Recently, we learned that Sony and Bungie had resolved a plagiarism dispute over Marathon with an artist. Coincidentally, the game's original art director has now left the company. 

Joseph Cross, who had a long career at Bungie spanning work across Destiny and Marathon, has left the company. Most recently, Cross had served as the art director on Marathon. As spotted by The Game Post, Cross has updated their LinkedIn profile to confirm that they are no longer working at Bungie.

Kotaku spoke with Cross after the news began spreading and learned that they left Bungie of their own accord, so there was no firing. Cross is leaving Bungie just after the company solidified the release plan for Marathon, which will now be launching in March 2026, with a $40 price tag. As plans for the final game have been locked in, the lack of art director during these final months of development should have no impact on the release.

Marathon was originally supposed to release this year but had to be delayed while the team generated new assets to avoid plagiarism issues. With this extra time, Bungie was also able to address some crucial feedback from the game's closed alpha test, adding more PvE events into the maps and adding features like proximity voice chat for better in-game communication.

KitGuru Says: Are you looking forward to Marathon? I'm still hoping for an open beta early next year so I can give it a try myself. 

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Ahead of CES next month, Lian Li has introduced the Vector V100 MINI, a compact Micro-ATX case based on the original V100 design. The smaller form factor retains broad cooling support, with room for up to three 120mm side fans, three 120mm or two 140mm top fans, and one 120mm rear fan.

The case supports both standard and back-connect Micro-ATX motherboards. Front and side tempered glass panels provide a 270° view of the interior, while an integrated ARGB strip along the PSU shroud offers lighting control through motherboard software. Despite its reduced size, the V100 MINI accommodates high-end hardware. GPUs up to 415mm can be installed, supported by an adjustable anti-sag bracket. A cable opening in the PSU shroud helps maintain clean routing. Storage options include support for two 2.5″ SSDs or one 3.5″ HDD plus one 2.5″ SSD at the bottom, and an additional 2.5″ SSD behind the motherboard tray.

You can see the full spec sheet in the table below:

Specification	Vector V100 MINI	Vector V100R MINI
Dimensions	(D) 436 x (W) 221.5 x (H) 443.9mm
Color	Black
Material	Steel, Plastic, 4.0mm tempered glass
Motherboard Support	Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX
Back Connect Motherboard	Micro-ATX
Expansion Slot	5
Storage	Behind MB Tray: 1 x 2.5” SSD Hard Drive Cage: 2 x 2.5” SSD, or 1 x 3.5″ HDD & 1 x 2.5″ SSD (If PSU over 150mm, only support 2.5” SSD x 1 or 3.5” HDD x 1)
GPU Length Clearance	415mm (Max)
CPU Cooler Height Clearance	163.5mm (Max)
PSU	ATX (Under 200mm)
Fan Support	Top: 120mm x 3 or 140mm x 2 Side: 120mm x 3 Bottom: 120mm x 2 Rear: 120mm x 1
Radiator Support	Top: 360 / 240
Included Fans	N/A	Side: 120mm ARGB/PWM Fan x 3 Rear: 120mm ARGB/PWM Fan x 1
I/O Ports	Power Button x 1 Reset Button x 1 USB 3.0 x 2 USB 3.1 Gen.2 Type C x 1 Audio x 1
Dust Filters	Bottom x 1
Warranty	1-Year

The Vector V100R MINI variant ships with four pre-installed 120mm ARGB PWM fans: three reverse side intakes and one rear exhaust. Both versions of the Vector 100 Mini are available starting today, priced at $49.99/€49.90 for the standard version and $64.99/€64.90 for the Vector V100R Mini.

KitGuru Says: For builders on a budget, this case checks a lot of the right boxes, with plenty of pre-installed fans and the aesthetics to match higher-end options. 

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For Day 19 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we have teamed up with Netac to give THREE lucky winners an SSD upgrade! Each winner today will receive a Netac NV150HK M.2 NVMe SSD.

The Netac NV150HK is a PCIe 5.0 M.2 NVMe SSD offering extreme performance with sequential read speeds up to 14,000 MB/s and write speeds up to 13,000 MB/s. It also features DRAM and SLC caching, as well as intelligent thermal control for stability and heat dissipation.

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 is the first game you would install on your brand new SSD? 

This competition is open worldwide.

The winner will be picked randomly shortly after 11AM GMT December 20th, and a new competition will be announced for Day 20. The chosen winner has 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 19th and ending at 10:59AM GMT on December 20th. 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 20!

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Thermal Grizzly has been rolling out a wide range of products for those building custom liquid cooling loops. This week, a new range of fittings arrives in the DeltaMate line-up, including new options for matt nickel finish, new rotary fittings, extenders and more. 

DeltaMate fittings are precision-engineered from CNC-machined brass and sealed with durable EPDM O-rings, ensuring reliable performance while delivering standout style.

Below is a breakdown of the full DeltaMate fittings line-up so far:

Water Cooling Tube Fittings-

• DeltaMate Fitting – ST16 Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Fitting – HT16 Black / Matt Nickel

Water Cooling Rotary Fittings-

• DeltaMate Rotary – 90° Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Rotary – FF90° Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Rotary – T Black / Matt Nickel

Water Cooling Extender Fittings-

• DeltaMate Extender – MF7 Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Extender – MF10 Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Extender – MF14 Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Extender – FF14 Black / Matt Nickel
• DeltaMate Extender – MF28 Black / Matt Nickel

Water Cooling Accessory Fittings-

• DeltaMate Plug – Black / Matt Nickel

The fittings can be modularly combined with one another to easily adapt to almost any tubing layout. They support soft tubes with a 10/16mm diameter and hard tubes with a 16mm outer diameter.

You can find all of Thermal Grizzly's cooling gear HERE.

KitGuru Says: Are you planning on upgrading to a custom liquid-cooling loop? Will you be considering any of Thermal Grizzly's new products? 

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Nvidia has announced the next wave of titles receiving DLSS updates. Games like Ashes of Creation, Splitgate and AION 2 and more are due to support Nvidia's upscaling technology, alongside other RTX features.

ARK: Survival Ascended – Lost Colony, the first major canonical expansion for the remastered survival game, now launches with DLSS 4 and NVIDIA Reflex, giving players smoother performance as they confront the demons of Arat Prime. Ashes of Creation, Intrepid Studios’ ambitious massively multiplayer game, entered Early Access last week with day-one support for DLSS 4 and Reflex.

SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded, a fast-paced arena shooter blending classic mechanics with portal-based combat, also integrates DLSS 4 to maximise frame rates. SEGA’s Yakuza Kiwami 2 has been updated with DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation, enhancing image quality and doubling performance for PC players.

AION2 will add DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation in a December 24th update, building on its existing support for DLSS Super Resolution and Reflex. Dying Light: The Beast, a survival horror set in Castor Woods, now features ray-traced lighting, reflections, and shadows alongside DLSS 4 and Reflex. Finally, Lost Ark has expanded its Korean client with DLSS Super Resolution and DLAA, giving players the choice between higher frame rates or improved image quality.

At The Game Awards, trailers for Phantom Blade Zero, Resident Evil Requiem, and PRAGMATA confirmed that RTX technologies will continue to feature prominently in upcoming releases. NVIDIA has also issued a new Game Ready Driver, so if you have a GeForce graphics card, be sure to update to the latest driver for optimisations for all of the games noted here, as well as bug fixes and other improvements.

KitGuru Says: Will you be playing any of this week's new releases? 

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In recent weeks, the prices of memory kits have surged to record heights, effectively ruining any plans consumers may have had for upgrading their machines in the near future. One of the most popular memory makers, G.Skill, has now offered a statement, acknowledging recent price hikes.

Here is G.Skill's statement in full:

“DRAM prices are experiencing significant industry-wide volatility, due to severe global supply constraints and shortages, driven by unprecedented high demand from the AI industry. As a result, G.SKILL procurement and sourcing costs have substantially increased. G.SKILL pricing reflect industry-wide component cost increases from IC suppliers and is subject to change without notice based on market conditions. Purchasers should be mindful of the pricing before purchasing.”

The warning confirms reports that AI companies are behind the shortage, as they are buying up the vast majority of supply on the market. Recently, Micron, one of the biggest memory suppliers in the world, killed off its consumer-facing brand, Crucial, in order to focus all of its efforts on serving enterprise customers. Recent reports indicate that SK Hynix, another one of the world's leading memory suppliers, is expecting shortages to last until at least 2028.

This is likely to have a major impact on the PC market in the coming year, impacting desktops, laptops, and other memory-equipped devices like smartphones and yes, graphics cards too.

KitGuru Says: PC enthusiasts have been through this before during the crypto-mining boom, which made sensibly-priced graphics cards impossible to come by for a long time. Now, rather than crypto-farms, we are contending with massive enterprises all looking to build the most powerful AI systems possible.

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For months, Sony has been pushing ahead with its lawsuit against Tencent, claiming the company's game, Light of Motiram, infringes on its Horizon Zero Dawn IP. Now, the lawsuit has been settled, avoiding the need for a trial, and Light of Motiram has been removed from stores.

As spotted by The Game Post, new court documents reveal that Tencent and Sony have reached a settlement, the terms of which are confidential. However, we can clearly see that the game has disappeared from platforms like the Epic Games Store, indicating that delisting the game was indeed part of the agreement.

As the dispute has been settled, the lawsuit will now be dismissed. Crucially, it will be dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be re-filed in court again at a later date, putting the issue to rest for good.

Light of Motiram was intended to be a large-scale survival-crafting game with mechanical beasts and cooperative play. However, much of its world, characters and assets looked like they would have belonged right at home in the Horizon Zero Dawn or Forbidden West games. One of the core reasons Sony wanted the game taken down was the fact that it has its own multiplayer titles on the way set in the Horizon universe, including a mobile and PC MMO from NCSoft. It has also been reported that Guerrilla Games' next major release will be a multiplayer spin-off for PlayStation.

KitGuru Says: Do you think Sony was in the right here, or did you think Light of Motiram looked different enough from Horizon to now raise alarm bells? 

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The next round of games for GeForce Now has been announced. There are five new titles joining the cloud gaming library this week, including Obsidian's beloved Fallout game, New Vegas. 

Fallout New Vegas is one of the big headliners this week, arriving on the GeForce Now servers at the same time as the premiere for Amazon's second season of the Fallout TV series. This is the only game in the series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, becoming loved by fans for the amount of agency granted to players while crafting their characters.

Here is the full list of new games joining GeForce Now today:

• Pioner (New release on Steam, Dec. 16)
• Fallout: New Vegas (Steam, Epic Games Store and Xbox, available on Game Pass)
• For the King II (Steam)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Steam, Epic Games Store (free until Dec. 18), and Xbox, available on Game Pass, GeForce RTX 5080-ready)
• LEGO Harry Potter Collection (Steam)

On top of this, Nvidia has also migrated another big game over to the GeForce Now Ultimate RTX 5080-powered servers – Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, coinciding with the release of the latest film this week.

KitGuru Says: Will you be playing any of this week's new GeForce Now titles? 

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Update: This competition is now CLOSED. Our winners today are Szabó Sándor, Jakob Hjorth Hansen, Gregor Cerar, Pat Lewis and Oskar Ahlgren! If you missed out this time then keep an eye out as we have a new giveaway each day through to the end of December. Today's giveaway can be found HERE.

For Day 18 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar we have teamed up with CPS PC Cooler to give away FIVE prize bundles. Each winner today will receive a DT360 AIO liquid cooler with an integrated IPS display, and a KN850 power supply to go with it!

The CPS PC Cooler KN850 PSU is an 850W fully modular, 80 PLUS Gold-certified unit built for ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 systems, featuring a native 12V-2×6 connector, dual CPU cables, and 105°C-rated Japanese capacitors for reliability. The CPS PC Cooler DT360 AIO is a 360mm liquid cooler with a copper cold plate, high-pressure ARGB fans, and a detachable 3.4-inch IPS LCD display, offering strong thermal performance with customizable visuals and simplified cable management.

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 are you running? 

This competition is open worldwide.

The winner will be picked randomly shortly after 11AM GMT December 19th, and a new competition will be announced for Day 19. The chosen winner has 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 18th and ending at 10:59AM GMT on December 19th. 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 19!

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Terminator Survivors was initially announced with a 2025 release window, but here we are in the final weeks of the year and the game is still nowhere to be found. Today, Nacon officially confirmed that the game has in fact been delayed, but beyond that, it is also going through some major changes behind-the-scenes.

Terminator Survivors was initially pitched as a co-op multiplayer shooter. However, after months of internal testing, the team behind it has decided to go back and reimagine the game as a single-player title.

In an update post published this week, the game's creative director, Marco Ponte, said: “After months of internal testing, discussions with players and fans of the license, we came to the conclusion that to give you an authentic Terminator experience with the best possible shooting and exploration gameplay, we would have to put aside the cooperative multiplayer.”

“We know this may come as a disappointment, but we believe it is the right creative direction for an uncompromising vision of the world after Judgment Day. We’ve also had to overhaul our release plans, instead of launching in early access, we want your first steps into the wasteland to be a complete and polished experience.”

As a result of all of this, Terminator Survivors will not be coming out in 2025 like originally planned. There is no new release date yet, but fans can sign-up to be part of future playtests, which will take place closer to the game's new, currently unknown release window.

KitGuru Says: It is rare to see an announced multiplayer game go through a pivot like this. Would you be happier with a single-player Terminator shooter, or would you have preferred the original multiplayer version?

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was once again the bestselling game in the US during its launch month, despite strong competition from the likes of Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders, 

Mat Piscatella, a videogame industry analyst for Circana, has shared the top 20 best-selling games in the US for November 2025. The list is topped by Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, although EA's new hit shooter was not far behind, taking the number 2 spot.

Here is the full top 10:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
2. Battlefield 6
3. NBA 2K26
4. Madden NFL 26
5. EA Sports FC 26
6. Pokemon Legends Z-A
7. Ghost of Yotei
8. EA Sports College Football 26
9. Minecraft
10. Kirby Air Riders

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 managed to beat out all of this year's major sports games as well, despite many of them being discounted for Black Friday. New releases from Nintendo, like Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment both battled for the #10 spot, but ultimately, Kirby won out and Hyrule Warriors dropped to #11.

Other notable games found throughout the #11 to #20 slots include The Outer Worlds 2 at #12, Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds at #13, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at #15, Red Dead Redemption 2 at #16, followed closely by GTA V at #17. Borderlands 4, and Forza Horizon 5 both also managed to remain in the top 20.

KitGuru Says: Black Ops 7 has sold well, but there must have been something in the numbers to spook Activision, or they wouldn't have recently announced plans to stop back-to-back years for Black Ops and Modern Warfare. 

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Iiyama is well known around here for its affordable gaming monitors. Now, the company is launching a new line of ProGraphic displays, developed for professionals and creators who require accurate colour, contrast and detail. 

The ProGraphic line integrates IPS Black 2.0 technology, Pantone Validated certification, wide DCI-P3 colour coverage, and 4K resolution. With a 3000:1 contrast ratio, the displays reveal fine detail even in darker areas. IPS Black 2.0 maintains colour stability across viewing angles, making the monitors suitable for collaborative or client-facing environments. Pantone Validation ensures accurate reproduction of Pantone Matching System colours, a standard in branding, fashion, and print.

For extended use in bright studio settings, the monitors include an anti-glare, low-reflective polariser to reduce eye strain and maintain focus. Connectivity is streamlined through a USB-C dock, which supports data, video, and up to 65W of power delivery via a single cable. An integrated KVM switch allows users to control two devices from one setup. On top of all of this, the monitors also support HDR 400.

In the table below you can see the full spec sheet:

Specification	HB2701UHSNP-B1	HB3201UHSNP-B1
Diagonal	27”, 68.5cm	32”, 80cm
Panel	IPS Black 2.0	IPS Black 2.0
Native Resolution	3840 x 2160 @60Hz (8.3-megapixel 4K UHD)	3840 x 2160 @60Hz (8.3-megapixel 4K UHD)
Contrast	3000:1	3000:1
Brightness	450 cd/m²	450 cd/m²
Signal Inputs	HDMI x1, DisplayPort x1, USB x4, USB-C dock x1	HDMI x1, DisplayPort x1, USB x4, USB-C dock x1
Other Features	KVM switch, Flicker Free, Blue Light Reducer, HDR 400, headphone hook, Speakers	KVM switch, Flicker Free, Blue Light Reducer, HDR 400, headphone hook, Speakers
Height Adjustable	150mm	150mm
Regulations	TCO Certified, CE, TÜV-Bauart, EAC, VCCI-B, PSE, RoHS support, ErP, WEEE, REACH, UKCA	TCO Certified, CE, TÜV-Bauart, EAC, VCCI-B, PSE, RoHS support, ErP, WEEE, REACH, UKCA

The 32″ ProGraphic monitor will launch in the UK via Amazon, priced at £699. The smaller 27″ version is also available in the UK via Amazon, priced at £499.

KitGuru Says: We'll have a review of Iiyama's new ProGraphic monitor soon, so stay tuned for our in-depth analysis. 

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The Elder Scrolls 6 is a bit of a touchy subject for Bethesda. The game was announced far too early, back in 2018 and while fans knew that Starfield was the priority at the time, fans have not stopped asking about it. Todd Howard made a rare comment on the state of the game this week, saying that he too wished that things had moved faster. 

Internally, Bethesda had reportedly planned to ship Starfield before 2022, but delays creeped in. Ultimately, after joining Microsoft, the game was announced for late 2022, only for another major delay to take place, pushing the game back to late 2023. Due to the lingering work required on Starfield, production for The Elder Scrolls 6 also had to be pushed back.

The Elder Scrolls 6 is now finally in full production and could release as early as 2027, alongside a planned next-generation Xbox console. Speaking with Game Informer, Todd Howard commented on the drawn-out timeline for the game, saying:

“The majority of the studio’s on VI, but I’ll say this: We always overlap. So, we’re very used to overlapping development. And we have long pre-productions on things so that we feel good about them. And it’s a process. We all wish it went a little bit faster – or a lot faster – but it’s a process that we want to get right.”

The last Elder Scrolls game to release was 2011's Skyrim. We still don't know what part of Tamriel the new game will be set in, or what gameplay changes may come along with it. Based on the 2018 teaser, fans reckon that The Elder Scrolls 6 may be set in Hammerfell, the home of the Redguards, or potentially High Rock, the homeland of the Bretons. Some also speculate that the game could span both regions, as they are more compact compared to Skyrim, while also being neighbouring provinces.

KitGuru Says: If The Elder Scrolls 6 is indeed targeting a 2027 launch date, then we may start getting some real news about the game starting next year. 

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