Rejoice, for Microsoft has repented. At last, you can move the audio volume pop-up in Windows. At least, you can in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4452, released yesterday.Actually, you can now configure all of the hardware indicators, including brightness, volume, airplane mode, and virtual desktops, choosing between the existing default, which is bottom centre, top left and top centre.In other words, we're talking about the overlays that pop up...

With the ROG Xbox Ally X and Xbox Meta Quest 3S on the horizon, Microsoft is going some way to upgrade its software on non-Xbox-made hardware. Perhaps the biggest and most useful push so far is the upcoming ability to play non-Xbox games straight from the Xbox app. Unlike the former hardware collaborations, this, I might actually use.Announced via Xbox Wire, Xbox Insiders will be able to boot up games...

After years of waiting for Noctua's greatest PC fan, we finally got our hands on it at the end of last year. Then, Noctua had to go and make us wait even longer for the 120 mm version, the NF-A12x25 G2 PWM. But not to worry, this long-awaited fan is now available. I've since put it through its paces and, unsurprisingly for the famous cooling company, it's superb.As mentioned, this...

Feel free to use our freshly-written hint for today's Wordle whenever you think you need a bit of a boost. Unleash it at the start to give your opening guess a helping hand, or save it for later, when you need to get rid of those last few gaps. However your game goes, don't forget that the June 24 (1466) answer is always here if you need it.I was convinced...

Need to knowWhat is it? A survival MMO set in the Dune universeExpect to pay: $49.99/£41.99Developer: FuncomPublisher: FuncomReviewed on: Intel i7 9700K, RTX 4070 Ti, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? YesSteam Deck: PlayableLink: Official siteI'm standing in the desert scooping up big clumps of the most valuable substance in the universe, spice, when a sandworm explodes out of the dunes a few meters in front of me. I knew it was coming—it always...

We've still got time before Clockwork Revolution, the steampunk FPS RPG from InXile Entertainment, is here. Following a quiet few years since its announcement in 2023, it resurfaced during the summer Xbox Games Showcase. It's no Bioshock Infinite clone, but a full-on RPG in the style of Fallout 4 with a character creator, dialogue trees, and weapon customization.Just like the original trailer, the new one ended without a concrete release...

Need to knowWhat is it? A 5v5 competitive football game from the team behind SifuRelease date: Out nowExpect to pay: $30/£21Developer: SloclapPublisher: Sloclap, Kepler InteractiveReviewed on: Windows 11, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, Intel Core i7 12700F, 16 GB RAMSteam Deck: Playable Link: Official siteThere's a lot going on in a 5v5 game of virtual football, but the thing I have to keep reminding myself to do is breathe. It's easy...

Almost side-by-side with the release of surprise Still Wakes the Deep expansion Siren's Rest, it appears that developer The Chinese Room has laid off an unknown number of employees. The cuts will apparently not have an impact on the schedule of the studio's current project, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, however, as publisher Paradox Interactive says it remains on track for October.The layoffs came to light by way of...

Some of the best upgrades I've found in Death Stranding 2—which have made my life as a porter significantly easier—came from its first region of Mexico. The area acts a little like a tutorial where you can learn (or remember) how the game works. The problem is it's easy to rush off to follow the main story and miss a lot of great gear.I spent some time driving around, delivering...

Everyone knows that Kojima games are full of confusing jargon, but Death Stranding 2 almost immediately throws an interesting dilemma your way: your birthday. It might sound simple on paper, but—as the prompt cryptically notes—a birthday "can determine a person's experience of DOOMS".Below, I'll explain what your birthday actually does, what DOOMS means, and whether it's worth fudging the numbers a little. If you've played the first Death Stranding, then...