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This is something you don't see every day: a custom gaming PC built into a graphics card... introducing CherryTree's new GeeFarce RTX 5027 POS. Check it out:

The folks over at GamersNexus have one in the flesh and give it the teardown process, revealing that the custom PC building shop and its new GeeFarce RTX 5027 POS (what a name) isn't something you can purchase. It's most likely the result of a customer request for a specific-themed custom PC and not something that is mass-produced.

Inside, the GeeFarce RTX 5027 POS has a PCB with the system on it, and the graphics card thermal solution as its cooling system. Even though the system arrives with a PCIe slot, you couldn't plug it into a system and use it (as a second PC plugged into your PCIe slot on your motherboard) as there are no PCIe power routing cables or an 8-pin PCIe power connector that would work like a regular PC.

A retailer in China has listed Samsung's new 3GB GDDR7 memory modules on its website, fueling rumors of NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 5090 SUPER with up to 48GB of VRAM (up from 32GB on the RTX 5090).

In a new post on X by @RubyRapids, who spotted the 3GB GDDR7 memory modules from Samsung which are listed as "K4VCF325ZC-SC28". The "K4VCF" modules appeared in NVIDIA's official video for the GeForce RTX 5090, and with rumors of the RTX 5090 SUPER boasting 48GB to 64GB of GDDR7, these new 3GB modules are how we get there.

NVIDIA's current GeForce RTX 5090 has 32GB of GDDR7 using 16 x 2GB modules (16 x 2 = 32GB) but with 3GB modules we'll have 16 x 3GB = 48GB for a purported RTX 5090 SUPER. We've had previous rumors that NVIDIA could use double-sided GDDR7 memory like its RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU (which has 96GB of GDDR7) but 3GB modules makes more sense (and costs less).

Dell has just announced that its gaming brand Alienware has teamed with LEGO for a new custom Alienware Area-51 Kit, made with authentic Lego bricks. Check it out:

Alienware says that its new Area-51 kit will start appearing in the Alienware Arena Marketplace of the country yo resize, where you can use your ARP rewards points to obtain the new Lego PC kit. The company says that it's starting its new Alienware Area-51 Desktop as the "test subject" with the "hopes to expand if we see ya'll enjoy the product and redeeming at a high rate".

Alienware explains on its website: "Starting today, you should start to see these kits appear within the Alienware Arena Marketplace of the country you reside, to utilize that hard earned ARP in more ways! We're starting with our New Alienware Area-51 Desktop as the test subject with hopes to expand if we see y'all enjoy the product and redeeming at a high rate. Our goal with this kit was to continue providing an alternate ARP reward, on top of what we have seen in the past to as many as we can".

Techland is putting their all into Kyle Crane's return in Dying Light: The Beast, so much that the spin-off is essentially seen as Dying Light 3.

Dying Light: The Beast is a full-priced standalone game that continues protagonist Kyle Crane's adventures, complete with refined game mechanics and new features. But it didn't always start out this way--The Beast was supposed to be an expansion for Dying Light 2. Then it morphed into something bigger, similar to the evolution of Assassin's Creed Mirage at Ubisoft. The Beast is so big that Techland is recognizing it as the third Dying Light game.

"We reset the whole development. This is a new game. At some point, a few months ago, we basically started treating The Beast as the next entry in the Dying Light series. Maybe it doesn't have '3' in it, but for us, it is Dying Light 3," Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektala told Insider Gaming.

The Warner Bros. Discovery post-merger combination is breaking up and WB Games has been shifted to a new company.

Today, WB Discovery announced it would be splitting into two companies. The two groups see a clear division in WB Discovery's business.

The first company will include WBD's Streaming & Studios branch, which consists of Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, HBO Max, and the WB Games division. This group will be led by current WBD CEO David Zaslav.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers may have broken 35 million, an update from a Microsoft employee's LinkedIn page indicates.

An Xbox program manager may have inadvertently given an update on Game Pass subscriber numbers. According to the LinkedIn profile of Kevin K., a program manager for Microsoft, the Xbox Game Pass subscription service surpassed 35 million subscribers at some point.

"I managed live operations for Xbox Game Pass, ensuring seamless game title launches and meeting performance benchmarks. I led operational strategies across teams for a 0-1 product, driving subscriber growth from 0 to 35M+ worldwide," the profile reads.

Microsoft has made a new special version of Windows 11 specifically tailor-made for PC gaming handhelds, and Microsoft has plans to release this new OS to other handheld devices starting next year.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the first-ever Xbox handheld duo. The one-two handheld combo consists of the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, and the systems are being made by ASUS as part of the ROG lineup of enthusiast gaming hardware, with specifications to match--the Ally X sports AMD's new AI-powered Z2 AI Extreme chip and 24GB of RAM, which is a hefty 8GB over the Xbox Series X.

The real secret sauce of the Xbox handheld isn't the hardware or the specs, though; it's the operating system that runs everything underneath the hood. The Xbox Ally handheld duo runs a new optimized version of Windows 11 that's been heavily tweaked for gaming, including major convenience options, UI overhauls, and performance adjustments.

Resident Evil 9 will leverage the power of Capcom's high-end RE Engine to deliver an immersive horror experience, and visual quality will be a big part of how this is achieved.

Capcom recently surprise-announced Resident Evil 9 Requiem, complete with a February 27, 2026 release date for the next survival horror chapter. Not many details were known about the game but Capcom has started to reveal more tidbits via press release materials and give players an idea of what to expect from Requiem.

According to the developer, Resident Evil 9 will represents a "significant evolution" in graphical fidelity that will deliver "unprecedented" amounts of immersion to players. Capcom has been working on a next-gen upgrade to its RE Engine called RE neXt and Requiem could be utilizing parts of this upgrade. Capcom notes that RE9 will also "harness the full power of modern consoles," potentially indicating PlayStation 5 Pro optimizations alongside heightened performance on PS5 and Xbox Series systems.

NVIDIA's RTX 5050 is again the subject of chatter from the rumor mill, with an apparent confirmation that GDDR6 memory will be employed with the desktop version of this GPU (but not the laptop variant).

VideoCardz reported last week that its sources claimed that NVIDIA hasn't given up on the desktop spin of this graphics card, despite it falling off the radar in recent times, while the laptop version was what all the rumors were focused on.

Other sources have jumped on this confirmation bandwagon - obviously add salt with all this - and Benchlife has now said that NVIDIA's graphics card making partners have received updated info on the RTX 5050 desktop.

Microsoft has proved it can remove the Windows 11 bloatware if it really wants to, as its new PC gaming handhelds come without all that software that bogs down a system.

Microsoft has been heavily criticized in the past for Windows 11 having so much bloatware, which is a slang term for pre-installed software that isn't critical to the functionality of the operating system. Bloatware can come in various forms, and common Microsoft-added bloatware is as follows: Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Candy Crush Saga, Spotify, TikTok, Instagram, Disney+, Microsoft News, Dropbox, etc. Essentially, any piece of additional software that comes pre-installed with Windows 11 and wasn't requested by the user upon installation could be considered bloatware.

The problem of Windows 11 containing so much bloatware has reached a point where independent developers have created two-click tools to remove all bloatware after Windows 11 has completed its installation. You can check out one of those tools here. However, Microsoft has proved with its announcement of new Windows 11-powered PC gaming handhelds called the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X that it can cut Windows 11 down to its absolute basics to obtain better performance.

In a recent interview with Jonathan Lacaille, IOI's 007 franchise director, it was revealed what the developer is aiming for gameplay-wise with the upcoming 007 First Light.

Lacaille said during the interview with GamesRadar that 007 First Light will be taking from the traditional IOI experience, which, for those who don't know, is the developers behind the iconic Hitman franchise. However, keeping to that same IOI style wouldn't enable the developer to truly capture the character of Bond, nor "tell the full story of who Bond is". A compromise was made, and according to Lacaille, 007 First Light will integrate "what IOI does best," while also adding in new aspects of storytelling that will "really bring the full Bond experience."

One of those new aspects is giving players the ability to drive, which is a big part of the Bond character. IOI had never developed driving before, as it's not present in the Hitman games. Additionally, Lacaille said that 007 First Light will have more shooting than the Hitman games, which was a "failing condition in Hitman". However, Bond fans should know that IOI is aware that Bond isn't just a run-and-gun character, so there won't be "shooting and shooting and shooting". Instead, the developers are making sure to provide players with many "tools to feel as smart as Bond".

Nintendo has just confirmed that The Legend of Zelda live-action movie is being delayed over "production reasons," with Shigeru Miyamoto taking to X to announce the news.

In a bid to showcase the value of its new Nintendo App, Nintendo announced the release date of the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Movie directed by Wes Ball, the director of The Maze Runner and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. The initial announcement for Nintendo pegged the release of the movie for March 26, 2027, but now that has changed, as Nintendo's game director Shigeru Miyamoto recently took to X to announce that due to "production reasons" the release date for The Legend of Zelda movie is being moved to May 7, 2027, an approximate 2 month delay.

According to Miyamoto, the delay will be used to make the film "as good as it can be," with the game director not providing any more information on the delay or the current status of the movie. Notably, The Legend of Zelda Movie was first announced in 2023, and is being produced by Avi Arad and Miyamoto, with Nintendo and Sony joint financing the project. Filming is expected to begin sometime in 2026.

Huawei's new Ascend AI chips are reportedly experiencing major issues, so bad that big Chinese tech companies like Alibaba, Tencent, and TikTok parent company ByteDance are no longer adopting Huawei's new AI accelerators at scale.

In a new report from The Information, the new Huawei Ascend AI chips are experiencing overheating issues as well as risks associated with US sanctions, forcing the AI chips that are mainly sold to state-owned enterprises and local governments in China.

The report says that the ecosystem and technical issues surrounding Huawei's Ascend AI chips are causing major headaches, as companies are having to switch from CUDA at a "high cost".

Ninja Gaiden 4 received a new trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase, along with an official release date from the developers and publishers behind the title.

Team Ninja, the developers behind the Ninja Gaiden series, confirmed the latest installment in the franchise would be arriving on October 21, 2025, and to celebrate the release date, we got a new blood-soaked trailer that includes some awesome gameplay. The title was first announced at the Xbox Developer Direct in January and will let players step into the shoes of Yakumo, a new protagonist who is under relentless assault from the Divine Dragon Order. Yakumo is able to release a powerful Bloodraven Form, enabling powerful abilities that enhance his swordplay.

PlatinumGames Producer and Director Yuji Nakao shared more about the game on Xbox Wire Japan, where he explained players will now be able to weave in the Obliteration Technique, a powerful finishing blow that eliminates enemies, into a variety of combos, which opens up the playstyle to more creative approaches at disposing of enemies. Combat isn't the only aspect of the game that has changed, as the Ninja Gaiden experience has evolved as a whole.

NVIDIA's new B40 AI GPU destined for the Chinese market is expected to enter mass production in June, with ZJK Industrial Co., Ltd (ZJK) announcing it is preparing to expand its production capacity to meet the growing demand for NVIDIA's new "B40" AI GPU project.

In a new press release issued by ZJK spotted by insider @Jukanlosreve on X, we're hearing that NVIDIA is advancing the development of its new custom AI accelerator chip -- the new B40 -- which has been tailor-made for the Chinese market. NVIDIA's new B40 AI chip is based on the Blackwell GPU architecture, and will be aimed at mid-to-high-end markets, with mass production expected in June 2025.

ZJK CEO Ning Ding said: "The B40 project has many notable market advantages. It complements NVIDIA's current RTX Pro 6000 workstation GPU, which is sold globally. According to supply chain forecasts, shipments of the B40 chip are expected to exceed 1 million units by the end of 2025. As a supplier to NVIDIA, we anticipate a significant year-over-year revenue increase from this project".

The upcoming sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei, has been officially rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). The rating has revealed some new aspects of the game previously unseen in trailers.

In Ghost of Tsushima, players could take protagonist Jin Sakai to hot springs where he would reflect on his past and also receive buffs, such as increased maximum health. These hot springs were used as both a gameplay mechanic through Sakai's reflection, on which he would think about his father, Lord Shimura, and responsibilities as a samurai, while also serving as a vital location for upgrading the character, as his maximum health permanently increased once he entered.

Not only is the location beneficial for progressing the game as the player gains more health, but it's also used as a location to add more emotional depth to the character through the reflection process. It appears Naoki, the protagonist in Ghost of Yotei, will also be taking advantage of these hot springs for her own benefits, with the ESRB rating the game M for, "Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Use of Alcohol." The ESRB also writes, "During the course of the game, a female character's exposed buttocks is depicted in a hot spring."

NVIDIA's next-generation Rubin GPU and Vera CPU chips will reportedly finalize tape-out at TSMC in June, and will enter trial production with sample chips provided in September at the earliest according to the latest reports.

In a new post on X by financial analyst Dan Nystedt on X, we're hearing that TSMC will be making NVIDIA's next-gen Rubin AI GPUs on its N3P process node and will be using CoWoS-L advanced packaging. NVIDIA's new Rubin will be the company's first chiplet design for a GPU, after using traditional monolithic designs up until now (Hopper, Blackwell, etc are all monolithic large GPUs).

Rubin will require even more advanced packaging capacity from TSMC with a 4x reticle size, which is a chunky piece of silicon compared to Blackwell and its 3.3x reticle size. The I/O die on NVIDIA's next-gen Rubin GPUs will also be in the package, fabbed on TSMC's N5B process node.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has made its way into the hands of millions of gamers, with reports indicating it's the most-sold console in a 24 hour period. Unfortunately, those millions of Switch 2 owners are currently unable to watch YouTube on their new console. That is about to change.

The official TeamYouTube X account has responded to Switch 2 owner, demonstrating that the official YouTube app downloaded from the Nintendo eShop doesn't currently work on the Switch 2. TeamYouTube responded to the video confirming YouTube is not yet available on the Nintendo Switch 2, and that its planning on making it available soon. TeamYouTube further explained in another response on X that it's currently "working with Nintendo to make YouTube available on the Switch 2 soon."

It is odd that YouTube isn't already an available app on the console, especially when considering the Switch 2 has a kick-stand making it a somewhat ideal device to watch videos on. However, Nintendo does appear to be generally moving away from the Switch 2 being a multi-media device, as the company recently confirmed that streaming services such as Hulu, Crunchyroll, and InkyPen are not usable on the Switch 2.

Xbox has just wrapped up its showcase at Summer Games Fest where it revealed a slew of new titles gamers can get excited about, and during a segment on future release, Xbox head Phil Spencer teased when Gears of War fans will be able to sink their teeth into the next title in franchise.

Gears of War: E-Day was originally announced at the 2024 Xbox Showcase, and according to Spencer, the game is slated to release sometime in 2026. An unfortunately vague or extremely wide launch window, but at the very least, Gears fans now know they will be getting the latest game in the franchise sometime next year and not the year after. As for E-Day, the title is set 14 years before the first Gears of War game, which was released November 14, 2006, meaning that when E-Day releases, the series will be 20 years old.

E-Day is slated to be an origin story that tells the tale of the first Locust emergence on Sera. It will star the iconic Marcus Fenix, and is the first title in the series since Gears 5 released in 2019. In other Gears of War news, it was only last month that Microsoft announced a Gears of War remaster that will also be coming to PlayStation for the very first time. Gears of War: Reloaded is launching on August 26 for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and PC, with the idea behind the remaster being to attract gamers who were too young to play the series when it first released, and fill them in on the story ahead of the release of E-Day. Smart moves by Xbox/Microsoft.

Xbox has officially unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, two new gaming PC handhelds powered by Windows 11 that first began in a cardboard box.

A partnership between Xbox and ASUS has spawned two new PC gaming handheld devices, marking the existence of the first Xbox handheld initially dubbed Project Kennan. Both devices are powered by Windows 11, with the Xbox Ally X being the much more powerful model of the two with a stunning 24GB of RAM, which is 8GB more than the Series X console and the brother handheld, Xbox Ally (16GB). Both consoles feature a dedicated Xbox button that launches the Xbox app, 7-inch 1920 x 1080p resolution displays with a 120Hz refresh rate and VRR. However, the first iterations of the handhelds were a cardboard box design.

Xbox has released a behind-the-scenes video for the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, giving details about the creation of both handheld devices and the beginning stages of the development process. Throughout the video, Xbox shows that the first prototypes of the console were provided by ASUS, and all of the components were placed in a cardboard box. The video states that these components weren't just for show, as the handheld could be powered on and was even tested with Quake.