We keep plaguing developers to do something different. Gaming, we tell them, needs different voices and different stories.

THE old west is dead. Welcome to the new world, writes Ronan Jennings. If you ever wanted an example of modern-day cowboys, then look no further than Red Dead Online, the multiplayer version of Rockstar’s magnum (pistol) opus.

Sid Meier has a very different idea of what civilisation means.

Redemption comes in many forms. It can come by simple apology. It can come in an act of contrition. It can come by second chance, an opportunity to put things right. Red Dead Redemption 2, the astonishing release from Rockstar Games, might be all of those things.

Sick of screens and don’t want to go back to Monopoly? Ed Power selects the best of the new generation of board games

There's something sad about old games. They are often forgotten. Left behind, writes Ronan Jennings.

Ronan Jennings rounds up the latest in gaming news.

Donald Trump has asked that NFL players stand for their national anthem during today's football game.

Home championship games for Galway’s senior hurlers and the U21s being incorporated into the Leinster competition would represent a good day for the county at Saturday’s Special Congress according to Conor Cooney.

Rockstar Games is gearing up for a Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal this coming Thursday, September 28 at 11am EST.

The inaugural Overwatch esports league kicks off this December with a set of exhibition matches before the league’s proper start in January.

Street Fighter 5 Arcade Edition, a rumoured game of the year edition of the popular beat-em-up, has been spotted online (via Eurogamer).

Overwatch’s new map, the post-apocalyptic and definitely Mad Max influenced Junkertown, is now live and available to play on all platforms as part of the popular team-based shooter’s latest update.

The Dublin International Game Music Festival (iDIG) is set to headline PlayersXpo 2017 with two very special gigs in the Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday 28 and the Sunday 29 October.

Elite Dangerous players will get a chance to take on the series’ mysterious alien foe, the Thargoids, later this month as part of the Elite Dangerous: Horizons 2.4 - The Return content update.

Destiny’s exotic arms vendor Xur has made his debut in Destiny 2, offering players a range of exotic weapons and armours to purchase in exchange for Legendary Shards.

Two of Bethesda’s biggest first person shooters, last year’s Doom and the upcoming Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, have been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch.

Pillars of Eternity is well worth a look for console players who love high fantasy worlds and thoughtful, explorative gameplay, says Ronan Jennings. 

Nintendo has restarted production of its NES Mini console and will restock the product in European retailers next summer.

Details about the first DLC for the recently released Destiny 2 have leaked online via a listing on the Xbox Store:

A video game adaption of George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm has been announced.

A collected edition of Resident Evil 7 featuring the core game plus all current and future DLC expansions will be released for the PS4, Xbox One and PC this December.

The first gameplay footage from the upcoming Secret of Mana 3D remake for the PC, PS4 and Vita has made its way online (via Eurogamer).

Destiny 2 developer Bungie has confirmed a worldwide rollout for Destiny 2 tonight, with the game’s Xbox One and PS4 servers going live at 12 AM locally on September 6.

The fourth entry in Capcom’s ghoulishly entertaining zombie slayer franchise Dead Rising is coming to the PlayStation 4 this December 5, a year after the game’s exclusive Microsoft release on Xbox One and PC.

A brand new live action trailer for Destiny 2 has been released ahead of the game’s official PS4 and Xbox One launch on Wednesday.

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is the video game crossover nobody asked for but has proven to be one of 2017’s biggest surprises.

The PC beta for Destiny 2 starts today, providing PC players with their first real chance to experience what the game has to offer ahead of its October launch.

Injustice 2 developer NetherRealm has revealed the second set of three DLC characters set to join the game as part of the Fighter Pack 2.

Nintendo uploaded a new trailer for the company's upcoming SNES Classic mini console today on the company's official YouTube account.

The cult classic PlayStation game Fear Effect is being remade and released for the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC in 2018.

Mass Effect: Andromeda developer BioWare has issued a statement revealing there will be no further updates for the game’s single-player mode.

Elite Dangerous and RollerCoaster Tycoon developer Frontier Developments is working on a brand new simulation game based on the Jurassic Park franchise.

The next three fighters set to join NetherRealm’s smash hit superhero brawler Injustice 2 will be revealed at Gamescom next week.

Sony has detailed the new features, changes and improvements PS4 owners can expect from the upcoming 5.0 system update.

One of the most famous Pokémon from the original series of games has been added to Pokémon Go: Mewtwo is now in the game.

A retailer listing spotted by GameRant (via IGN) strongly suggests the recently released Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is making its way to the Xbox One.

The remaster of Capcom’s fantasy adventure hack n’ slash video game Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is out for PS4 and Xbox One this October.

Atlas Rises, the third major update for No Man’s Sky since the game’s release last year, is out now for PS4 and PC.

A new trailer for Destiny 2’s 4v4 competitive mode the Crucible has been released, providing us guardians with a glimpse at the kind of chaos we can expect to participate in when the game launches next month.

The release date for the upcoming first-person superhero sim Megaton Rainfall has been announced: September 26.

The co-president of the Paris Olympic committee has revealed that esports may feature as a competitive sport in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris should the committee win the bid.

No Man’s Sky is set to receive a major update this week that will bring with it a fast-travel system plus improvements to the game’s story.

Starfire is joining the critically acclaimed DC Comics fighter Injustice 2 today as the third and final combatant of the game’s first DLC bundle, Fighter Pack 1.

A new trailer for the anti-gravity first person shooter LawBreakers has been uploaded to YouTube in celebration of the game’s release today for the PlayStation 4 and PC.

Ubisoft has released a video outlining the new content coming to hack and slash swordfighter For Honor as part of the game’s Season 3 update, Grudge & Glory.

Dynasty Warriors 9 will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, as noted in an article from Eurogamer.

The August update for Injustice 2 has brought with it a new Premier Skin that transforms Superman into one of his most beloved enemies, Bizarro.

Three new controllers for the Xbox One and the upcoming Xbox One X have been unveiled by Microsoft.