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We all know and love that one more run feeling we get when we find a roguelike that clicks with us. The thrill of never knowing exactly what your next attempt will look like make these some of the best PC games out there alongside the best FPS games on PC. Just like Metroidvanias, though, just calling something a roguelike doesnt tell you a lot about it. They all have some level of randomized elements to them, but exactly what changes, what you keep, and even what you are doing in the game can vary. This means there is more than likely a roguelike that is perfect for your tastes. The only trouble is finding it. Dont worry, our list wont change if you come back tomorrow and will still have the best roguelikes you can play on PC.While youre at it, check out all the upcoming PC games were excited about to see if any future roguelikes seem interesting.Recommended VideosGet your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming Editors Recommendations

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AI Helping Hand Googles free Gemini Code Assist arrives with sky-high usage limits Gemini Code Assist lets you do 90 times more than competing tools. Ryan Whitwam Feb 25, 2025 4:23 pm | 19 Credit: Google Credit: Google Story textSizeSmallStandardLargeWidth *StandardWideLinksStandardOrange* Subscribers only Learn moreGenerative AI has wormed its way into myriad products and services, some of which benefit more from these tools than others. Coding with AI has proven to be a better application than most, with individual developers and big companies leaning heavily on generative tools to create and debug programs. Now, indie developers have access to a new AI coding tool free of chargeGoogle has announced that Gemini Code Assist is available to everyone.Gemini Code Assist was first released late last year as an enterprise tool, and the new version has almost all the same features. While you can use the standard Gemini or another AI model like ChatGPT to work on coding questions, Gemini Code Assist was designed to fully integrate with the tools developers are already using. Thus, you can tap the power of a large language model (LLM) without jumping between windows. With Gemini Code Assist connected to your development environment, the model will remain aware of your code and ready to swoop in with suggestions. The model can also address specific challenges per your requests, and you can chat with the model about your code, provided it's a public domain language.At launch, Gemini Code Assist pricing started at $45 per month per user. Now, it costs nothing for individual developers, and the limits on the free tier are generous. Google says the product offers 180,000 code completions per month, which it claims is enough that even prolific professional developers won't run out. This is in stark contrast to Microsoft's GitHub Copilot, which offers similar features with a limit of just 2,000 code completions and 50 Copilot chat messages per month. Google did the math to point out Gemini Code Assist offers 90 times the completions of Copilot. An overview of Gemini Code Assist for enterprise. The underlying technology is unchanged from the enterprise-only era of Code Assist. It's still based on the latest Gemini 2.0 LLM and has been optimized for coding. Google claims a large context window is essential to making AI coding useful for all devs. By Google's reasoning, Code Assist should be able to handle even complex programming problems with its 128,000 input token limit.Gemini Code Assist integrates with numerous popular IDEs and platforms, including Firebase, Visual Studio, and GitHub, where it will compete directly with Microsoft's less generous AI coding tools. Like Microsoft, Google has invested heavily in data centers to run AI workloads, but no matter how efficiently Google builds, it's not getting inference for free. Rolling out Gemini Code Assist with these very high limits could help get devs embedded in Google's Gemini ecosystem, steering them away from Microsoft and OpenAI. That could pay dividends if these AI tools stand the test of time.Google notes the new Gemini Code Assist for individuals is still a preview, so the functionality may change over time. It's also missing some of the features from the enterprise release, like productivity metrics and customized AI responses. Google says if you want those, the paid version is where you want to be.Ryan WhitwamSenior Technology ReporterRyan WhitwamSenior Technology Reporter Ryan Whitwam is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering the ways Google, AI, and mobile technology continue to change the world. Over his 20-year career, he's written for Android Police, ExtremeTech, Wirecutter, NY Times, and more. He has reviewed more phones than most people will ever own. You can follow him on Bluesky, where you will see photos of his dozens of mechanical keyboards. 19 Comments

BI readers told us how they'd answer the DOGE email asking for a list of work accomplishments.Nearly half of you said you'd be happy to send a list of five things you got done last week."I submitted and for 30+ years had my staff submit a weekly activity report every Friday," one person said.On Monday, Business Insider asked readers to weigh in on what they'd do if they were suddenly asked to make a list of five things they'd accomplished at work last week like DOGE asked federal workers to do.Nearly 120 readers responded, with a wide range of opinions. Only about 18% of the respondents said they wouldn't do the list at all. They'd accept that they might lose their job over their refusal. Some said they'd do it but begrudgingly.And nearly half of the people who replied said that not only would they willingly fill out the list of five accomplishments, but they'd also do it with a smile and relish the chance to brag about their work.Clearly, the political tenor of the DOGE office and feelings about Elon Musk factored in. Quite a lot of the people who weren't his biggest fans had some colorful insults and invectives about the moonlighting Tesla CEO. "Stupidly childish and toxic" was one of the more safe-for-work critiques of DOGE's actions.There were also some people who seemed excited by the idea that the "list-five-things" email could lead to cutting government waste.A reoccurring theme was that while they didn't like the way DOGE was going about its work which many said seemed insulting and threatening to workers the idea of being expected to list out your weekly accomplishments is, indeed, a good idea."I really don't hate it in theory as much as I distrust the people enacting this strategy," wrote one reader.Anthea Rowe, a communication coach who works with mid-career professionals, thought there was something good in the exercise."We should all be prepared, at any time, to answer the question, 'What did you do last week?' And our answer shouldn't simply include a list of activities: 'I worked on search engine optimization for our website.'" Rowe wrote. "Instead, we should ideally report the outcomes we created last week: 'I increased visitors to the web pages of our priority products.'"(Rowe told me over email that she doesn't endorse what DOGE is doing, and is Canadian, so this isn't really her purview anyway.)Other people pointed out that a regular listing of duties and accomplishments is common for some in the private sector. For professionals like lawyers or consultants who track billable hours for their clients, they're probably already doing this. As are some workers in industries like tech, where "stack ranking" for sorting people for layoffs is common."I don't see what is wrong about your boss asking what did you do last week," one person said. "Federal employees are cuddled all their working career. They don't live in a real world where people get fired or laid off all the time. Why isn't the media acting the same way when Amazon or Microsoft laid off people this year? Wake up people, you need to work," the person said.Another also supported the request for an email list: "I submitted, and for 30+ years had my staff submit, a weekly activity report every Friday. It created high-performing organizations. Staff actually embraced it," the person said. "It was broadly viewed as management support and engagement. You never heard anyone say, 'My boss doesn't know what I do or doesn't help.' I cannot understand the resistance unless someone is trying to hide out somewhere."Chatting about this with my coworkers, my boss's boss said she always encourages people to keep a running "Hype List" of their accomplishments so they can whip it out at review time.But, of course, that's under very different circumstances than what's happening right now with federal workers. As long-term career advice, keeping track of your accomplishments in writing and making sure your boss knows about them is probably a great thing. That's not what's happening right now at DOGE, where many workers find the gesture undermining and insulting instead of empowering."Unfortunately, this isn't too different from what a lot of teachers are currently having to deal with," said Rachel Shearer, a middle school teacher. "We're constantly asked to show proof of what we are doing (both regarding our lessons and what we do outside our lessons, like contacting parents, documenting student behaviors). I think that this kind of micromanaging is extremely demoralizing and counterproductive; I do my best work when I know that I'm not constantly being watched and scrutinized," she said.Ellen Predham, a former HR professional with more than 40 years of experience, said the issue was in the messaging."I think the intent is fine, but the communication of this request was all wrong," she said. "Email should have come from cabinet heads, not Musk, and definitely should not have said if you don't, you're resigning a terrible way to communicate with folks."Still, if federal workers don't respond and some departments have exempted their employees, even as Musk has extended the deadline they could lose their jobs. Or at least that's the threat that's on the table.But that's partly the point, one reader said."How can a manager provide a meaningful performance review if they don't know what an employee is doing and their productivity?" asked the reader, a management consultant. "How would an organization determine sufficient staffing?"We might soon find out.

The pages for some "Call of Duty" titles on PC games store Steam now include disclosures of AI content.Publisher Activision included the statements after Steam implemented a policy requiring disclosure of AI.Some players suspected the use of AI in "CoD" games before it was confirmed.New disclosures splashed across the Steam pages for certain "Call of Duty" titles confirm what some players have long suspected the developers are dabbling in AI.Activision, the publisher of the popular "Call of Duty" games, issued the disclosures found on the Steam pages for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" and "Call of Duty: Warzone" in compliance with Steam's policy requiring developers to disclose the use of AI. It reads: "Our team uses generative AI tools to help develop some in-game assets."Player reactions on X were mixed but many reflected prior suspicions that "CoD" was making use of AI-generated content.One user posted a GIF of a puppet making a shocked face, labeled "acting surprised." Another called the use of artificial intelligence "lazy," while a different player criticized the company for putting out what they described as "rushed, unpolished, and imbalanced works," even with the help of AI.However, another user said they didn't see it as a "problem," particularly if AI was used on "mundane busy repetitive work," like "1000 versions of shrubs.""The 'mundane busy work' is actually peoples' jobs btw," a different user responded.It's not clear to what extent artificial intelligence was used in the making of the games. Activision did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.AI is only continuing to improve in terms of sophistication and adoption and the gaming industry isn't exempted from its growing reach. Microsoft, the owner of Activision, recently unveiled its Muse model, capable of generating "game visuals and controller actions."Creatives have expressed concerns about being replaced by AI particularly in the wake of mass layoffs that swept the gaming industry in 2024. That was the same year that SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America went on strike, in part, while seeking improved AI protections for their members. Microsoft cut jobs in its gaming arm at the start of this year, without specifying an exact number.Artists have also expressed worries that artificial intelligence models could be trained off their artwork without their consent, leading to AI being able to perfectly replicate their unique art styles.Activision hasn't confirmed exactly which assets are AI-generated, or to what extent AI was used, but players have previously used certain graphics as examples that they may be using the tech.For instance, the "Necroclaus" loading screen featured in Black Ops 6's "Zombies" mode in December of 2024 depicted what some thought was a six-fingered hand. Other players suggested it was just flesh falling off the zombie's pinky.Another image, this time used to promote a "Zombies" community event in 2024, appeared to depict a gloved hand with six fingers but no on-screen thumb implying a total of seven fingers on one hand. A hallmark of AI-generated art can be an excess number of fingers, toes, and teeth.

The Logoff is a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here.Welcome to The Logoff. Today Im focusing on revelations of migrant mistreatment at Guantnamo Bay, an ominous development as the Trump administration ramps up the civic machinery of mass deportation.Whats happening at Guantnamo? The administration housed nearly 180 migrants there for weeks before they were deported to Venezuela on Thursday. A report today from the Washington Post revealed horrific conditions while they were there. The reports, based on interviews with migrants released in Venezuela, reveal:Detainees housed in solitary confinement, going outside only twice in a two-week period;Humiliating and invasive strip searches;Multiple suicide attempts, including one man who swallowed screws and another who attempted to slit his wrists with sharpened plastic bottles.Administration officials have said the military prison would house the worst of the worst criminals, but among the migrants the Post interviewed, their only known criminal act was crossing the border illegally.On Sunday, the administration flew 17 additional migrants to Guantanamo, the New York Times reported.Whats next? President Donald Trump has ordered his team to prepare to house up to 30,000 migrants at Guantnamo, but the plan is running into roadblocks. CNN reported Monday that the base had paused plans to house migrants in tents because they lack the air conditioning and electricity needed to meet detention standards.Whats the big picture? When Trump announced his Guantnamo plan, administration officials said fears of mistreatment at military facilities were misplaced. Now, with only a fraction of the planned number of detainees housed at the base, the Posts report suggests that mistreatment has already occurred.NPR reported Monday that the administration is now laying the groundwork to house undocumented immigrants in military bases around the country.And with that, its time to log offAll this is deeply distressing, and it would be easy to sink into doomscrolling. But that does nothing for anyone. And so, might I suggest a podcast instead perhaps even a podcast and a trip outside into the budding spring weather? I really enjoyed this report from The Atlantic on a time when modern humans and neanderthals lived side by side, a phenomenon that occurred way more recently than I would have expected. Take good care today. See you back here tomorrow.See More: Politics

By Adam Kovac Published February 25, 2025 | Comments (2) | Photo of Intuitive Machine's Athena lunar lander. Intuitive Machines Should Wednesdays launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center proceed as planned, its gonna be carrying a buttload of science with it. The rocket will be carrying not one, not two, but three important payloads, including a satellite set to orbit the Moon, a privately operated lunar lander, and a spacecraft that could pave the way for asteroid mining. Its also launching an unidentified 16U satellite, managed by Exolaunch, thatll park itself in geostationary Earth orbit. While the missions launch window opens on February 26, with blastoff ideally occurring at 7:17 p.m. ET, these types of things can get delayed in a hurry if conditions arent optimal. NASA will be livestreaming the launch on its website. Alternately, you can watch it at the livestreams below, courtesy of NASA Spaceflight. After decades of largely being ignored, the Moon has become an object of increased fascination, and two items on the manifest could provide data that contributes to the goal of building crewed bases on the lunar surface. That includes a Nova-C lander, dubbed Athena, built by Intuitive Machines for NASAs Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. In February 2024, Intuitive Machines became the first private company to successfully land on the Moon, though there was a slight snafu. The companys Odysseus ended up getting one of its legs caught, causing it to tumble on its side. Like Odysseus, Athena is set to land on the Moons South Pole region, specifically an area called Mons Mouton. The lander is equipped with a drill and mass spectrometer, which it will useif all goes wellto search for and measure chemical components like water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus that could support future crewed exploration of the Moon.Hitching a ride on the lander will be Grace, a Micro-Nova robot designed to hop in and out of a permanently shadowed crater. While inside the crater, Grace will search for water and snap a few photos. Also heading to the Moon is NASAs Lunar Trailblazer, a smallish satellite designed to map the distribution of water across the lunar surface. The mission aims to solve the mystery of the Moons water cycle, while also answering questions about the form, amount, and distribution of lunar water.Another spacecraft will zoom towards the Moon, but it wont be stopping there. Astroforge, founded in 2022, is seeking to become the first company to mine asteroids for precious minerals. In 2023, it launched its first mission, a satellite that was supposed to vaporize and sort pre-loaded faux-asteroid materials. The mission didnt do so well, as the company struggled to communicate with the spacecraft and had issues deploying its solar array. For this follow-up mission, launching Wednesday, the company is decidedly more ambitious. If successful, Astroforges Odin spacecraft will set a record as the farthest-traveling privately built vessel in history. Odins flight plan calls for it to complete a five-day journey towards the Moon, using its gravity to propel itself towards an asteroid called 2022 OB5, a candidate for future mining due to its possible metallic composition. Its not clear when Odin might reach the asteroid. This objective is going to take much longer to achieve and therefore has a far lower likelihood of success, CEO Matt Gialich said in a statement. Gialich seemed to be tempering expectations ahead of launch, saying that the company is taking exceptional risks on this mission, more risks than most companies would be willing to accept.If this mission fails, the fault lies with me alone, he added. I was involved in the intimate details of every trade-off we madeand we made a lot. If all goes well, in several decades time you just might think of this launch as a turning point, when youre sitting in your Moon base living room, admiring your watch made from asteroid-mined platinum.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Isaac Schultz Published February 24, 2025 Adam Kovac and George Dvorsky Published February 21, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published February 20, 2025 By Adam Kovac Published February 19, 2025 By Isaac Schultz Published February 19, 2025 By Adam Kovac Published February 19, 2025

After weeks of the Trump administration giving everyonethe press, the court system, its own staffthe runaround on who is in charge of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, we finally have an answer. According to a report from Semafor (and confirmed by government sources at numerous outlets), Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE. Which raises a new question: Who is Amy Gleason? Gleason, who lists herself on LinkedIn as a Senior Advisor at the United States Digital Servicethe agency that was reorganized to serve as DOGEis a healthcare executive who co-founded a no-longer operational telehealth company called CareSync and served as the Chief Product Officer at rural healthcare provider Main Street Health. Gleason previously served as a Digital Services Expert at the United States Digital Service under both the first Trump administration and the start of the Biden years, where she reportedly led the creation of the national COVID database and products that used that data to drive the federal response. https://x.com/weijia/status/1894487041787789607 Interestingly, Gleason was also previously recognized by the Obama administration as a Champion of Change for her work improving healthcare technology, including digitizing medical records. She also served as the Vice President of Research at the Cure JM Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to research and support children and families who suffer from Juvenile Myositis. She seems like a somewhat unconventional but, by Trump administration standards at least, quite reasonable pick to help operate an agency that she already has experience working within. But likedoes she actually run the agency, though? Not a shot at her, just genuinely wondering because her name was kept under wraps like it was a state secret until today.Per CBS News, when its reporters reached out to Gleason on Tuesday, she said that she was in Mexico. Is she working remotely? Is Elon cool with that? Because theres kinda been a whole thing with DOGE and forcing government employees to return to office. Whatd she put in that email asking for five things she accomplished last week? And if shes running DOGE, does Elon work for her? Again, nothing against Gleason personally here. Its just that as of yesterday, lawyers at the Department of Justice quite literally told a federal judge that they do not know anything about who runs DOGE. The same DOJ refused to name the agencys head in federal court filings earlier this month. And when asked directly by the press who was serving as DOGE administrator earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a whole Whos On First ass response, refusing to give an actual name.So Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of DOGE. Sure. Id be curious to know what she put in her email identifying five things she accomplished last week.