You’re a better pilot than I if you can get this Mechwarrior meets HighFleet indie’s mech to do literally anything Stairs, the mech’s natural foe Image credit:Warkus/Modus Interactive We do love a good diegetic interface here at the treehouse, whether that’s the analogue radar twisties of HighFleet , or the myriad hefty flickables of PVKK (Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant. Duh.) The fifth mech jam is currently happening over at Itch.io, and the clear standout for me thus far is Armored Shell Nightjar ....

“This shouldn’t have happened”: GOG reportedly claim sale banner made with “Al tools” ended up on store by mistake “Some experiments are successful, and some (like this banner) are not” Image credit:GOG After being accused last week of using AI-generated artwork to promote their store’s new year sale, retro game sellers GOG have reportedly addressed the issue in a private Discord server for paying supporters. According to this fresh response from a GOG staffer, the banner was made “with the help of Al tools” and was “mistakenly allowed” to be pushed live on the storefront....

$1,000 for a ROG Xbox Ally X? Oh yeah, that was Asus’ idea, says Microsoft exec “That is [down to] all of their insight into the market” Image credit:Xbox / Asus Fingers have been pointed regarding the ROG Xbox Ally X’s beefy £800 / $1000 price tag. Xbox, whose name is on the handheld, have pointed to collaborators Asus as having spearheaded that decision, with president Sarah Bond saying that it came down to the hardware company’s assessment of what’d be acceptable to charge....

Action platformer Berserk Boy now has a release date after years of turmoil It’s back on Steam and seemingly for good Image credit:Berserk Boy Games Berserk Boy first appeared on Steam in 2022 and immediately impressed as a fast-paced action platformer inspired by classics such as Mega Man . Then it vanished from Steam - and re-appeared, and vanished again, and so on. It returned last year for a seemingly final time, and today it has a new demo and a release date: March 6th, 2024....

Alien: Isolation is too long because the Alien is too clever, says former Creative Assembly writer Perhaps the sequel can fix that? Image credit:Sega When Sega and Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation launched in 2014, I was deputy editor at Official Xbox Magazine. I remember getting the review copy from our contributor Alex “Game Over, Man” Dale, and asking him how long the game was. 35-40 hours, he said. WTF, I said....

All 12 Avowed Treasure Map locations and rewards Here’s a detailed breakdown of all 12 Treasure Map locations in Avowed Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Obsidian Trying to find the treasures hidden within each of Avowed’s Treasure Maps? Avowed has 12 Treasure Maps hidden within its four main regions that are wonderfully unique. Instead of telling you exactly where to go via a map marker, you’ll pick up pages that show illustrated scenery....

All Echoes in Wuthering Waves Here’s a complete list of all 50+ Echoes in Wuthering Waves Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kuro Games Looking for a list of all Echoes in Wuthering Waves? Echoes are a key component of Wuthering Waves , helping Kuro Games’ epic foray into the crowded gacha genre stand out from its competitors. In a nutshell, Echoes are fragments left behind after defeating enemies in the world of Wuthering Waves, and these fragments can be harnessed by Resonators and summoned, bringing a little monster-collecting addictiveness to the fray....

All Elden Ring: Nightreign bosses and mini-bosses Here’s the full list of every boss, including The Forsaken Hollows Nightlords Image credit:Bandai Namco Just how many bosses can you find in Elden Ring: Nightreign? Elden Ring was famous for the sheer number of bosses it packed into its open world, and while Nightreign occupies an entirely different format, you may be surprised at just how many familiar faces you can find within Limveld....

All Riftstone locations in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Here are all Riftstone locations in Dragon’s Dogma 2, including Grand Riftstones and Forgotten Riftstones Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom Looking for all Riftstone locations in Dragon’s Dogma 2? Riftstones are an important mechanic in Dragon’s Dogma 2 that allow you to set Pawn quests and hire specific Pawns. Discovering Forgotten Riftstones, scattered throughout the Dragon’s Dogms 2 map can also earn you RC (Rift Crystals)....

Almost a third of developers think generative AI is a negative for the games industry, says new survey One in ten respondents to GDC’s annual survey was laid off in 2024 Image credit:Ultra Games Each year, the Game Developers Conference (GDC) release the results of their State Of The Game Industry Survey, which collects responses from over 3000 developers. The 13th annual survey - which you can find in full here - queries respondents on topics including layoffs, generative AI, the live service boom, and funding....

Anime Fighting Simulator: Endless codes (February 2026) Need Yen and Chikara in AFSE? Try out these codes. Image credit:AFS: Endless Update: codes last checked on Wednesday, February 11 2026. Looking for Anime Fighting Simulator: Endless codes? This Roblox RPG really homes in on the hypest part of any truly great anime — the training arc. Once you drop in, you do push-ups, swing around your sword and punch training dummies until your blocky avatar wields the power of the gods, then you head out and use that power to bully legendary anime characters into giving you their lunch money (and rare loot)....

Arc Raiders best guns tier list (January 2026) Look out for these Arc Raiders weapons, they’re the very best Image credit:Embark Studios What are the best guns to use in Arc Raiders for both PvP and PvE? Arc Raiders is in its new season, with a new Expedition, new quests as of the Cold Snap update, and a large portion of the playerbase starting from scratch with nothing but the most basic weapons at hand....

Arc Raiders won’t force you to give up all of your progression via mandatory wipes, at least for now Get ready to work on some projects Image credit:Embark Studios Right, it’s that time again. Get ready to slide back down the ladder of powerfulness, because mandatory wipeage is required to stick everyone back on the same trajectory ahead of [insert new thing here]. No, say the developers of shooter Arc Raiders ....

Baldur’s Gate 3 needed a “cowboy wizard extraordinaire” and its latest custom companion mod delivers Sorry Gale, your bucking bronco riding abilities just weren’t cutting it Image credit:Larian / Magnetuning Baldur’s Gate 3 modders continue to dig deep into the bag of tools Larian gave them and unleash their creativity on mods which don’t just remix existing bits of the game, but add entirely custom elements. While custom campaigns and new areas rightly grab a lot of the headlines, custom companions have also been starting to arrive....

Baldur’s Gate 3 deserves better than these awful WizKids miniatures that look like they’d melt on a mildly temperate afternoon Plastic Missile Image credit:Larian Studios Look. Having basically sold both of my best standing legs to buy more Kingdom Death Monster expansions, I can’t bemoan anyone spending silly amounts of money on whatever plastic tat makes them happy. But I love Baldur’s Gate 3 , and it makes me sad to see all the wonderful art, writing, and acting that went into its characters reduced to $6 miniatures that look like their limbs would melt if I rubbed them between my thumb and forefinger....

Banned WWE 2k24 modder has account reinstated after player backlash, some mods will return WWE Games and WhatsTheStatus patched things up Image credit:WhatsTheStatus / WWE Games Popular WWE 2k24 modder Status was banned from the game and their creations taken offline earlier this week, with an in-game message stating that the cause was violation of the game’s End User License Agreement. Today, Status has been reinstated, after backlash to the decision caused #FreeStatus to trend on X for several days, with at least some of his mods due to return....

Beefy Space Marine 2 update reworks the AI, spawning and overall difficulty and adds a friendly sparring arena Bot pals will actually finish off Tyranids now Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Focus Entertainment In the grim darkness of the far future you will no longer get quite so violently annoyed with your Spiced Margerine battle-bros Chairon and Gadriel, because they will actually finish off flickering, near-dead Tyranids rather than waiting for you to clean up....

Best Dark Pals in Palworld Here’s the best Dark Pals to have in your team in Palworld Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Pocketpair Looking for the best Dark Pals in Palworld? Dark Pals in Palworld are a great addition to your team due to their natural strength against Neutral-types. Some perform better in combat, so it’s worth knowing which are the best to use ahead of time. Luckily, we’ve gathered a list of the strongest to help you prioritise which ones you’d like to recruit for your team....

BioWare detail Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s PC-specific graphics features and controller options A keybind for every class Image credit:EA I’ve never really understood the charm of ultrawide monitors. I dare boldly to maintain that there is such a thing as Too Wide, a point beyond which the extra visual estate becomes a waste of electricity, unless you watch the screen in pairs. I can only assume people who use ultrawide monitors live in constant terror of flanking manoeuvres and demand the maximum amount of peripheral vision....

Booby-trapped base-building FPS Meet Your Maker has another free trial Be on your worst behaviour Image credit:Behaviour Interactive In Behaviour Interactive’s post-apocalyptic multiplayer FPS Meet Your Maker , you raise grim forts of rusty blocks, pop-out manglers and robot ambushers from the desert sands. Each base harbours a cannister of genetic material and other resources, and the idea is to fiendishly arrange traps and defences to stop people taking your precious genmat while doing your best to clean out their bases....