There is no doubt that Nvidia's launch of second generation Maxwell products has put additional pressure on AMD and the company is planning a counter attack.

There is still no word when Tonga XT is coming and this chip will at least have a chance to close the performance gap with the Geforce GTX 970. AMD is still working on it and it tells its AIBs to be "on standby" for the launch. It also helps that there is a high demand for Geforce GTX 970 and 980 graphics card, so the latter has been completely sold out at least in most of North America. The AMD R9 290, 290X, 285 and 280 are a quite a good alternative to Nvidia products, but they do need significantly more power to match second-gen Maxwell performance.

We have learned that AMD is planning a new game bundle, due to launch later this month. We could not find what kind of games it includes, but we heard a rumour that Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth might make an appearance. Please have in mind that this info comes from a single source and it was impossible to verify, so a grain of salt is a must with this one.

We checked the Never Settle Space Edition terms and conditions and learned a bit more about how the promotion works.  When you buy AMD Radeon R9 295X2, AMD Radeon R9 290X, AMD Radeon R9 290, AMD Radeon R9 285, AMD Radeon R9 280X, AMD Radeon R9 280, AMD Radeon R9 270X or AMD Radeon R9 270 Graphics, you qualify for the Radeon Gold reward.

You have three choices for a number of free application key codes and an option to choose from AAA games and/or Indie Pack (Indie x 2). One Indie Pack means two bundled Indie Games and it's counted as one choice. One AAA Game also counts as one choice.

Keep in mind that these Never Settle campaigns are limited time offers, the last one started on September 2nd and it ends on January 31st 2015. We will keep our eyes one a new Never Settle Update that should come very soon.