, but it also shows the company still doesn't know what to do with its biggest gaming franchise.

An image of Call of Duty: Warzone overlayed with a person shrugging

Following Microsoft's acquisition of Call of Duty, this is what I imagine the plan is.

How to move the Windows 11 Taskbar and restore the classic look

One of the big frustrations in Windows 11 is the Taskbar, be it how it looks or the fact you can't move it. But this free, lightweight app is a simple way to do that while also giving it a nostalgic look.

An image of a Lenovo ThinkPad showing the Windows Central homepage open in Google Chrome with a Windows Vista style Taskbar thanks to the RetroBar app.

A modern laptop, but with a little Windows Vista flair.

Before Forza Horizon 6 takes us to Japan, let's remember where the legend began almost 14 years ago

Forza Horizon 6 may well be upon us, but the franchise owes its roots to the first Horizon Festival in Colorado almost 14 years ago. Take a trip down memory lane with this epic retrospective.

A promo image from the original Forza Horizon game on Xbox 360 showing a Dodge Viper.

It feels like a long time ago, but the original Forza Horizon still holds up today.

Here's a closer look at the gigantic Forza Horizon 6 Japan map, easily the greatest in the series' history

The full map for Forza Horizon 6 has been revealed, and it's a big one. From the vast Tokyo City to the snowy mountains and everything in between, here's how it's all laid out.

The cover car for Forza Horizon 6

The cover car for Forza Horizon 6 sure is a looker.

"The absolute pinnacle of the Forza Horizon series": I finally played Forza Horizon 6 and it's a spectacle the likes of which we haven't seen before

I finally played Forza Horizon 6 ahead of its May 19 release and got my first taste of the Japanese streets. It was worth the wait.

A promo shot of Forza Horizon 6 showing racing on the streets of Tokyo.

A promo shot of Forza Horizon 6 showing racing on the streets of Tokyo.

Four new features I found in the Forza Horizon 6 preview that will change how you play the game

The Forza Horizon 6 preview build is but a tiny snapshot of what we can expect, but even so, I found four new features that add a little change to the way you'll play the game.

A promotional image of the Horizon Festival in Forza Horizon 6.

The Horizon Festival this year is quite the spectacle.

The RAM pricing crisis continues to attack affordable computing with more (and significant) hikes on Raspberry Pi but there are "there are some brighter spots in the picture"

The Raspberry Pi has always been a poster child for cheap computing, but thanks to a third price rise in recent months, it's no longer the default best choice.

A microchip on a Raspberry Pi personal computer on the production line at the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, UK, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.

The Raspberry Pi 5 now costs a lot more than it once did.

Microsoft's GitHub is going to start using Copilot interactions to train AI models and it's starting soon

GitHub Copilot already ruffled feathers when it first arrived given what it was trained on. Now it's going to use your interactions with it to further train the models.

The GitHub logo on a background with green blocks.

GitHub is going to use your interactions with its AI tool to train its AI tool.

Microsoft quietly announced upcoming WSL upgrades, including a "more streamlined first-time setup and onboarding"

Amid the raft of promised changes Microsoft has recently made regarding Windows 11 was nestled a small but interesting update on the future of WSL.

Fedora running on WSL in Windows Terminal on Windows 11.

WSL is already pretty fantastic, and Microsoft is going to keep making it better.

If Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) looks awful on your NVIDIA 50-series GPU, here's how to fix it

If you joined the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) revival, but it looks awful on your NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPU, here's how to fix it.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition (front) compared to RTX 5090 Founders Edition (rear)

All the graphics power in the world but still not enough without the right drivers.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) obliterated its all-time high player count on Steam — and kept on going

The Steam Spring Sale has seen an unexpected surge in Call of Duty players, but not for Black Ops 7. This title from 2019 has obliterated its previous player count because it's only $6.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is seeing a huge surge in players on Steam.

Thanks to the Steam Spring Sale, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is absolutely flying.

Spotify's Windows 11 app gets a new quality feature FIRST, and high-end audio fans are going to love it

Spotify has launched Exclusive Mode, a new "bit perfect" quality setting first on Windows, for fans of the best-sounding music to get the best from their tunes.

The Spotify desktop app on Windows 11 with the new Exclusive Mode enabled.

Spotify's Exclusive Mode is designed to help you hear the absolute best quality from your music.

This open-source app turns Microsoft's GitHub into an app store for your Android phone — and your Windows PC, too

GitHub is a vast labyrinth of amazing open-source software projects, and it can be hard to see some of the awesomeness within. This app changes all that.

The GitHub Store app running on an Android phone.

GitHub Store turns Microsoft's open-source software platform into a mobile app store for Android.

How to complete the New Orders Operator Order and unlock the Bogey Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale

Black Ops Royale has a bunch of new Operator Order challenges with exclusive rewards. Here's how to complete New Orders and unlock the Bogey Camo.

The Bogey camo unlocked in the New Orders Operator Order in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale.

The Bogey Camo is the reward for completing the New Orders Operator Order in Black Ops Royale.

How to complete the Memories Operator Order and unlock the Landfall Operator skin in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale

One of the nine Operator Orders in Black Ops Royale is Memories, rewarding an Operator skin for Mason. Here's how to complete it and unlock the reward.

The Landfall Operator skin for Mason unlocked in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale.

Mason's Landfall Operator skin is the reward for completing the Memories Operator Order in Black Ops Royale.

How to complete the Lost Tags Operator Order and unlock the Spotted Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale

Call of Duty: Warzone has finally dropped Black Ops Royale and a bunch of new Operator Order challenges with exclusive rewards. Here's how to complete the Lost Tags and unlock the Spotted Camo.

The Spotted Camo reward for completing the Lost Tags Operator Order in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale.

The smart-looking Spotted Camo is one of the new rewards you can unlock in Black Ops Royale.

How to complete the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 "Altitude Tactics" event as fast as possible — unlock the new weapon in flash

The new Altitude Tactics event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has a new weapon to unlock upon completion. Here's how to do it as fast as possible.

The new Voyak KT-3 from the Altitude Tactics event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

The Voyak KT-3 is the final mastery reward from the Altitude Tactics event.

Here's exactly when you can play the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies map, Paradox Junction

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's latest Zombies map Paradox Junction is almost here. Here's when you can play and what you can get.

A promotional image for the new Black Ops 7 Zombies map, Paradox Junction

Paradox Junction is based on Nuketown, but not the Nuketown we know from Multiplayer.

Black Ops 7 is finally giving Call of Duty fans exactly what they’ve wanted for years

It might be the in thing to rip on Call of Duty on the internet, but they're cooking with Black Ops 7. The most recent content is some of the best in a long time.

The Incandescence Mastery Camo from the Black Ops 7 Escalation Directive event.

The Mastery Camo for completing the latest event is pretty darn good.

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