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After months of pent-up expectation surrounding the 'Switch Pro' and hopes of a new, improved machine, Nintendo finally revealed its new OLED model yesterday and it is effectively a product refresh with a higher quality screen, more storage and a revised dock. No promises are being made about any actual enhancements to the performance of the machine because there are none. The same 16nm+ version of the Tegra X1 found in current Switches also beats at the heart of the OLED model, so the end result is a machine that improves the quality of the handheld experience but does not address what is arguably the Switch's biggest drawback - the quality of docked play.

Rockstar has given Red Dead Online players a glimpse of what is to come in next week's Blood Money update.

Konami has cancelled its contract with Antoine Griezmann after a video in which the France and Barcelona star appears to ridicule Asian hotel staff resurfaced this week.

A popular third-party Call of Duty: Warzone stats tracker app is back online after its creators held successful talks with Activision.

Once upon a time, these houses used to be homes. Inside, jars and flatware line the open shelves, and books sit unopened on kitchen tables next to empty fireplaces. There are trunks and boxes and bundles of something - clothing, perhaps? - huddled together, as though someone was getting ready to leave. They wait for owners that will never return.

When I first got a proper glimpse of Game Builder Garage last month, its premise was a promising one: here's a chance for a proper look at how Nintendo goes about the business of making its games, a chance to maybe comprehend some of the magic and wonder that's made its creations so beloved the world over. After a dozen hours or so with it, there's one lesson I've learned above all: making games is incredibly hard work.

Red Dead Online players can now enter some of the banks.

UPDATE 7TH JULY 2021: Ubisoft is "currently investigating all available options" after delisting Might & Magic 10: Legacy.

Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier and CFO Rashid Varachia have left the developer following its acquisition by EA.

Daedalic has released a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and given us a look at the developer's take on some well-known characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe.

Warpips belongs to a class of games that I buy because they remind me of Advance Wars - visually at least. In truth, Warpips is not Advance Wars, and it's not trying to be, and that's fine because the thing it is trying to be is pretty excellent anyway.

Publisher Nacon has delayed the release of Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong. Originally scheduled to arrive this year, the narrative RPG is now due to launch on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, and PC in February 2022.

England star Marcus Rashford has thanked a young fan for his fundraising work in a letter accompanied by a PlayStation 5 and copy of PES 2021.

Spiders - the French studio behind the scrappy but lovable RPG likes of GreedFall and The Technomacer - has shared first gameplay footage of its offbeat new action-RPG, Steelrising.

It's been quite some time since iconic 80s action-movie antihero RoboCop had a video game to call his own (he last appeared on PC and consoles over 18 years ago, re-emerging with a free-to-play mobile offering in 2014), but it's been revealed everybody's favourite cyborg security professional will be making a long-awaited gaming comeback in RoboCop: Rogue City.

Netflix's upcoming live-action Witcher prequel, Blood Origin, has confirmed another new cast member, with Star Trek: Discovery's Michelle Yeoh now set to appear as sword-elf Scian.

We've known for a while that Kylotonn Racing is working on an all-new Test Drive Unlimited, and now we finally know where it'll be set, with Hong Kong set to be the backdrop for the open world racer.

Tunic, the tiny fox adventure which recently gained a great demo on Steam and Xbox, still lacks a release date. Alas, despite having a long chat about game secrets with Tunic's creator Andrew "Dicey" Shouldice, I could not uncover the date we will all explore Tunic's world further.

King of Fighters 15 is now also coming to Xbox Series X and S.

Smash hit mobile game Pokémon Go celebrates its fifth anniversary today. Yes, it really has been that long.

Microsoft has announced a string of games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass.

Atari's gaming division has announced a significant re-jig of its strategy, moving away from free-to-play and mobile games in favour of premium PC and console games.

Nintendo has released a new update for the Switch that makes patching games easier when your storage is full.

In 2021, doors continue to be amongst the best things in video games. Take Severed Steel's doors. One kick and they burst open, sure. But then they keep on going, freed from their hinges, racing outwards from the force of your blow, rushing for freedom. Fascinating - and useful. Catch a door in the stomach and it can be bad news. Your day will be thoroughly crimped. Oof. The end.

Streaming service PlayStation Now offers a huge library of games for PlayStation users giving hundreds of PS4 titles to download and play instantly.

RimWorld, the acclaimed sci-fi colony sim from Ludeon Studios, has announced a second paid expansion, titled Ideology, which'll be arriving in the next few weeks alongside a substantial free content update for all players.

Welcome to the brand new Digital Foundry Direct Weekly, where the team stop work on their projects for a couple of hours to catch up, talk tech, answer questions from our rather awesome backers on the DF Supporter Program - and in the case of this week, battle numerous technical gremlins - and a giant fly.

What's the value of next-gen exclusive features? For Sony, it's £9.

The next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series will not release anytime soon, according to reports.

US military newspaper Stars and Stripes has reflected on the ongoing withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan "through the lens of Pokémon Go".