Stealth shooter Espire: MR Missions gets a standalone release in early access, and existing Espire 2 owners get it for free.

Revealed last month, Espire: MR Missions expands upon the mixed reality mode previously seen in Espire 2: Stealth Operatives. This comes with 29 different missions that dynamically adapt to your home, taking out guards and navigating traps between 21 small-scale single-room missions and eight large-scale multi-room missions. That's out now for the wider Quest platform.

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Detailing its reasons for making this a standalone launch, developer Digital Lode advised that it's “proven very difficult to maintain the MR mode within the larger Espire 2 VR game” as mixed reality technology evolves. The developer also believes that roomscale mixed reality offers a different appeal compared to Espire 2's fully immersive VR missions.

As such, Espire 2: Stealth Operatives will return to being 100% focused on VR and its existing MR support will eventually be removed. Because of this, anyone who bought Espire 2 on Quest before today's launch will receive MR Missions for free, while all future Espire 2 owners will get a discounted rate.

As for its latest additions, the early access release of MR Missions comes with five new missions and a new target shooting game mode. Digital Lode advised that its core 'Espire Spatial Adaptation System' for adapting levels to your space has seen “tonnes of improvements,” while some mechanics have been simplified. There's also a new user interface that's been designed for mixed reality.

Espire: MR Missions is out now in early access on Quest for $8.99. A full release date is unconfirmed, though the studio advised that it's preparing a roadmap of “new missions, modes, features, and content.”

Zero Caliber is now available on PlayStation VR2.

Originally released in early access in 2018, Zero Caliber by XREAL Games is one of VR's older FPS hits that have since appeared on most major VR platforms. This comes with a campaign that supports single player and up to four-player co-op, PvP game modes, and a Zombies mode. Having originally targeted a December 12 launch, it's now arrived on PlayStation VR2 following a brief delay.

We've yet to go hands-on with this new edition, so we're unsure whether this features any PlayStation VR2-specific enhancements at launch. In a social media reply, the studio confirmed that adaptive triggers support would arrive “either in a day-1 or week-1 patch.” We've contacted the studio asking for further details, and we'll update this article if we learn more.

It's the first time we've seen the Zero Caliber series reach PlayStation, and you may recall a port was planned for the original PlayStation VR. The studio later confirmed this was based on the Quest edition, Reloaded, citing “hardware limitations” as to why it couldn't port the PC VR version. This ultimately never materialized, and today's release is based on the PC VR edition.

As for what's next, XREAL Games previously advised it's planning to bring the sequel, Zero Caliber 2, to Sony's headset following October's PC VR remastered launch. However, a specific release window is currently unknown. Elsewhere, the studio released a new Zero Caliber 2 quality of life update on Quest with new weapons, and a Steam update for Remastered is also arriving soon.

Zero Caliber is out now on PlayStation VR2 and PC VR, while Zero Caliber: Reloaded is on Quest and Pico.

Bah, humbug! Another Google tool has just been sunsetted, as Scrooge McGoogle has announced the immediate wind-down of its 'dark web report' feature, a free tool designed to alert users when their personal information is compromised and found circulating in illicit corners of the internet. While it wasn't a particularly proactive/reactive

There's going to be a new space telescope in town: the Nancy Grace Roman (the famous NASA astronomer, not to be mistaken for the crime show host), which is slated to launch by May 2027. At least initially, its main mission will be to chart the nature of dark energy and the hidden structure of our own Milky Way galaxy. As many of us already

Sometimes we can all use a little reassurance that everything will be okay. If you're PC enthusiast, now is definitely one of those times, as the booming AI market is gobbling up NAND flash memory chips and other hardware at a breakneck pace (and sending consumer brands packing for the data center hills). Well, enter Kioxia, which is rolling

OnePlus has officially confirmed the launch of a brand-new Turbo smartphone series, marking the company’s official entry into the high-end mobile gaming market with a focus on performance and endurance, among others.  The existence of the new line dropped in a Weibo post by OnePlus China President Louis Li Jie, who said that the Turbo series

It's been a minute since Google last rolled out an update for its first-generation Pixel Buds Pro, which released back in 2022. Now more than three years after launch, Google is offering another firmware update (version 5.11) to its original Pixel Buds Pro, and it could very well be the last one. Before the 5.11 release, the last firmware

Are we about to lose another NAND flash brand in the consumer storage space? Following Micron's decision to pull its 29-year-old Crucial brand from the consumer market to focus on higher margin data center clients, rumors began to swirl that Samsung was getting ready to stop selling SATA-based solid state drive (SSDs) to consumers. According

Out of all the various PC storefronts, GOG has always been the most different, with the team at CDProjekt offering a unique experience thanks to DRM-free titles, consumer-friendly practices and most recently their dedication to game preservation. In an effort to expand the latter, GOG has now announced their new ‘GOG Patrons’ initiative.

Taking to their blog to make the announcement, the GOG team officially unveiled the latest expansion to their preservation program, introducing GOG Patrons – “a completely optional way for anyone who wants to support our preservation efforts on a monthly basis.”

Functioning more like a Twitch sub or a YouTube membership as opposed to a typical subscription service, GOG Patrons is focused on expanding its community-feel, with the $5 a month cost getting you:

• Access to Patron-only Discord server with exclusive video content
• Your nickname credited on the GOG Preservation Program game pages
• A special badge for your GOG profile

Though certainly not for everyone, this new initiative is intended to allow GOG to dedicate a greater amount of resources to game preservation while offering Patrons an added sense of community and knowledge that your money is going directly towards the initiative.

It will be interesting to see how the initiative is received and how GOG’s preservation program will improve with time. Full details (and an FAQ) on the initiative can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this new initiative? Is it too niche? How important is game preservation to you? Let us know down below.

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Most Alien fans at this point are looking forward to the long-awaited Alien Isolation 2. However, that isn't the only new Alien game in development. According to reports this week, there is a second mystery survival horror game in the works. 

Insider Gaming has learned that a new Alien game is in development. The title was revived recently after initially being planned back in 2020 and will offer a mix of combat, platforming and puzzles. The main character is said to be an engineer named Aubrey, who gets around the ship with a pair of magnetic boots and a grappling hook, essentially making this ‘Shadow of the Tomb Raider' but with Aliens.

The game is also apparently being made by Eidos Montreal, the studio behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided. Unfortunately, this likely means we won't be seeing Adam Jensen again anytime soon.

The new Alien game is said to be targeting a 2028 release window, with a budget of over $70 million. The studio will have to hope that the game doesn't end up clashing with Alien isolation 2, which began development in 2024, as that is a more established Alien sub-franchise with a large following.

KitGuru Says: With Alien Isolation 2 already on the way, I'm not sure what to think of this. It sounds like it will be similar in some ways, taking place on a large space station, with a character working their way through different parts of the ship, all the while dodging Xenomorphs. 

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The Thermal Grizzly der8enchtable is a revolution for open-bench testing, combining a compact, ultra-rigid metal design with genuinely innovative onboard electronics. Built for reviewers and enthusiasts who constantly swap hardware, it delivers unmatched build quality and smart integration—but at a high price.

While STALKER 2 launched in a less-than-polished state due to a multitude of factors, the team at GSC Game World have been diligently updating and improving the game with thousands of bug fixes, an overhaul to its A-Life system and more. Focusing more on the story side of STALKER 2, a new free update has now been announced – arriving later today.

Making the announcement via the PlayStation Blog, GSC Game World unveiled their latest free update. Arriving today, this narrative-focused update introduces a brand new storyline which offers plenty to do and find, including:

• 8 quests “that can take hours to complete”
• 7 new locations
• 6 characters “with their own backgrounds and stories”
• A new unique weapon
• A hub to create

Details on the new storyline can be found HERE, but in terms of gameplay content the ‘unique weapon’ is said to be the GP37V2 – a modified version of the GP37 rifle which includes an integrated suppressor and scope alongside alterations to its firing pattern.

In addition, some of the pre-existing locations have been refreshed somewhat, “now re-inhabited by stalkers”. Perhaps the biggest inclusion with this update is the new Hub “appearing in a not-so-populated area of Burnt Forest.”

STALKER 2 certainly came a bit too hot out of the oven. Fortunately, the team at GSC Game World appear committed to ensuring that this title serves as a worthy follow-up to the classic STALKER trilogy. The full blogpost can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What are your thoughts on STALKER 2? Did you pick the game up at launch? Has it improved enough to be worth a purchase in your mind? Let us know down below.

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Bungie’s Marathon has run into plenty of issues ever since the extraction shooter was first shown off properly earlier this year, with alpha testers finding the game lacking in uniqueness – then being exacerbated by confirmation that the game had used stolen assets from an independent artist. This all led to the game being indefinitely delayed. With all the legal issues surrounding the stolen assets now being resolved however, Bungie have come out and given us a new official release date.

As part of the company’s latest ‘Vision of Marathon’ ViDoc, the team at Bungie confirmed that Marathon will now officially release in March of 2026 – though we did not get an exact release date.

Alongside this however, the team also finally confirmed that the game will launch at a price of $39.99/£34.99 (matching previous rumours).

Of course, Marathon was previously delayed not only due to the legal issues, but also as a result of heavy backlash from fans. As such, the team made sure to note all of the improvements made since the alpha tests, including but not limited to:

• Proximity chat
• Solo queue
• Rook – “a Runner shell used to scavenge matches in progress”
• A “doubling down on the dark, gritty, and grounded sci-fi world”
• Improved visual fidelity and immersion
  • Dead Runners drop as corpses that decay over time
  • Deepened environmental storytelling
  • Audio improvements

With a relatively poor first showing and multiple controversies, Marathon has quite the uphill battle. Still, the changes and improvements listed do sound positive, and so hopefully Marathon can wind up being a fun addition to the extraction shooter genre. We will have to wait and see.

KitGuru says: Do you have any hope in Marathon? How many years of support do you think the game will end up receiving? What are your thoughts on the listed changes? Let us know down below.

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Cult of the Lamb has been a cult-hit of sorts, with the cutesy-yet-cultish management rogue-like receiving a ton of praise upon its initial release back in 2022. Thanks to continued support via free updates and DLC packs, the game has gone on to become publisher Devolver Digital’s biggest IP. Following its announcement in August, the team at Massive Monster have now confirmed that their first major expansion – WOOLHAVEN – is officially set to arrive in just over a month’s time.

Making the announcement, the team at Massive Monster offered another look at Cult of the Lamb: WOOLHAVEN while confirming that the expansion is officially coming on the 22nd of January 2026.

For the uninitiated, WOOLHAVEN brings a ton of new content and fresh mechanics, including but not limited to:

• Two new dungeons
• Woolhaven region
• New winter mechanic requiring greater cult management
• New structures to build
• You can now set up a ranch to tame beasts
• Legendary weapons
• And more

Cult of the Lamb was already a fun time when it initially released. Since then, the game has only gotten better, with free updates introducing whole new mechanics including a heavy attack, co-op play and much more.

Given just how much has been offered for free, expect Cult of the Lamb: WOOLHAVEN to be packed with plenty to do when it arrives on the 22nd of January for £14.99.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for WOOLHAVEN? When did you first play Cult of the Lamb? What do you think of the new winter mechanic? Let us know down below.

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Spatial Ops expands the mixed reality FPS's map creation tools in today's free update on Quest, also adding custom rulesets and a new co-op survival mode.

In the 'Blueprint Combat Update', developer Resolution Games has introduced the ability to edit Spatial Ops maps in real time before beginning a multiplayer match, where everyone can see the changes immediately. This also adds 'Undo' and 'Redo' tools, hazardous damage zones that slowly drain health, floating barriers, and the option to place text in levels to better guide players.

As for other changes, Spatial Ops now features an online map library, the ability to save a host's map, and new map templates. Custom rulesets can now be saved to individual maps, letting you tweak elements like bot difficulty, friendly fire toggles, weapon tuning, armor visibility settings, and more.

It's also getting a co-op survival mode for taking on challenges together with other players. Supporting this is a new 'Enemy Spawner' object to determine where foes appear, alongside a Flashbang weapon. Finally, there's also a new paid DLC called the “Corrupted Technology Theme,” offering unique props for your toolkit.

It's the latest post-launch update since Spatial Ops entered full release last year, and this August saw Resolution Games release the 'Pulse Protocol' update. That introduced bHaptics support for the TactSuit, TactSleeve, and TactVisor, in-game achievement tracking, campaign rebalancing, an extra large map template, and new features for the Quest-exclusive Arena Mode.

Spatial Ops is available now on the Meta Quest platform. While it didn't receive today's update, a 'Campaign Edition' is also on Pico.

Game Night's new minigame blends Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots boxing with Sumo, and it's out now for the co-located mixed reality party title.

Released last year in early access, Game Night by New Zealand studio Fantail Games is a family-friendly roomscale title that's playable solo or with up to four players locally. Joining this minigame collection as a free update, Final Throwdown only uses hand tracking as you directly control the fists of your robot avatar to punch opponents out of your shared arena.

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Designed around “short, high-intensity rounds,” Final Throwdown sees you knocking other players out of the ring to score points. Throwing them into hoops earns bonus points, while bosses force you to decide whether to cooperate with your opponents or use the disruption to your advantage. Arena height adapts to the shortest player, which allows for seated play. Fantail also states arm reach is normalized to give adults and children equal advantage.

Final Throwdown marks the seventh minigame so far in Game Night, and the fourth it's received since last year's early access launch. Other featured games include Fishing Frenzy where you scoop up and deliver fish, a match-3 spatial puzzler where you connect matching plushies in a conga line, penguin ice hockey, a Whack-A-Mole game to test reactions, and more.

Game Night is out now in early access on the Meta Quest platform.

For Day 16 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with Intel to give away an Arc A770 graphics card! The winner and two runner-ups will also receive game codes allowing them to pick one of FOUR new 2025 titles, including Battlefield 6, Dying Light: The Beast, Assassin's Creed Shadows or Civilization 7.

The Intel Arc A770 is Intel’s flagship Alchemist-series GPU with 16GB of GDDR6 memory, 4,096 shader cores, and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate features like ray tracing. The winner (and two runner-ups) will also receive an Intel Holiday Bundle code, allowing them to choose a free copy of Battlefield 6, Dying Light: The Beast, Assassin's Creed Shadows or Civ 7 – four of 2025's biggest games!

For the game codes, you will have to redeem your code by March 15th 2026 via Intel's website. After that date, the key will no longer work, so we suggest redeeming your code as soon as we send it to you.

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 was your first graphics card? 

This competition is open in the UK and EU.

The winner will be picked randomly shortly after 11AM GMT December 17th, and a new competition will be announced for Day 17. 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 in the UK and EU, starting at 11AM GMT on December 16th and ending at 10:59AM GMT on December 17th. 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 17!

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Today we get a hands on with the latest Seasonic Prime PX-2200, a delayed review as we updated our hardware test suite in the background this year. Priced between £460 and £500 in the UK, this is not for the faint of heart. This unit has achieved Cybenetics Platinum certification and supports the ATX 3.1/PCIe 5.1 spec. It also ships with a 12-year warranty.

The Seasonic Prime PX-2200 is the company’s flagship 2200W power supply built from the ground up to meet ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards, delivering headroom well beyond typical gaming rigs. With flagship-class efficiency and build quality, it’s engineered for high-end workstations, AI systems, multi-GPU setups, and pro workloads that demand sustained, clean power.

PX-2200 Features:

• High efficiency – 80 PLUS® Platinum EU 230 V Internally certified
• ATX 3 and 16-Pin PCIe Gen 5 Cable (12V-2×6)
• MTLR (Micro Tolerance Load Regulation) @ 1 %
• Premium Hybrid Fan Control – Fanless under 40 % system load
• Super low ripple noise (35 mV)
• High-end components and design
• Gold-plated high current terminals
• Highly reliable aluminum electrolytic solid capacitors
• Cable-free Connection Design: reduces production errors during manual insertion
• Protection features: OPP, OVP, UVP, OCP, OTP, SCP
• AC Input 200 – 240 Vac
• 12-year warranty – industry-leading

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Co-op platformer VR Giants is now available on Quest 3 and 3S, and you can invite a friend to join you at no extra charge.

Originally released in 2023 on Steam, VR Giants by Risa Interactive is an asymmetric platformer where one player controls a giant called Goliath and another controls a human companion called David. Goliath will guide David through various obstacles by lifting him or acting as a shield, solving puzzles and avoiding hazards as a team to get through.

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Promising a campaign length of 8 hours, VR Giants features cross-platform multiplayer across Quest and Steam. A 'Free Friend's Pass' system (also on PC) lets you invite someone else to join in as David without both of you buying the game, and that uses a room code system.

It features 23 levels across four biomes: Ice, Desert, Volcano, and Pasture. Each area features new hazards, and Goliath can transform into three different forms to help advance. For example, 'Fire Goliath' gives you a lava form, while 'Temporary Goliath' only appears when the button is held. Unlockable Goliath cosmetics are also included.

Both players use VR headsets with the Quest 3 and 3S edition, which differs from the Steam release since that has one flatscreen player using a gamepad for David. Risa Interactive confirmed the Steam version has also been updated to allow online co-op, which was previously limited to local multiplayer only.

Two additional camera modes can also be chosen for David on Quest 3 and 3S, one of which aims for “maximum immersion in VR.” The other more closely matches the flatscreen setup on Steam by offering a 'Cinema Mode' instead, letting you view his role across a virtual 2D screen.

VR Giants is out now in early access on both PC VR and Quest 3/3S.

SPhotonix is the latest big name in 5D glass storage technology, and it's proving to be quite ambitious in its goal to bring the technology to market, estimating "another three or four years of R&D" to get it there. 5D glass storage, for the uninitiated, refers to a technique where high-density, high-durability silica glass is used with

Quest headsets now have an official Disney+ app, with support for downloads and Dolby Atmos immersive audio.

It was already possible to watch Disney+ via the website in the Horizon OS web browser, but this is limited to 720p.

With the official app, Meta says Disney+ streams at up to 4K resolution with Dolby Vision HDR for all subscribers of the service. Quest 3 only has 2K regular LCD panels, so the direct benefits of 4K and HDR over 1080p SDR will be marginal, but the increased bitrate that comes alongside the higher resolution version should be very noticeable on the giant virtual screen, in terms of seeing fewer compression artifacts.

Subscribers of the Disney+ Premium tier also get Dolby Atmos immersive audio in supported titles, a feature added to Horizon OS in v71 last year, as well as the ability to download content for offline viewing. That means you can now bring your Quest on a plane and watch Disney+ movies you've prepared, for example.

What isn't supported on the Quest Disney+ app that is on the visionOS version, however, is 3D. Despite headsets being the ideal way to watch 3D movies, solving the problems of traditional 3D glasses in cinemas, the Quest app is limited to 2D only. It also lacks the custom 3D environments of the visionOS Disney+ app, such as the Alien: Earth Containment Room.

You can grab Disney+ on the Meta Horizon Store for free, and you'll need a Disney+ subscription, of course. Meta claims that the app is currently only available in the US, but I was able to download and use it in the UK, despite not using a VPN or proxy of any kind.

New Amazon Prime Video Quest App Supports Downloads

Amazon just launched an all-new Prime Video Quest app that supports downloads for offline viewing.

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The only other major streaming platform with an app on Quest's store with download support is Amazon Prime Video, which arrived on Meta's platform alongside the launch of Quest 3S.

Netflix, meanwhile, is available in the web browser at up to 1080p, due to Meta working with the platform last year to implement full DRM support.

Have you looked at the price of RAM lately? Retail prices for desktop DDR5 memory kits are three to five times what they were just a month ago. Building a PC has gone from "your GPU should be the most expensive component" to "make sure to budget for enough RAM." In fact, the shortage reminds us of the GPU shortage just a few short years ago.

Pop!_OS is a new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution from System76, flaunting the COSMIC Desktop Environment and available on either a PC of your choice or one of many US-made laptops or desktops. While the naming of Pop!_OS recalls a more distant era of computing, the operating system itself is quite modern, featuring all the core features you've

One of our favorite set of earbuds is on sale in time for Christmas. That would be the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) that we recently reviewed. One of the very few knocks we had against these earbuds was the premium price, but that is partially mitigated with this holiday deal. It still might not be the type of thing that qualifies as