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NVIDIA's new China-specific B30 AI GPU has performance of around 75% of the H20 AI GPU, while demand for the new B30 is "significant" according to the latest reports.

In a new post on X by insider @Jukanrosleve, we're hearing from China's major internet companies that estimates that the performance of NVIDIA's new B30 AI GPU is "approximately 75% that of the H20". Chinese tech companies have reportedly placed orders for hundreds of thousands of units -- orders of over $1 billion -- in late-June, with deliveries expected in August.

Another large Chinese tech company reportedly plans to increase its Q3 2025 capital expenditure and intends to order 300,000 orders of NVIDIA's new B30 AI GPU, with a delivery schedule for September.

UPDATE: The Microsoft employee in question has clarified that the sales figure is not official, and was based around Alinea Analytics estimates.

"I unfortunately don't actually have any internal sales figures lol. I simply picked that number from this analytics post earlier this month."

Forza Horizon 5 reportedly sold 2 million copies on PS5 in its first month, according to a now-edited LinkedIn page of a Forza developer.

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9000 processors are apparently set to kick off pre-orders next week, and the top-end HEDT chip could run a lot more expensive than its predecessor.

Indeed, if this speculation is correct, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX CPU with a whopping 96-cores could tip the scales at $13,000.

The pre-order date of July 23 is what's listed by B&H Photo as flagged by @momomo_us on X (see the above post).

Portable console gaming has exploded since the release of the Nintendo Switch, with Nintendo's console spawning a whole new market of portable gaming consoles that Microsoft doesn't want to miss the boat on.

With Valve releasing the Steam Deck in 2022 and getting a more than positive reception from that product, Microsoft is scrambling to enter the portable handheld market with its own consoles. However, they won't be consoles, nor made exclusively by Microsoft's gaming brand, Xbox. Instead, the devices will be handheld PCs made by ASUS with Xbox branding.

Microsoft needs to hurry up and get competitive in the portable gaming market or else it will lose to the expanding SteamOS platform, and to be competitive it needs to get the portable version of Windows 11 in as many hands as possible.

With the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, one of the best new features of the latest generation of Switch hardware is the boost you get from its internal storage. This not only ensures that games can stream data faster for improved performance, but it also dramatically improves loading times. The downside is that storage expansion is limited to fast microSD Express memory cards.

These faster microSD cards are still relatively new, meaning there aren't that many options out there, with most being sold for prices that are a lot higher than the standard microSD cards you could slot into an original Nintendo Switch console. Well, the good news is that new microSD Express memory cards are being announced at a regular clip, which should help bring the storage expansion costs down as the Switch 2 enters its first holiday season.

The latest comes from the storage experts at Silicon Power, with its new Hypera microSD Express memory card. With PCIe Gen 3x1 and NVMe technology, Hypera microSD Express memory cards can reach data transfer speeds of up to 880 MB/sec, which is up to eight times faster than standard microSD cards.

There have been rumors circulating for a while now that Rockstar was planning to re-release its western opus, Red Dead Redemption 2, for current-gen platforms like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. It looks like it might be on the cards very soon, as someone spotted an interesting note over on the support page for Red Dead Online.

As seen on Reddit (via GamingBible), Rockstar added an "online migration" option to its list of potential issues for gamers, which is something that was added to its GTA Online support page for the release of Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced. Once spotted, the option was removed from the site, suggesting that Rockstar accidentally leaked that it's preparing to release Red Dead Redemption 2 Enhanced for consoles.

Outside of the still impressive PC version of the game, console gamers are limited to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Red Dead Redemption 2. With the enhanced visuals of the PC version and an improved 60 FPS mode, there's a definite case for Rockstar updating its open-world western for consoles. This could also pave the way for the game to make its debut on the Nintendo Switch 2.

The new Radeon RX 9070 GRE or Golden Radeon Edition is currently exclusive to the Asian market, specifically China, as the fourth RDNA 4 offering from AMD. Spec-wise, it sits in between the new mainstream Radeon RX 9060 XT and the baseline Radeon RX 9070, with the 9070 GRE shipping with 48 Compute Units, a Boost Clock speed of 2790 MHz, and 12GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus.

Currently, there's no official confirmation that the Radeon RX 9070 GRE will make its way to more global markets, but this has happened with prior GRE releases, where AMD releases them first in China before rolling them out to western markets months later.

That hasn't stopped German outlet Computer Base from getting their hands on a Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 9070 GRE and benchmarking its performance against the latest generation of mainstream GPUs, and more, from NVIDIA and AMD. With 20+ games tested, it's a comprehensive look at the new GPU's performance, which just so happens to present a massive improvement over the Radeon RX 9060 XT.

The Naya Create is a new ergonomic modular keyboard and interface designed for comfort and improving the workspace with enhanced control. The unique design includes a split keyboard with hot-swappable mechanical switches available in linear, clicky, or tactile Kailh Mini-Choc switches. And with its metal unibody and 'laser-etched polycarbonate keycaps,' it has the build quality to match its unique look.

The idea behind the adjustable split keyboard design is all about ergonomics and supporting a natural wrist posture, with the key placements also designed and laid out to support natural finger movement to deliver a more fluid typing experience. On top of this, you've got magnetic hot-swappable modules, including a trackball, touchpad, and input dial with a dynamic haptic motor.

Unlike gaming keyboards, the Naya Create is all about modular ergonomics for professionals, developers, creators, and those seeking things like precise touch controls. For example, the trackball reduces repetitive movements by offering an efficient way to scroll through code or spreadsheets. All features and customization are supported via the Naya Flow app, which has been designed for ease of use and drag-and-drop functionality.

NVIDIA's Smooth Motion technology was released earlier this year, a driver-based Frame Generation solution similar to AMD's Fluid Motion Frames in that it doesn't require game integration, like DLSS. Initially, this new feature was exclusive to the latest GeForce RTX 50 Series of graphics cards, but that's changing in an upcoming driver release.

The feature was spotted in the latest GeForce 590.26 Preview Driver for developers, which includes support for enabling Smooth Motion on GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics cards. Although Smooth Motion doesn't require game integration like DLSS Frame Generation, it still utilizes the AI hardware in GeForce RTX GPUs for generating its additional frame.

Smooth Motion, like Frame Generation, is all about improving the performance of a game by generating a new frame in between traditionally rendered frames. This improves the overall smoothness of the presentation, giving the impression and effect of doubling or substantially boosting performance.

Running Game Pass isn't cheap, and Microsoft pays up to $50 million to license games content for the subscription service.

Xbox Game Pass has been in the headlines lately, with lots of speculation swirling around the service's profitability. While Microsoft has said repeatedly that Game Pass is profitable, and we've been able to ascertain Game Pass revenues, no one has been able to figure out actual profits due to uncertain operational costs. Now we have a better idea of how much money it costs to operate and maintain a service like Game Pass.

According to ex-Xbox business manager Iain MacIntyre, who had actually discovered Vampire Survivors and had been laid off as part of Microsoft's 9,000-employee layoff spree, Microsoft will pay anywhere from $50,000 to $50 million in game licensing deals to secure content for Game Pass.

Capcom tells investors that the Mega Man franchise plays a key role for the company--could a new release be on the way?

In a recent meeting with shareholders, Capcom executive management was asked point blank about Mega Man and what's next for the franchise. It's been 7 years since the last mainline Mega Man game with 2018's Mega Man 11, and fans (who also happen to be shareholders) want to know if new games are on the way.

While Capcom didn't confirm a new Mega Man game, the company did reiterate its overall stance on the 38-year-old franchise. Mega Man is important, Capcom says, echoing previous statements about wanting to take "great care" in making new Mega Man games. The numbers reinforce Capcom's assertions: Mega Man is the company's fourth best-selling video game franchise of all time with 43 million unit sales.

Players flock to Battlefront 2 to continue the Star Wars celebration following a number of well-timed crossovers and events.

Last month, we reported that Battlefront 2's playerbase skyrocketed by over 1000% on Steam. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the jump in players was accompanied by a salvo of game sales that caused Battlefront 2 to break into the top 20 best-selling video games of May 2025.

May is a big month for Star Wars fans, with annual celebrations planned throughout. This year, Epic and Disney teamed up with a huge Fortnite Galactic Battle event, which undoubtedly primed players for more Star Wars multiplayer action. The Revenge of the Sith 20th anniversary film release also sparked interest, as the shooter spans multiple movies across the prequels and sequels.

The Stop Killing Games movement continues to gain momentum and is now being supported by a vice president in the European Union.

EU vice president Nicolae Ștefănuță has given a pro-consumer stance when it comes to video game sales and ownership. In a recent Instagram post, Ștefănuță openly broadcasted his support for the movement and committed to helping in any way he can. At the time of writing, the EU petition has over 1.3 million signatures.

"I stand with the people who started this citizen initiative. I signed and will continue to help them. A game, once sold, belongs to the customer, not the company," the Romanian EU vice president said in the post.

The new Subnautica 2 leaks are authentic, Krafton has confirmed, revealing key insight into how the publisher assesses internal games projects.

New developments have surfaced in the ongoing dispute between Krafton and Subnautica 2's leadership dev team. The controversy has evolved with back-and-forth claims, with Krafton alleging that the devs weren't focused enough, and the ousted Unknown Worlds creators even filing a lawsuit. Krafton, for its part, has issued multiple statements and explanations on what's going on, and even went so far as to confirm that a leaked document is real.

The leak shows an internal review of Subnautica 2's development. The sheet shows that as time went by, core features and content were cut out of Subnautica 2's early access version. Big parts of the game like extra modes were nixed, and 6 hours of narrative content was cut. This is not unusual for the industry--big swaths of content are cut all the time--however there's criticism that Krafton may have been unclear with what it wanted with Subnautica 2.

Krafton has released a detailed statement that responds to the recent Subnautica 2 controversy.

The Subnautica situation appears to be heating up. Krafton recently fired three key members of Subnautica 2's dev team, including studio co-founder Max McGuire. Things accelerated when it was revealed that Krafton may have had to pay a $250 million bonus payout to Unknown Worlds if revenue targets were met, but that's unlikely now that Subnautica 2 has been delayed into 2026. Krafton caught a lot of flak for the decision, and the former developers are actually suing Krafton because of what happened.

Now Krafton has issued a response to explain their side of the story. The publisher alleges that the former developers essentially weren't completely on board with Subnautica 2, and that early access was delayed because the game simply didn't yet have enough meat on its bones to substantiate a release.

Unknown Worlds developers are suing Krafton over the recent Subnautica 2 controversy, former game director Charlie Cleveland announced on Twitter.

Recently, Krafton, the South Korean games company that owns PUBG, shocked the industry by ousting Subnautica 2's leadership team. Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, studio co-founder Max McGuire, and Subnautica 2 game director Charlie Cleveland were let go by Krafton, replaced by Steve Papoutsis from sister studio Striking Distance.

The decision sparked major controversy in the Subnautica community, and both Krafton and Unknown Worlds are dealing with the fallout. It's now been revealed that the former Subnautica devs have banded together to collectively sue Krafton, Inc., but the exact details of the legal complaint remain unclear.

Sony's next-generation PlayStation 6 console should be twice as fast as the beefed-up PS5 Pro, and should have performance close to, or more, than the RTX 4090.

Tom from Moore's Law is Dead talked about the new PlayStation 6 performance estimates in his latest video, where he was asked a question from a viewer about the performance of the PS6, and where he thinks it'll end up. This lines up with everything we've heard so far, with AMD deploying its new UDNA GPU architecture that'll power the PS6, as well as a much higher-end Zen 5 CPU (PS5 + PS5 Pro use the Zen 2 architecture).

We should expect to have 4K 120FPS and even 8K 60FPS gaming on the PS6, with 8K 60FPS gaming being made possible through PSSR upscaling technology, and the much more powerful UDNA architecture from AMD. The new PlayStation 6 is rumored to be 20% faster in rasterization, and 2x faster in both RT (ray tracing) and AI according to rumors from leaker KeplerL2 just last month.

AMD is reportedly targeting 7.0GHz or higher boost CPU clock speeds for its next-gen Zen 6-based Ryzen CPUs on the desktop, according to new leaks.

In his latest video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead updates us on his latest insider information suggesting that AMD is "definitely achieving" at least 6.4GHz on Zen 6, while their goal is 7.0GHz, while that 7.0GHz CPU clock is "in the middle" of what AMD is trying to achieve with Zen 6.

AMD's next-gen Zen 6 "Olympic Ridge" desktop AM5 processors clocking in at over 7.0GHz would be a huge deal for the entire market: AMD the company itself, PC gamers, performance enthusiasts, and as another nail into Intel's CPU coffin. Olympic Ridge will arrive on AM5, which is another win for AMD as it won't be forcing consumers into a new chipset and motherboard, unlike Intel's next-gen processors.

It looks like we can expect an open beta of Battlefield 6 in the near future, as news of the open beta has been revealed in a recent data mining expedition.

Insider Gaming reports that "something major is brewing" for Battlefield 6, with mentions of an "open beta" being discovered in a new data mine. The information emerged from the 1BF Telegram Group, which is known for its data mining operations related to Battlefield Labs.

The group found the phrase "Battlefield 6 Open Beta" had been added to the latest client update to BF Labs, with new further information provided, leading gamers to believe that a huge open beta for Battlefield 6 is being planned.

If you're a Hatsune Miku anime fan, then ASUS has the goods for you with the introduction of its new co-branded hardware series starting with the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 O16G Hatsune Miku Special Edition graphics card.

Hatsune Miku is a "virtual" pop star from Japan, created back in 2007 by Crypton Future Media using voice synthesis software, portrayed as a teenage girl with turquoise twin-tails. She has gotten more and more popular over the years, has been performing 3D hologram concerts, fan-made projects, and collaborating with various brands, games, and artists.

The aesthetics of the new hardware is impressive, with the beautiful blue-green and pink Miku color scheme spread out across the graphics card on the cover, sides, and back panel. ASUS dons a huge quad-fan design on the card with three fans on the front and one on the back, just like the original ROG Astral RTX 5080. ASUS has added a vapor chamber with a milled heatspreader, phase-change GPU thermal pad, and powerful 50A MOSFETs.