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War Thunder players take their tanks seriously. But one player perhaps took things a bit too far.

A controversial release - even at launch - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword first released on Wii, arriving at the tail-end of the firm's contentious motion control period. Many believed the game was stuck in the past, a derivative of the Ocarina of Time formula, and the new waggle controls failed to push the series forward. 10 years on, Skyward Sword HD is an opportunity to re-evaluate the game - and for me at least, it has finally clicked. The graphics are improved but really, it's the quality of life improvements that strip out the frustrations and frictions with the original game, letting the core design shine.

There had been rumours, rumblings and actual, solid reporting of a handheld from Valve for some time now, but the hardware has finally broken cover - and it's looking promising. Steam Deck is built on the same architectural building blocks as the new consoles from Sony and Microsoft, downscaled and refactored for a handheld. With up to 1.6TF of GPU compute power aimed at delivering circa 720p gaming, the idea is to break PC gaming free from the traditional limitations of the PC itself. It's a handheld designed to be as liberating as Nintendo Switch, but tied into the openness and sheer size of the Steam ecosystem.

Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software has issued its first anti-cheat update in over two months following increasing pressure from the game's community over hacking.

Ubisoft has delayed Rainbow Six Extraction by four months and Riders Republic by just under two months.

This piece contains spoilers for the first Life is Strange game.

Looking for some more speedrunning to watch following this year's Summer Games Done Quick? There's plenty more where that came from, as all-women speedrunning event Flame Fatales is taking place next month.

Jeffrey Pierce, the actor behind the voice of Tommy in The Last of Us video game series, has been cast in HBO's upcoming Last of Us TV show - but not as Tommy.

Pokémon Go's big annual Go Fest event is this weekend - and it includes a surprise Mythical creature tease as part of its storyline, according to a new leak.

The 3D animated Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild movie hits Netflix 12th August, Capcom has announced.

Dicebreaker Recommends is a series of monthly board game, RPG and other tabletop recommendations from our friends at our sibling site, Dicebreaker.

Path of Exile: Royale has returned, Grinding Gear Games has announced.

Valve boss Gabe Newell has described hitting the Steam Deck PC's basic price point of £349/$399 as "painful" but "critical".

Guilty Gear Strive has passed half a million copies sold, developer Arc System Works has announced on Twitter.

Valve has revealed Steam Deck, its handheld PC shaped like a Nintendo Switch with a 7" screen.

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: Crows, Laser Quest, and samurai.

The Legend of Zelda series is somewhat inexplicably celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, with the party kicking off in earnest today with the release of Skyward Sword HD on Nintendo Switch - this being the entry in the long-running series that goes back to the very beginning of the tale.

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EA has set expectations by stating it will not reveal any new Star Wars games at next week's EA Play Live.

Tetris Effect: Connected launches on Steam 18th August, publisher Enhance has announced.

Raven Software was forced to pull one of Call of Duty: Warzone's most useful new features after it caused some significant bugs.

QuakeCon 2021 will be held from 19th to 21st August, Bethesda has announced, and be an all-digital event once again this year.

On the face of it, this particular tech review should be fairly straightforward - Asobo Studio's A Plague Tale: Innocence was one the great sleeper hits of 2019. The custom engine powering it delivers a simply beautiful experience, but like many last-gen titles it was capped to 30fps. The 'next-gen' patch upgrades the game to 60 frames per second, whether you're gaming on PS5 or either of the Xbox Series consoles - but what the developer didn't tell you is that the Microsoft machines also benefit from a stealth 120Hz feature too.

Two days after releasing its summer update for Red Dead Online, Rockstar has announced its next summer update for GTA Online.

After a year of research, Pokémon Go fans have uncovered a hidden mechanic involved in catching creatures from raid battles.

Warhammer 40,000 Darktide is delayed to spring 2022.

Raven has teased some upcoming changes to Call of Duty: Warzone in the latest patch notes for the battle royale.

Pokémon Unite, Tencent's free-to-play Pokémon MOBA, arrives for Nintendo Switch next week on 21st July.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War now supports the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller's adaptive triggers on PC.

This year's Summer Games Done Quick is all wrapped up, but if you're looking for another exciting speedrun to watch, this world record-breaking blindfolded Super Mario Bros. run seems like a good place to start.