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Intel Arc GPU market share has grown according to analyst

3 décembre 2025 à 18:00

Analyst firm Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its Q3 2025 report on the AIB discrete GPU market, revealing a small but significant milestone for Intel. For the first time since its launch, the Intel Arc cards have cracked the 1% market share barrier, moving past the 0.5% mark it had previously been stuck at. 

Intel's growth has been slow due to its late entry into a highly established market. However, recent growth offers a glimmer of hope for Team Blue and its supporters. According to JPR's latest report on the discrete GPU market, Intel has grown 0.4%, breaking the 1% barrier for the first time.

The remaining 99% of the market saw a slight shift in power dynamics. Nvidia continues to dominate the market, holding a massive 92% share. However, this represents a 1.2% decline from the previous quarter. AMD capitalised on this dip, increasing its share by 0.8% to reach 7%. These fluctuations are often driven by inventory availability and pricing strategies from board partners, where even minor adjustments can lead to visible swings in quarterly percentages.

Broader market health appears mixed. Shipments for the quarter reached 12 million units, valued at $8.8 billion, representing a modest 2.8% growth over the previous quarter. However, JPR warns that this figure masks underlying volatility. The firm forecasts a long-term decline, predicting a -0.7% annual drop through 2029.

KitGuru says: The GPU market is in a weird spot right now thanks to the AI boom, so it will be interesting to follow numbers like this in the year ahead. 

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Acer Wireless Gaming Mouse Is Just $10 And More Low Cost Peripheral Deals

3 décembre 2025 à 17:12
Acer Wireless Gaming Mouse Is Just $10 And More Low Cost Peripheral Deals You could easily spend $50, $100, or even more on a high quality gaming mouse, but do you really need to? That's up to each individual buyer to decide, but if you're looking to spend far less without compromising too much, there are deals out there, especially now that we're in the midst of the holiday shopping season. To that end, how does

Marathon ‘stolen art’ dispute now resolved, artist confirms

3 décembre 2025 à 17:00

Earlier this year, following a publicly playable alpha test, Bungie was forced to delay Marathon after an artist noticed that their work had been included in the game uncredited. Now months later and seemingly ahead of Marathon's re-reveal, the artist has confirmed that the dispute has been resolved.

In an update shared on social media, the artist, who goes by the online handle @4nt1r34l, confirmed that “the Marathon art issue has been resolved with Bungie and Sony Interactive Entertainment to my satisfaction”. The statement doesn't reveal any more than that, but we would assume that the artist got paid.

Marathon Bungie

Bungie spent several months over the summer removing the offending assets from Marathon and only just recently resumed playtesting. With this dispute now resolved and the new assets implemented in the game, Bungie should be free to finally show Marathon publicly again.

Marathon is expected to launch in early 2026, though an exact date is not yet known. Bungie could make some announcements before the end of the month, perhaps around The Game Awards on December 11th.

KitGuru Says: Bungie can now move on from this fiasco. Chances are, the agreement between the artist and Bungie included an NDA and likely included a clause to announce publicly that the dispute is resolved, so we'll never know the true details of what was discussed behind closed doors, or how the stolen assets made their way into the game. 

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Samsung Teases Exynos 2600 Chip With Refined Cores For Galaxy S26

3 décembre 2025 à 16:58
Samsung Teases Exynos 2600 Chip With Refined Cores For Galaxy S26 Samsung has formally confirmed the existence of its next-generation flagship processor, the Exynos 2600. From what we can tell, the new SoC bound for the S26 seems to be the course correction that the company has promised for ages, following years of Exynos performance controversies. The official reveal trailer titled “The next Exynos”

Helldivers 2 install size reduced from 150GB to just 23GB

3 décembre 2025 à 16:30

Helldivers 2 has always had a significantly higher install size on PC compared to the console versions. At launch, players needed around 70GB of free space to install the game but after more than a year of updates, the PC version has ballooned to a 150GB file size. Now, thanks to some intricate optimisation work, the PC version has been dramatically reduced by over 130GB.

Helldivers 2 fans can rejoice and reclaim some SSD space. In a recent update, Arrowhead revealed that with some help from Sony's PC-focused studio, Nixxes, they have managed to reduce the PC install size of the game all the way down to just 23GB.

This is a massive 85 percent reduction in file size. It turns out that the PC version of the game was so big because it had a ton of duplicated assets within the game files. This duplication was originally implemented to improve load times for players using mechanical hard drives, but in practice most of the loading delays came from level generation rather than asset streaming. As a result, the duplicated data wasn’t providing meaningful benefits, yet it caused the install footprint to balloon far beyond the console versions.

After coming to this conclusion, Arrowhead and Nixxes worked together to create a ‘slim' build of the game. The end result was SSD users experiencing no difference in load times, while HDD users should only experience a few extra seconds of delay. This change not only makes the game more manageable to install and update, but also ensures parity with console versions, which were much smaller all along.

Arrowhead is still testing the slim version of the game, but PC players can opt in via Steam and get immediate access to the smaller version of the game, all without giving up access to the usual matchmaking queues and game content. If you do encounter an issue, you can quickly revert to the ‘legacy' build by going into the Steam menu and changing your beta participation status to ‘none'.

KitGuru Says: I would like to see more game developers focusing their efforts on reducing file sizes. Many titles nowadays have large 100GB+ install requirements, despite the game content not necessarily justifying the install size. 

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GeForce RTX 5070 Cracks Top 10 GPU List In Steam Survey, Linux Rising Too

3 décembre 2025 à 16:18
GeForce RTX 5070 Cracks Top 10 GPU List In Steam Survey, Linux Rising Too It was only a matter of time before Blackwell would rank as one of the top 10 GPUs on Steam and it's now official, at least if ignoring the catch-all "AMD Radeon(TM) Graphics" entry. If so, then NVIDIA's mid-range GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card as the 10th most popular GPU on Steam, based on the latest survey results for November 2025. The

NASA Finds Mysterious Space Gum, Sugars & Stardust In Bennu Asteroid Autopsy

3 décembre 2025 à 16:17
NASA Finds Mysterious Space Gum, Sugars & Stardust In Bennu Asteroid Autopsy Samples retrieved from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023 have yielded a surprising treasure trove, revealing not just the building blocks of life, but also a mysterious "space gum" and ancient stellar dust.  Researchers have detailed three major findings published in Nature Geosciences and Nature Astronomy. Foremost

Antec Signature 2200W PSU Review (2025)

3 décembre 2025 à 16:00

Today we look at a new flagship power supply from Antec –  a unit so important Antec call it their ‘Signature'. This 2,200 watt behemoth is going to hit the UK market in a few weeks priced at £449.99, offering Cybenetics Titanium certification and support for the ATX 3.1/PCIe5.1 spec. It also ships with a full 12-year warranty.

Antec literature on the product is keen to highlight the adoption of 105C-rated Japanese capacitors inside. While 2200 watts is a little much for gamers today, Antec say it is designed for workstations, ‘professional workloads' and ‘AI and EDGE computing'. Everyone seems to focus on AI today of course, so that's always going to be a key selling point. Perhaps if you are running multiple RTX 5090 graphics cards, it is also a solid option for consideration.

The OEM for this power supply is Seasonic, based on their Prime PX-2200 ATX 3 unit released earlier this year.

Antec Signature 2200W Features:

  • 80 Plus Platinum.
  • Cybenetics Titanium (230v).
  • ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 Ready.
  • 135mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan.
  • 12 Year Warranty Support.
  • High End Components and Design.
  • Highly Reliable aluminium electrolytic solid capacitors.
  • Protection features: OPP, OVP, UVP, OCP, OTP, SCP.
  • Fully Modular.
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Obsidian delays Avowed New Game+ update to early 2026

3 décembre 2025 à 15:30

Obsidian has been patching up Avowed with major updates every few months. Unfortunately, the Winter update, which contains new features like NewGame+ has been delayed at the last minute.

The Avowed Winter update was supposed to drop before the end of 2025, but the release date has now shifted to February 18th 2026 to coincide with the game's 1-year anniversary. It's not all bad news though, with the Winter update now transforming into an Anniversary update, Obsidian has also expanded the scope.

Avowed Series X

“If you've been following our Update Roadmap, you'll know we planned to release an update this fall. To break the bad news first: Avowed will not be receiving a fall update. The good news is that we're shifting our efforts toward a larger update coming next February, timed with the anniversary of the game's release.”

The new update will still include all of the features originally planned, like NG+ and Photo Mode, but with some added bonuses including more character customisation options, the ability to change appearance in the game world, a new weapon type and more.

We will learn more about the new additions to Avowed closer to the February 18th anniversary.

KitGuru Says: Out of the two games Obsidian released this year, Avowed edges out The Outer Worlds 2 for me, in large part thanks to the excellent combat. When it comes to dual-wielding and first-person spell casting, Avowed is in a class of its own.

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Wired2Fire R7X3D 5080 Beast MSI Edition Desktop Review

3 décembre 2025 à 15:00

Today we’re taking a look at a prebuilt from Wired2Fire: the R7X3D 5080 Beast – MSI Edition. With a name like that it has to be good, right?! The components certainly back that name up on paper, with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio OC, 64GB of Klevv Cras V DDR5 RAM and a 4TB Lexar NM790 SSD. Today we’re aiming to find out if the ‘Beast’ has any bite to go with its bark!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:55 Pricing / Warranty
01:56 Hardware Specifications / Setup
07:27 Front I/O
08:00 Mat's thoughts so far
08:43 Fan configuration – some issues
09:15 Test setup
10:05 Cyberpunk 2077 (1440p and 4k)
11:19 Battlefield 6 (1440p and 4k)
12:17 F1 2025 (1440p and 4k)
13:07 Hogwarts Legacy (1440p and 4k)
14:07 Marvel Rivals (1440p and 4k)
15:06 Overall Gaming Experience
15:52 CPU and GPU Technical performance
16:55 Noise testing and Thermal Camera
17:25 Closing Thoughts

Specifications:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
  • SSD: Lexar 4TB NM790 M.2 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe SSD
  • GPU: MSI RTX 5080 16G GAMING TRIO OC
  • RAM: KLEVV CRAS V RGB 64GB DDR5 6000MHz
  • Case: MSI MAG PANO 110R PZ White
  • Motherboard: MSI AM5 X870E GAMING PLUS WIFI
  • Cooling: MAG CORELIQUID I360 White
  • PSU: MPG A1000GS 1000W

The core specs are confirmed in the following CPU-Z and GPU-Z screenshots:

 

I tested the R7X3D across 5 titles at both 1440p and 4K. Starting with rasterised performance before looking at the benefits to be gained when using DLSS on its performance preset and then also adding in frame generation. The below screenshots show some results, for a more in-depth look and more detailed breakdown, watch our video review on YouTube.

At 1440p, every title we tested ran exceptionally well with headroom to spare for high-refresh displays. 4K performance is strong too, though the most demanding games will dip under 60fps at native max settings. Enabling DLSS or Frame Generation quickly pushes those numbers back into very smooth territory, making this a system that can comfortably handle both competitive 1440p and visually rich 4K gaming without major compromises.

Hogwarts Legacy (3840×2160 – Max Settings)

Hogwarts Legacy (3840×2160 – Max Settings, DLSS Performance, 4X Multi Frame Generation)

Battlefield 6 (2560×1600 – Max Settings)

Battlefield 6 (2560×1600 – Max Settings, DLSS Performance, 4X Multi Frame Generation)

Closing Thoughts

There’s a lot to like about the R7X3D 5080 Beast. The pairing of Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080 makes for a seriously capable gaming machine, delivering excellent high-refresh performance at 1440p and strong results at 4K when DLSS or Frame Generation are brought into the mix. Build quality is solid, cable management is tidy, and the all-MSI hardware gives it a cohesive look. The white theme with that frosted pump design makes for a smart-looking system. A sizeable 4TB SSD and a generous 5-year labour and 2-year parts warranty also help make this feel like a well-rounded package.

It’s not perfect, though. The case is clearly one of the areas where costs have been kept in check, and native 4K in the most demanding games still dips under 60fps with everything maxed. If you’re a purist who refuses to enable DLSS, you’ll end up tweaking some settings.

Pricing is very competitive when compared to building a system yourself to the same specification, but there's no getting away from the fact that this is still an expensive system whichever angle you look at it from.

Pros:

  • The pairing of Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and RTX 5080 GPU offers great gaming performance at both 1440p and 4K.
  • Very competitive pricing compared to building the same system yourself.
  • 4TB Lexar NM790 SSD is fast and spacious.
  • 64GB of RAM will handle more than just gaming.
  • Great setup and cable management.

Cons:

  • The case is not as premium as I’d hoped from a build of this specification.
  • The AIO fans were not connected to the internal fan hub for easy control with the case's physical ‘LED’ button.

KitGuru says: A powerful and well-balanced high-end gaming PC with great 1440p performance and strong 4K results, though the case choice reminds you it’s not without compromise.

The post Wired2Fire R7X3D 5080 Beast MSI Edition Desktop Review first appeared on KitGuru.

Gran Turismo 7 Gets Free Spec III Update & New DLC Tomorrow

3 décembre 2025 à 16:45

Gran Turismo 7 launches its free Spec III update and the Power Pack DLC tomorrow on PS5 and PlayStation VR2.

We've known since September's State of Play presentation that Polyphony Digital planned to launch its Gran Turismo 7: Spec III update. Celebrating the wider series reaching 100 million sales, this free update comes with two new tracks - Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit and Canada's Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve - alongside eight new cars. You can see that in action below.

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Update trailer

Like before, these cars aren't unlocked immediately and require purchasing from different shops in Gran Turismo 7. Here's the full list of cars being added: Ferrari 296 GT3 ’23, Ferrari 296 GTB ’22, FIAT Panda 30 CL ’85, Gran Turismo F3500-B, Mine’s BNR34 GT-R N1 base, Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R ’97, Polestar 5 Performance ’26, and the Renault Espace F1 ’95.

These aren't the only free additions in update 1.65, either. PlayStation Blog confirms other changes include Dunlop tires, a raised collector level cap, seven new events across World Circuits, and more weekly challenges. A new 'Data Logger' is accessible in non-racing modes, while further Café Menus and featured curations in Scapes mode are also included.

With the Power Pack DLC, Polyphony Digital states that it's “based around the theme of real racing.” The studio confirmed this offers various motorsports challenges such as full racing weekend formats, 50 new events across 20 categories, and 24-hour endurance races.

This DLC also exclusively contains the latest version of Gran Turismo 7's AI agent, Sophy 3.0, and completing Menu Book No.9 Championship unlocks the Power Pack pavilion on the world map, represented by a sailboat icon. Unlike Spec III, that's a premium update costing $29.99 and includes 5,000,000 in-game credits.

Gran Turismo 7 is available now on PlayStation VR2.

Upcoming VR Games 2025: New Releases On Quest, PC VR, PS VR2 & More

1 décembre 2025 à 10:00

Searching for new VR games and upcoming releases? You're in the right place.

Recent years have seen more VR games than ever before. Major titles continue reaching Quest 3, Steam, PlayStation VR2, and Pico, with PC VR looking set for a renewed boost when Steam Frame launches. While Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR don't prioritize gaming, you can expect the odd release every so often. Whatever your headset, there are plenty more upcoming VR games to pick from.

Our aim is to keep this wider list that we will regularly update, so you can better plan ahead or remind yourself of the upcoming VR games you had perhaps forgotten about. If we notice a game getting repeatedly delayed just before launch, said game will be placed in the 'TBC' section until a firm commitment is made.

This also won't replace our more in-depth monthly round-ups – you can find more specific information about new VR games for December 2025 below.

New VR Games December 2025: Quest, SteamVR & PS VR2
From Thief VR to Men in Black, there’s still a few new VR games to come before 2025 ends. Here are our December highlights on Quest, Steam, and PS VR2.
UploadVRHenry Stockdale

Since Meta has dropped Quest 1 support entirely, Quest games going forward will only support Quest 2, Quest Pro, and/or Quest 3 and Quest 3S. You can find the Horizon Store and mobile apps (iOS/Google Play) here. If a game is only on Quest 3/3S, that will be noted as more games leave Quest 2/Pro behind. We expect that list to grow now that Quest Pro and Quest 2 are discontinued.

Similarly, releases on Pico 4 Ultra, Pico 4, or Neo 3 Link will just say 'Pico' – those games are viewable through apps (iOS/Google Play) or the web store. The PlayStation Store naturally covers PlayStation VR and PS VR2 games. Most PC VR titles are on Steam, but some are also on Rift, Viveport, itch.io, GOG, and EGS. Samsung Galaxy XR games are on Google Play, while the App Store covers Apple Vision Pro. We'll note other platforms where relevant, too.

For now, here's our list of upcoming VR games on all major platforms.


December 2025

Street Gods

Winter 2025/Q4 2025/2025

Gunman Contracts - Stand Alone

January 2026

Upcoming VR Games - Slime Lab
Slime Lab

February 2026

Upcoming VR Games - Omega Pilot Evolution
Omega Pilot Evolution

March 2026

Maid of Sker VR

Q1 2026/Winter 2026

Upcoming VR Games - Into The Radius 2
Into The Radius 2

Q2 2026

Full Steam Undead

Q3 2026

Penguin Festival

Q4 2026

Agent Simulator

2026

Forefront

2027


TBC

Whispers of the Void

If there's a game we've missed that you'd like us to add or the information is incorrect/outdated, please email tips@uploadvr.com or use our Contact Us page to get in touch.

* denotes a game that either is currently available in early access on that platform, or a game that will have been released in early access by that time.

** denotes an early access launch.

*** denotes a game currently available (or will be available at that time) but without VR support yet.

Kick Rocks? Shopper Claims Best Buy Shipped Stones Inside An RTX 5080 Box

3 décembre 2025 à 15:22
Kick Rocks? Shopper Claims Best Buy Shipped Stones Inside An RTX 5080 Box Somewhere out there, somebody is having a good laugh, we're just not sure if it's the person who returned a box of rocks inside a $1,200 ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card box, a delivery person who may have made the stone cold swap prior to delivery, or someone at Best Buy's return department. And that's all assuming that a poster

LYNK+ GeForce RTX 5090 Modular AIO Review

Par :W1zzard
3 décembre 2025 à 13:00
LYNK+ introduces a modular AIO for the RTX 5090 with a standout feature: drip-free quick-disconnect connectors that make installation and future upgrades effortless. The kit delivers excellent temperatures, great noise levels, and even helps NVIDIA's Boost algorithm ramp things up a little more.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Z TriFold, the company’s first triple-screen device

3 décembre 2025 à 14:00

Samsung has officially announced its first foray into the tri-fold smartphone market with the Galaxy Z TriFold, a device that expands the company’s foldable portfolio to a new form factor. The handset features a dual-hinge design that allows it to unfurl into a massive 10-inch tablet-style display, positioning it as the largest screen available on a Galaxy phone to date.

The Z Trifold's design revolves around dual titanium hinges, which allow the main screen to fold inwards, protecting the panel when closed. Moreover, Samsung has placed the 6.5-inch cover screen on the back of the folded stack. This cover panel uses a 21:9 aspect ratio with a resolution of 2520 x 1080 and offers a 120 Hz variable refresh rate, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2.

When fully opened, the main 10-inch display offers a resolution of 2160 x 1584 and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. Like the cover screen, it supports a variable 1-120 Hz refresh rate. Samsung has kept the chassis relatively slender, measuring 12.9 mm when folded and slimming down to just 3.9 mm at its thinnest point when open. The device weighs in at 309 g and retains an IP48 rating for dust and water resistance.

The Z TriFold is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, paired with 16 GB of RAM. Storage options include 512 GB and 1 TB. Power is provided by a 5,600 mAh battery split across three cells, supporting 45W wired charging and 15W wireless charging. Camera duties are handled by a 200 MP main sensor (ISOCELL HP2), joined by a 12 MP ultrawide and a 10 MP 3x telephoto lens. Both the cover and main displays feature 10 MP punch-hole selfie cameras.

On the software front, the device runs OneUI 8 based on Android 16. The larger canvas supports running three full-sized apps side-by-side in portrait mode. Most notably, this is the first Samsung phone to feature a standalone Samsung DeX mode that operates directly on the device without an external monitor, allowing for a desktop-like experience when paired with peripherals.

Samsung will release the Galaxy Z TriFold on December 12th in Korea and expand availability gradually. Official pricing is still unknown, but Korean listings suggest a price of 3,594,000 KRW (about £1,800).

KitGuru says: Do you think foldable phones are the future?

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KitGuru Advent Calendar Day 3 – Win one of FIVE 360mm AIO liquid coolers!

3 décembre 2025 à 12:00

For Day 3 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Sudokoo to give FIVE lucky winners a cooling upgrade. The winners for this one will each get a Proteus 360 AIO liquid cooler and some extra Mach120 fans to go with it.

We reviewed the Sudokoo Proteus 360 AIO liquid cooler earlier this year and came away impressed by the cooler's thermal performance and the digital LCD display on the CPU block. With an extra Mach120 triple pack, you'll be able to pack your case with extra fans for more airflow.

How to Enter:

To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is head over to our competition announcement post on Facebook, HERE. In the comments, leave an answer to the following question – What CPU cooler are you currently running?

This competition is open Worldwide.

The winners will be picked randomly shortly after 11AM GMT December 4th, and a new competition will be announced for Day 4. The chosen winners have 48 hours to respond, if we do not hear from them, a new winner will be picked.

Terms and Conditions: This competition is open worldwide, starting at 11AM GMT on December 3rd and ending at 10:59AM GMT on December 4th. Due to the busy Christmas season, prize deliveries could take longer than usual, and some prizes may not ship until January. In compliance with GDPR, we will not collect or store any personal information as part of this competition. Once the winner has been contacted and their prize received, personal details will be deleted from our email servers. Your details will not be shared, we respect your privacy.

KitGuru Says: Good luck to all who enter, we'll be back tomorrow morning to announce a winner and turn the calendar over to Day 4!

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GameStop Puts Trolls On Notice After Record-Shattering $30,000 Trade-In

2 décembre 2025 à 21:00
GameStop Puts Trolls On Notice After Record-Shattering $30,000 Trade-In Infamous gaming pawn shop chain GameStop says someone just walked into its Grapevine, Texas headquarters and traded in a PSA-10 holographic Gengar, supposedly worth $33,883, and walked out with $30,494.70. In simpler terms: GameStop just paid someone a little over thirty grand for a Pokémon card. The company blasted the announcement across

Stranger Things Screws Up NES Tribute And Fans Are Furious

2 décembre 2025 à 20:36
Stranger Things Screws Up NES Tribute And Fans Are Furious Part one of the long-awaited fifth and final season of retro-horror flavored sensation Stranger Things has dropped on Netflix, but eagle-eyed viewers have spotted a major inconsistency in an apparent Ghosts 'n Goblins (1986, NES) tribute. While the notoriously-difficult action-platformer did indeed release on the Nintendo Entertainment System

Voting opens for The Game Awards’ Player Voice category

2 décembre 2025 à 18:30

The Game Awards 2025 has officially opened the polls for its Players' Voice category, the only accolade in the upcoming ceremony determined entirely by the gaming community. Unlike the primary categories, where a global jury of media outlets heavily weights the outcome, the Players' Voice award hinges 100% on fan engagement. This year's contest is particularly interesting as it sees the return of the roguelike survival hit Megabonk, which had previously been withdrawn from the Best Debut Indie category by its developer but is now eligible for this community-driven prize.

The voting process for the Players' Voice award is structured as a three-round tournament designed to whittle down the initial pool of 30 nominees. The first round is currently underway and will conclude on December 3rd at 2:00 AM BST. In this initial phase, users can log into the official Game Awards website via their social accounts or email to select their top ten favourites from the longlist. The nominees include heavy hitters such as Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Death Stranding 2, alongside older live-service titles like Genshin Impact and Warframe.

Once the first deadline passes, the field will be narrowed down to the top ten titles for Round 2, which is scheduled to kick off on December 4th at 5:00 PM BST. At that stage, voters will be limited to selecting just five titles. The competition intensifies for the third and final round, starting December 8th, where the remaining five nominees will face off for the single winning spot. The full list of nominees for the first round of The Game Awards 2025 Players’ Voice Award voting can be found below:

  • Arc Raiders

  • Battlefield 6

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

  • Delta Force

  • Dispatch

  • Donkey Kong Bananza

  • Doom: The Dark Ages

  • Elden Ring Nightreign

  • Final Fantasy XIV

  • Fortnite

  • Genshin Impact

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Hades II

  • Helldivers 2

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

  • Mario Kart World

  • Marvel Rivals

  • Megabonk

  • Ninja Gaiden 4

  • No Man's Sky

  • Peak

  • R.E.P.O.

  • Silent Hill f

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

  • Split Fiction

  • Warframe

  • Wuthering Waves

Historical precedence suggests this award often favours titles with passionate, active communities. Black Myth: Wukong took home the accolade in 2024, following in the footsteps of Baldur's Gate 3 in 2023, Halo Infinite in 2021, and Ghost of Tsushima in 2020. The winner of this year's contest will be revealed live during the main ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on December 11th.

KitGuru says: What games are you voting for in TGA's Players' Voice category? Who do you think will win the award?

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DICE revives Battlefield Labs for upcoming Battlefield 6 patches

2 décembre 2025 à 18:00

DICE is reactivating its Battlefield Labs initiative, a community testing program designed to gather feedback. Initially, the tool was created before Battlefield VI and Redsec was released, but now it will be adapted to test updates before they go live. While participation is strictly by invitation, players can register their interest directly through the Electronic Arts website.

Following a brief hiatus, Dice confirmed that Labs sessions will resume starting today. The testing window is notably short, running from 10 PM to 12 PM BST for PC players on Steam and the EA App. As with previous tests, participants will be bound by an NDA to prevent the sharing of footage or details.

The focus of this specific session is to trial changes arriving in the December 9th patch. DICE is targeting core gameplay pillars that the community has been asking to be improved, including visual clarity, audio, and networking. In this session, these tweaks will be tested across the Eastwood and Operation Firestorm maps in the All-Out Warfare playlist.

Specific technical improvements being trialled include a revision of the footstep audio engine. The goal is to provide more accurate distance cues and clearer surface identification to help players locate enemies more easily. Hit registration has also been tuned to offer a smoother experience during close-quarters combat.

Looking beyond this update, DICE plans to utilise Battlefield Labs more frequently. The studio intends to use the platform to try out map redesigns, new mechanics and modes, environmental changes, and experimental rulesets such as reduced squad sizes.

KitGuru says: Are you registered on Battlefield Labs? Will you jump into the next test session or wait for the patch release to try out the changes?

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CDPR wants to complete its new Witcher trilogy within six years

2 décembre 2025 à 17:30

As part of CD Projekt Red's earnings report recently, we learned that the teams behind both The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2 have continued to grow. Now, the company has revealed a few more interesting details about its upcoming plans as part of a call with shareholders.

During CD Projekt Red's recent financial call, co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, reaffirmed the idea that The Witcher 4 will not be coming out in 2026. However, he also noted that the studio plans to release the entirety of its new Witcher trilogy within a pretty short time span.

Here is the full quote via Eurogamer: “As we had stated before, our plan still is to launch the whole trilogy within a six-year period, so yes, that would mean we would plan to have a shorter development time between TW5 and TW6 and so on.”

There is still no word on when the first game in this new trilogy, The Witcher 4, will release. CD Projekt Red has spent the last couple of years rebuilding itself into a true multi-game studio and re-training its developers to use Unreal Engine 5 rather than its own in-house tools, in part due to the delays managing the internal engine caused during Cyberpunk 2077's development.

If CDPR is intended to release The Witcher 5 just 2 years or so after The Witcher 4, then it is highly unlikely we see any grand expansions, which was previously a hallmark of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. However, the lack of DLC won't be too painful if the turnaround time is really that quick.

KitGuru Says: Few developers would be able to complete a whole trilogy in six years nowadays. The last successful series I can think of would be Mass Effect, where the first game released in late 2007, and wrapped up in March 2012 with the release of Mass Effect 3.

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Epomaker launches QK108, a full-size gasket-mounted keyboard with VIA support

2 décembre 2025 à 17:00

Epomaker has officially released the QK108, a new mechanical keyboard that ignores the trend of shrinking form factors by offering a complete 100% layout, designed for users who require a numpad.

The QK108 offers plenty of customisation through the open-source VIA firmware. Unlike many pre-built keyboards that rely on proprietary software, the QK108 allows users to remap keys and record macros directly to the board's onboard memory using the web-based VIA interface. This ensures cross-platform compatibility, meaning settings are saved to the device rather than the specific computer it is connected to.

The chassis features a gasket-mount structure and five distinct layers of sound-dampening materials, including latex foam, PET sheets, and a bottom silicone layer. These layers promise to reduce hollow case ping and improve typing acoustics. Out of the box, it comes equipped with factory-lubed Wisteria Linear V2 or Sea Salt Silent switches and OEM-profile PBT keycaps. The PCB is hot-swappable, allowing users to replace switches without soldering.

Above the number pad, Epomaker has integrated a smart screen and a programmable rotary knob. The screen can display system status, date/time, custom GIFs, or a new “Typing Mode” that visualises keystrokes in real time. The knob can be configured for various functions, including volume control, brightness adjustment, or playlist navigation. Connectivity is handled via a tri-mode system supporting wired USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, and 2.4 GHz wireless. The unit is powered by an 8000 mAh battery, which Epomaker claims provides up to 229 hours of usage with the RGB lighting and screen disabled. The Epomaker QK108 is now available for $84.99/€76.95 at Epomaker's official website.

KitGuru says: With most keyboard brands releasing TKL, 75%, and 65% keyboards, it's nice to see something a bit more traditional but updated with modern features.

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Where Winds Meet and more get DLSS updates this week

2 décembre 2025 à 15:15

This week Nvidia revealed DLSS upgrades for several titles, including a refresher on major updates coming to previously released DLSS-supported games. On top of that, Nvidia has announced that it is giving away a new RTX 5090 graphics card with a custom Arc Raiders decal across the GPU shroud.

The Arc Raiders RTX 5090 giveaway is running through Nvidia's own social channels, including Facebook, Instagram and X. You can quickly find all of those posts through this page if you would like to enter.

As for DLSS titles, Where winds Meet of the big headliner this week. The free-to-play action RPG has launched with full DLSS support, including the latest version, DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation, a feature that is exclusive to RTX 50 series graphics cards. If you have an RTX 40 GPU, you will still be able to activate standard Frame Generation. Another new game launching this month is Forest Doesn't Care, which is launching with regular DLSS Super Resolution, which is usable on all RTX series graphics cards.

HITMAN World of Assassination is an older title but it is still getting updates. Since launch, the game has been updated with DLSS 3 with Frame Generation, accessible on RTX 40 series GPUs and up. It is unclear if the game will eventually support the full DLSS 4 feature set, but the game just got its latest DLC, inviting players to take down Slim Shady, so there is a good chance the game gets future tech updates too.

Battlefield 6 is also entering the final part of its first season with the Winter Offensive content update. Battlefield 6 continues to support a wide range of Nvidia features, including DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation, DLAA, Reflex and more.

KitGuru Says: Have you tried Where Winds Meet since its launch late last month? 

 

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Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections Opens Applications For Focus Group Tests

2 décembre 2025 à 21:00

Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections will host in-person focus group tests across the US and Japan this month, opening applications today.

Initially announced in February before September's name reveal, Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections is an official VR game based on Neon Genesis Evangelion. Offering a new story set around episodes 1-11 of the original anime TV series, developer Pixelity Inc. announced that it's accepting public Focus Group Test applications before next year's launch.

Japan's test is scheduled to run from December 19 to 21, and that's being hosted in Tokyo. The United States is only hosting this for one day on December 19 in California, and applications are being accepted through Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections' X account.

Supporting VR and mixed reality gameplay, Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections is the first installment in a planned trilogy that aims to cover all 26 episodes of the TV series. Instead of using existing protagonist Shinji Ikari, Cross Reflections focuses on an original character who dreams of becoming a pilot, establishing connections with new characters and linking in with “key episodes” from the anime.

Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections will arrive next year on unconfirmed platforms, and a public demo is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2026.

Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections Is A New Story Within The Original Anime’s Timeline
Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections is the official name of the Neon Genesis Evangelion VR game’s first installment, and the developer shared more about its story.
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