AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 7650 GRE Crash Below MSRP In China As Inflated Pricing Triggers Demand Collapse

Many newer and older-gen AMD GPUs are now selling below MSRP due to lower demand, forcing sellers to sell them at a loss.

Channel Gate reports that various AMD Radeon GPUs are now selling below their MSRP in China, which is a dream at a time when the GPUs are selling for nearly 20-30% higher prices in various parts of the world. We don't know if this is a temporary drop or not, but we know from the past reports that Radeon GPUs, particularly the


Apple’s Ends Its Benevolent Ways Towards Customers, As Its Education Store Now Requires Verification To Prevent Discount Fleecing From Non-Students

The Education Store on Apple’s website stuck to the ‘honor system’ where consumers could purchase their favorite hardware at a decent discount, irrespective of whether they were college students, their parents, teachers, faculty members, or not. Unfortunately, the company is no longer allowing customers to take advantage of the current system, which is why in the U.S., Apple now requires buyers to verify their eligibility for various discounts.

Keep in mind that this isn’t the first time that the Cupertino firm


Intel’s Comeback Had A Trump & Musk Factor, But CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s Biggest Oppurtunity Lies Ahead

Intel's recent comeback has been spearheaded by CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who has turned around the company & made it the center of tech conversation.

Intel's success didn't come overnight. Just a year ago, the company's share was a mess, and it was facing internal and external crises at the same time. However, decisions made by former CEO Pat Gelsinger on the Foundry front and a solid roadmap framework, along with current CEO Lip-Bu Tan, doubling down with those plans


Sony Aims to Improve Marathon’s Performance, but Bets on Saros and Marvel’s Wolverine to Grow First-Party Title Revenue

We've seen a lot of estimates about Marathon's individual commercial performance, all of which has muddied the waters on whether the game has actually done well. Some charts have been more favourable , while the reality of its daily concurrent player numbers on Steam and its reported development costs tell a more negative story. Well, Sony's latest financial report spelled it out pretty clearly that Marathon and Bungie as a whole have underperformed . But it doesn't look like the company is giving up on the game anytime

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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis May Not Have Been Delayed After All, As Support Studio Reaffirms 2026 Release Window

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will mark the return of the series on PC and consoles in years, but last month, it seemed the remake of the very first entry in the series would take longer than anticipated to release and only see the light of day in 2027 . According to a recent post on the official , spotted by Tomb Raider Chronicles , this won't be the case, as the game is still set for a 2026 release .

"Electric Square is honoured to have


Sony Becomes Biggest Publisher to Openly Embrace AI in Game Development, Just Months After Larian’s Backlash

Alongside the earnings report , Sony today is a wide-ranging generative AI strategy built around a single guiding principle: AI augments human creativity; it doesn't replace it . Speaking at the FY25 earnings presentation, Sony Group CEO Hiroki Totoki said:

Human creativity must remain at the center. AI is a powerful tool, but is not a replacement for artists or creators. It is an amplifier of human imagination and catalyst for new possibilities.

Sony Pictures has already invested more than $50 million in AI

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Xbox’s Leaked Project Green Leaf Ditches PlayStation’s Hardware-Level Approach, Prioritizing Developer Flexibility to Deliver 30% Power Savings on Windows Handhelds

While Microsoft has reportedly canned its dedicated Xbox handheld , it seems the company is still interested in handheld gaming in some form, working on the leaked Xbox Project Green Leaf to address the efficiency gap between Windows-based handhelds and the Steam Deck by integrating power-saving measures directly into the Xbox GDK .

The core of this project, according to the information leaked by , is centered on two performance profiles called Power Optimized (PO) and Power Optimized Plus (PO+) . These are not presets, but actually require


PS6 Launch Timing Remains Undecided as Memory Shortages Persist; Sony Also Books $800M Bungie Impairment Loss

Today, Sony its Q4 FY25 and full-year 2025 financial report, and in the earnings call, they also answered a question about the upcoming PS6 console .

The executives admitted they haven't yet decided on the launch timing for the next-generation PlayStation due to ongoing memory shortages , which will be a critical factor in the decision. They expect memory prices to remain high even next year and are looking at "new business models and products" to handle the issue.

It

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Nintendo Switch 2 Price Jumps to $499 In The US From September Due To The Impact Of Current Market Conditions

After months of speculation from former employees and suggestions from company executives , it is now official: the Nintendo Switch 2 price will increase worldwide starting this September in North America, Europe and Japan . The price of the Nintendo Online subscription is also increasing, although only for Japan and South Korea at this time.

"Given that the impact of various changes in market conditions is expected to extend over the medium to long term, price revisions are planned outside Japan ," the company wrote in a new letter posted on its .


CAPCOM Drops Free Resident Evil Requiem Bonus Mode ‘LEON MUST DIE FOREVER’ With Roguelike Twists and Exclusive Abilities

As teased last week , CAPCOM has dropped the free Resident Evil Requiem mini-game this morning; it's called LEON MUST DIE FOREVER .

This new game mode becomes available once players have completed the main story of Resident Evil Requiem, featuring the non-stop combat action that players have come to know and love from legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy . In LEON MUST DIE FOREVER, players must fight their way through areas previously visited during the campaign, defeating the final boss with stronger enemy variants, five increasingly difficult

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