Over at Mobile World Congress 2026, hidden among its honestly plain-Jane FIFA World Cup collaboration phones, Motorola has officially unveiled the Razr Fold. Claiming a class-leading camera package (per preliminary DXOMARK scores), screen brightness, and battery capacity (outside of Chinese phones), the Razr Fold is bound for North America
Lenovo is showing off an army of new products this week at MWC 2026, including a handful of interesting concepts that may or may not see the light of day, such as the ThinkBook Modular AI PC that we already wrote about. The company is not focused on a singular product category, though, as evidenced by its Legion Go Fold concept.
The handheldMicrosoft has officially moved its latest graphics innovations into stable with the release of the DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619. This update marks the general availability of Shader Model 6.9. By using the Agility SDK, game studios can now bundle these advanced runtimes directly with their titles, bypassing a full Windows OS update and ensuring that any player with a compatible driver can access the latest features.
DirectX Raytracing (DXR) 1.2's latest update graduates several critical technologies from preview to stable status. Shader Execution Reordering (SER) is now a required feature of Shader Model 6.9, providing a standardised way for GPUs to sort disorganised ray-tracing workloads into coherent, parallel threads dynamically. Simultaneously, Opacity Micromaps (OMMs) have been fully integrated, allowing hardware to skip pixel-level checks for complex, alpha-tested geometry like foliage and chain-link fences. All these additions are designed to reduce the overhead of path tracing and complex lighting in modern AAA titles.
Beyond ray tracing, Shader Model 6.9 introduces Long Vector support, enabling shaders to process vectors with up to 1024 elements without the need for awkward manual packing. This release also makes several previously optional capabilities mandatory, including native 16-bit and 64-bit shader operations. For developers looking even further ahead, Microsoft also launched Agility SDK 1.719-preview, which introduces Fence Barriers for more granular synchronisation and VPblit 3DLUT, a feature that offloads video tone mapping to dedicated hardware, such as a video processing engine.
Hardware support for these features highlights a diverging landscape among the major GPU vendors. Nvidia continues to offer the most comprehensive implementation, with hardware-accelerated OMM and SER support across the RTX 40 series and newer, while maintaining software compatibility for older RTX hardware. Intel has made a massive splash with its Arc B-Series (Battlemage), which features full hardware acceleration for SER. Internal Microsoft testing (via VideoCardz) using a dedicated tech demo showed that SER could boost frame rates by 40% on an RTX 4090 and by a staggering 90% on Intel Arc B-Series hardware. AMD has enabled API support for these features on the Radeon RX 9000 series. However, current drivers reportedly do not perform physical reordering, meaning the performance gains on Team Red may lag behind competitors for now.
KitGuru says: While the 90% performance jump seen on Intel's Battlemage is specific to a Microsoft synthetic demo, it's still quite promising.
The post New DirectX 12 Agility SDK could improve performance by up to 90% for certain GPUs first appeared on KitGuru.For the past many years, Overwatch has been embracing all sorts of crossovers, from anime such as My Hero Academia to other video game IPs including Persona 5 and Diablo IV – to name a few. In a crossover which seemed inevitable, Square Enix’s NieR: Automata is set to collab with Overwatch; arriving next week.
Seemingly announcing the crossover prematurely, Blizzard published and then removed a YouTube Short confirming that “Project YoRHa initiates March 10!” – bringing a number of iconic characters from Automata into Overwatch through the release of new skins.
Based on the image shared, it appears as though 5 skins in total will be offered:
As of now, little else is known regarding the extent of this crossover. While it will most likely be nothing more than these skins, the game’s recent revamp does present an opportunity for these events to be more substantial.
We will have to wait and see when the Overwatch x NieR Automata crossover goes live on the 10th of March.
KitGuru says: Have you been playing Overwatch since its recent overhaul? What do you think? Who’s your favourite NieR character? Let us know down below.
The post Blizzard prematurely unveils Overwatch x NieR: Automata crossover, arriving next week first appeared on KitGuru.Warface is an oft-forgotten free-to-play FPS developed by Crytek of Crysis and the CryEngine fame. Launched all the way back in 2013, the title received pretty substantial updates over the years, adding a Battle Royale mode and eventually bringing the title over to the OG Switch (while also undergoing a number of development studio switch-ups). After over a decade of operation however, the current studio ‘MY.GAMES’ have now confirmed that the title will be shutting down.
Taking to their Steam page to make the announcement, the team at MY.GAMES wrote: “Friends! After many years together, we have made the difficult decision to begin the sunset process for Warface: Clutch. This choice was not easy for us — Warface: Clutch has been an important part of our journey, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported the game throughout its long life.”
Said to be sunset in order “to focus on future developments” all in-game purchases have now been disabled. While Warface remains playable for now, servers for PC players will be shut down on the 27th of May, followed shortly by the console version on the 25th of August.
Alongside the announcement, the team shared a lengthy FAQ, discussing the reasons for the game’s closure; refund policies and more, the full version of which can be found HERE.
While Warface launched at a time when it did have the potential to take on the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield, the industry as a whole has changed substantially in the decade+ since, and so it is not surprising to see Warface finally being sunset.
KitGuru says: What did you think of Warface? Did you check it out back when it first launched? Was there potential for it to be the next big thing? Let us know your thoughts down below.
The post Free-to-play FPS Warface to shut down after 13 years first appeared on KitGuru.2015’s bloodborne is a beloved title, with the FromSoftware-developed PS4 exclusive being many fans’ favourite game from the studio. Despite this, we’ve seen nothing from the IP since its launch, with the game remaining locked to an uneven 30fps at just 1080p. Unfortunately, despite fan pleas, it seems things aren’t going to change, with insiders revealing that the ill-fated BluePoint Studios pitched Sony a Bloodborne remake before their closure – a pitch which was approved by Sony but rejected by FromSoft.
As reported by known industry insider Jason Schreier (paywalled), following the cancellation of BluePoint Games’ live-service God of War title, the studio pitched Sony a number of other potential projects. One of these was said to have been a remake of Bloodborne.
This would have made sense not only due to the fact that BluePoint Games were known best for their remakes, but also because their most recent remake was literally for Demon’s Souls – the first Soulsborne title developed by FromSoftware.
In a surprise reveal, Schreier claimed that “In early 2025, when Bluepoint again pitched the idea of Bloodborne remake, the studio was told that the numbers made sense but FromSoftware didn't want it to happen, according to people familiar with the process.”
While Sony owns the Bloodborne IP, the 2015 title was the result of a close collaboration between PlayStation and FromSoft. Additionally, Bloodborne as a game is near to Miyazaki’s heart, with the FromSoft head previously stating that the title is “the strongest reflection of my type of flavouring of a game that one can experience.”
Regardless, while a remake wouldn’t have been necessary, it makes little sense that Bloodborne has yet to receive a remaster consisting of a higher frame rate and increased resolution – especially as it would maintain all of Miyazaki’s work. For now, it seems the only way to experience an enhanced Bloodborne will be through emulation on PC.
KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest report? Are you surprised that it was FromSoftware who rejected the pitch? Let us know down below.
The post Insider claims FromSoftware is the reason we haven’t gotten a Bloodborne remake first appeared on KitGuru.For years now, fans have been wondering what Sony Santa Monica’s Cory Barlog has been working on, with previous leaks and rumours suggesting that it would be a new IP in a Sci-Fi setting. As we get closer to the project’s supposed reveal, insiders have claimed that Barlog’s upcoming game is in fact still set in the God of War universe – but will instead focus on Faye as the main character.
As reported by multiple insiders, the next project set to be announced by Sony Santa Monica will in fact be another God of War game; albeit not starring Kratos.
According to Wccftech and NatetheHate, this new project will serve as its own franchise, though will not include Kratos nor Atreus as the lead. Instead, this new franchise will follow Faye – Kratos’ wife and Atreus’ mother – presumably prior to her death.
Narrative-wise, very little has been shared, with Faye herself being a pretty mysterious character throughout the events of God of War Ragnarok. With regards to gameplay however, the insiders have suggested that it would “differ from the Norse God of War games with more of a focus on action.”
While much of the project remains a mystery, we hopefully won’t have to wait long to learn about the game officially, with the current plan reportedly being a reveal this year, followed by its launch in the first half of 2027.
While many were hoping to see Sony Santa Monica take a step away from God of War (at least temporarily), Faye as a character presents the team with tons of opportunities to take the series to new and unexpected places.
KitGuru says: What do you think of these leaked details? Does the project excite you? Would you have preferred the game to focus on a different GOW character? Let us know down below.
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At Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Lenovo is doing what it does best: iterating on the workhorse gear that actually pays the bills while sprinkling in some wild, future-facing AI concepts to keep things interesting.
The headline standout, pictured above and below, is the ThinkBook Modular AI PC Concept. This one leans into thePhanteks has joined the trend of AIOs with big LCDs with the announcement of the 360M25-LCD AIO, a 360mm liquid cooler that stands out for its massive 6-inch high-resolution IPS LCD.
The built-in display boasts a 1480×720 resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate, making it one of the largest currently available on a pump block. Despite the screen's size, the unit was designed to maintain a 51mm clearance for tall RGB RAM modules, ensuring compatibility with most motherboards and memory kits.
A pure-copper cold plate handles the cooling alongside a 360mm radiator equipped with three new M25 Gen 2 D-RGB fans. These fans are designed for high airflow and low acoustic output, and use the Nexlinq daisy-chain system to minimise cable clutter by routing both power and lighting through a single connection. The hardware is fully compatible with modern sockets, including Intel LGA 1851 and AMD AM5.
On the software side, the Nexlinq App for Windows offers deep LCD customisation, allowing users to display clock speeds, temperatures, and media files without significant CPU overhead. The display logic operates directly at the hardware level to ensure that animations remain smooth even under the system's load. Available in both black and white finishes, the 360M25-LCD AIO is priced at £129.90/$149.99/€149.90.
KitGuru says: The 360M25-LCD AIO feels like a direct response to the big LCD offers that have flooded the industry in the last couple of years. The good thing is that it isn't as expensive as many of the others.
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Samsung's newly minted Galaxy S26 series is up for preorder and instead of an early adopter tax, there are actually some nice pre-release offers up for grabs, including a free storage upgrade and up to a $200 Amazon gift card. The best offer is tied to the top dog, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, but there are preorder deals to be had across the entireThermaltake is launching a new programme here in the UK – TT PowerCare. Through this new initiative, ThermalTake power supply buyers in the UK will be well looked after should something ever go wrong, thanks to a swift PSU replacement service to get your system back up and running.
Starting from the 1st of March 2026, TT PowerCare will be introduced across Thermaltake’s PSU range, on top of the existing extended warranty. Under this new service, if a power supply unit is verified as faulty, Thermaltake UK will arrange a replacement within 48 working hours. On top of that, end users will no longer be required to return the faulty PSU, eliminating unnecessary downtime and logistical delays.
Speaking on the TT PowerCare programme, Thermaltake UK said: “At Thermaltake, we believe warranty support should be fast, simple, and customer-centric. With TT PowerCare, we are significantly reducing resolution time and removing friction from the RMA process, delivering peace of mind that truly matches the quality of our power supplies.”
In order to be eligible for the TT PowerCare programme, you will have to buy your TT PSU from a participating retailer. At launch, participating retailers include SCAN, AWD-IT and Falcon Computers. Additional partners may be added to the list in the future.
KitGuru Says: We don't see many initiatives like this across the UK so it is nice to see Thermaltake stepping up here. Do you think more brands should offer replacement services like this?
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