Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t get expansions, reports say, as BioWare move to the next Mass Effect According to reports Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts BioWare currently has no plans for Dragon Age: The Veilguard expansions, according to reports. Instead the studio will support the fantasy RPG with smaller updates and otherwise turn their full attention towards Mass Effect 5 . Rolling Stone report that there are no plans for DLC, in favour of focusing on the next Mass Effect , in a piece speaking with Bioware creative director John Epler....

Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options, best gifts and affinity system explained Here’s everything you need to know about romance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for Dragon’s Dogma 2 romance options? Like with all good RPGs , there is a romance system in Dragon’s Dogma 2 for any lonely Arisen looking to share the burdens of destiny. This is called ‘Affinity’ and is the measurement of friendship between the Arisen and named NPCs....

Edwin’s most anticipated PC games for 2026 100% no horror games, for a change Image credit:Unknown Worlds Entertainment / Curious Dynamics / FireWo Games / Flowergarden As we cross out the final days of 2025 on our Treehouse calendar, we’ve allowed ourselves to look out at the encroaching mists of 2026. These are the games we hope will emerge from the fog . Most anticipated? Oh reader, you gentle, innocent child....

Elden Ring: How to get to Volcano Manor Here’s the easiest way to get to Volcano Manor in Elden Ring Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Want to get to Volcano Manor in Elden Ring? Volcano Manor resides deep in the heart of Mount Gelmir, directly north of Liurnia on the massive Elden Ring map. And considering it’s… y’know… right there on the map, it’s amazingly tricky to figure out how to get to the Manor itself....

Elden Ring: Nightreign Recluse Magic Cocktail spell list Here’s a list of all spells you can create via Magic Cocktail Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun Wondering how to use the Recluse’s Magic Cocktail in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Recluse is Nightreign ’s resident mage, and she’s a powerful witch capable of decimating opponents from afar. She’s also one of the more complex characters in the game, especially for solo players , and every time she attacks an enemy with a spell or weapon that deals elemental damage, that foe will absorb an affinity residue....

Extending Cyberpunk 2077’s pre-heist rise through the ranks would risk a “meandering, unfocused experience”, argues Cyberpunk 2 director “It’s like saying we should spend more time on Tatooine with farmer Luke” Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / CD Projekt Warning : Spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 lie ahead. Cyberpunk 2077 ’s narrative really kicks into gear when, after a job gone wrong, metal-infused merc protagonist V realises they’re now living in the shadow of a Keanu Reeves-shaped clock....

Fanatical Steam Spring Sale is amazing for PC gamers, here’s my top picks Space Marine 2, Persona 3: Reloaded and more Image credit:RPS Photo Composite / Gamesworkshop + Focus Entertainment + Saber Interactive I know I should finish the 15 games I already started before buying more, but then Fanatical goes and drops a Steam sale like this. With discounts hitting up to 96%, there are some absolute steals here. It would be financially irresponsible not to take advantage, Right?...

First Cut: Samurai Duel is a 2D fighter where swords are as deadly as they should be Nidhoggo Blade Image credit:Night Eyes Interactive I’m a sucker for games where swords are the pointy death delivery devices they truly are, rather than the big, blunt sticks so many turn them into. First Cut: Samurai Duel seems to be aiming its blades at my heart, then. It’s a 2D sidescrolling swordfighter in which each connecting blow means instant death, and it has a January 17th release date....

Fisch codes February 2026: Free Cash and Instant Catchers Use our up-to-date Fisch codes list to redeem lots of free rewards! <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/roblox-fisch-header-image.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“The Fisch splash text and logo in Roblox in white against a black background, with the text “All Working Codes!” beneath. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Fisch Looking for all the newest Fisch codes to redeem in Roblox? As the name suggests, Fisch is a fishing game - one of the most popular fishing games in Roblox, in fact....

Folk Emerging is a fascinating 4X strategy game about prehistoric nomads that ends where Civilization begins Stone and Ice Ages only Image credit:Curious Dynamics Folk Emerging describes itself as a turn-based 4X strategy game, but in practice, it’s possibly more of a 2.5X strategy game, in that it puts you in charge of a nomadic hunter-gatherer community from before the rise of agriculture and the founding of towns and cities....

Forest Reigns is a STALKER-style FPS in which Paris has been conquered by sentient trees Paris-itic organisms, I guess Image credit:VG Entertainment My feelings about Forest Reigns are equal parts enthusiasm and disappointment, inflation and deflation, straight off the back of the announcement trailer. On the one hand, as a fan of weird forests , which is to say all forests, I’m keen on the prospect of an FPS set in a post-apocalyptic Paris that has been overrun by sentient, pissed-off trees....

Free shooter Straftat gets a 2v2 update and if my maths are correct this makes it twice as intense 1v1 You straft left and I’ll straft right Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun / Lemaitre Bros You already knew hectic 1v1 bullet sprayer Straftat was going to add 2v2 matches and a four-player free-for-all mode. You knew because I told you months ago . Don’t pretend you forgot. Please, it’s insulting. Anyway, the update that adds these modes arrived yesterday and it also adds - surprise!...

Friendly photography adventure Toem is getting a sequel with more black-and-white pocket worlds to explore Stop and shoot Image credit:Something We Made Ooh, this feels like the biggest news out of this evening’s Wholesome Snack showcase: nourishing photography adventure Toem is getting a sequel, appropriately called Toem 2. It looks to follow much of what made the first so well liked, including its pocket-sized black-and-white worlds in which you wander about, snapping photos and helping the locals....

Game of Thrones reportedly has an MMO in the works, nearly a decade after the last one was cancelled Set around the fourth and fifth seasons of the show; or, Before It Got Bad Image credit:Helen Sloan/HBO It’s been five years since Game of Thrones ended and a good while since we had a decent video game based on George RR Martin’s fantasy writings that aren’t Elden Ring lore. Yet it seems that Game of Thrones’ cultural cachet still has enough draw to inspire new games of its own....

Garry’s mod is removing “Nintendo Stuff” after takedown notices, but users suspect foul play from fraudsters My uncle told me it’s all true though Image credit:Nintendo In a rare case of a wild Nintendo being spotted having somewhat of a point, actually, in regards to being protective over their IP, Facepunch announced yesterday that they’re removing all “Nintendo stuff” from Garry’s Mod’ s Steam workshop, following takedown orders sent straight from ninty themselves....

Give us the damn moon, Nintendo Moon Image credit:Nintendo Rock Paper Shotgun is better when you sign in Sign in and join us on our journey to discover strange and compelling PC games. All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders....

Having asked Division devs to lay themselves off, Ubisoft are now cutting 55 jobs at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm Earlier voluntary redundancy scheme didn’t meet requirements Image credit:Ubisoft Ubisoft expect to lay off 55 people across Tom Clancy’s The Division developers Massive in Malmö, Sweden and cloud computing studio Ubisoft Stockholm, as part of wider cost-cutting. Reportedly, the job-lossenings are necessary because not enough workers have participated in an earlier voluntary redundancy scheme at Massive....

Here is a page of insults I just thought we could do with one <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/insult.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Insult swordfighting in Monkey Island, with the line “you fight like a dairy farmer”. - 1”> Image credit:LucasArts Insults are so serious, these days. They’re all so insulting , whereas the kinds of insult I cherish are the ones that coax a belly laugh from both the roaster and the roastee. Here are a few stupid putdowns I’ve found or made up specially for Xmas, organised into tiers of savagery....

Hollow Knight Silksong walkthrough: Part 26 (Bilewater) A tourist’s guide to the most unpleasant region in Silksong <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hollow-knight-silksong-walkthrough-26-header.jpg?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&dpr=3&auto=webp" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Hornet in Hollow Knight: Silksong “pogo” attacks a floating green orb of acid in Bilewater from above, in order to bounce higher up onto the wall to her right. - 1”> Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Looking for a safe path through the awfulness of Bilewater in Hollow Knight: Silksong?...

Hollow Knight: Silksong review Spool’s gold Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Team Cherry Hollow Knight: Silksong has a mean streak that sometimes tilts into vindictiveness, but its pin-sharp combat and wondrous exploration are too good to pass up. Developer: Team Cherry Publisher: Team Cherry Release: September 4th 2025 On: Windows From: Steam , Game Pass Price: $20/£17/€20 Reviewed on: Steam Deck; Intel Core i9-10900K, 32GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3090, Windows 10 I want to give Hollow Knight: Silksong a thrashing....