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A quiet day for the game industry, with unconfirmed hardware rumors and a reported threat against GTA 6 drawing attention.

Platforms & tech

Report: Nvidia halts RTX 5090 supply, shifts GB202 to workstations

Leakers Max Zapp and Home Shin claim Nvidia has stopped supplying GB202 chips for the RTX 5090, including China's D series, shifting them to workstation cards, with a 24GB RTX 5080 becoming the top GeForce card. Nvidia has not commented.

Why it mattersIf true, it signals Nvidia is prioritizing higher-margin workstation GPUs over consumer flagships, leaving the 24GB RTX 5080 as the top GeForce card until the reportedly delayed RTX 60 series.

Releases

Group threatens to leak 'full' GTA 6 build over physical plans

A group calling itself 'Cyberleek' is threatening its biggest Grand Theft Auto 6 leak yet unless its demands are met, according to VGC. The demands concern physical release plans.

Why it mattersA major pre-release leak could disrupt Rockstar's marketing and reveal unreleased content ahead of launch.

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