A lot of gamers passed on Microsoft this generation. After a poor launch, their Xbox One console never gained any momentum, for one simple reason — the games weren’t good enough.

Valve’s hugely popular zombie shooter was abandoned by its developer after the second game was released, ten years ago, leaving fans desperate for more.

Fresh efforts to secure special work visas for Irish citizens in America will go ahead after talks between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and US president Donald Trump.

The game has been locked away for 20 years, but now a full remake has escaped from Capcom studios.

Nuclear waste we can handle — just don’t waste our time, too.

THE dust doesn’t settle after E3. Instead, it just gets sucked up into heating vents, circulating around console and PC fans until next year’s event, ready to go again, writes Ronan Jennings.

We’ve known the Xbox One X will feature 4K resolution since it was announced at E3 this year but the console’s signature title, Halo was left out of the presentation.

Turn 10 Studios has that a new Forza title will continue to come out every year.

NINTENDO, we take our hats off to you. You won E3 and made Mario look exciting again. Hats are flying everywhere, in fact, as Super Mario Odyssey introduces a cool new mechanic to the series.

FOR Ireland, the biggest surprise of E3 2017 wasn’t a console, or even a game. For many of us, the real shock was that Player Unknown, one of the biggest names in PC gaming in recent months, was actually a man called Brendan Greene — and he was from Ballyshannon.

A trailer for Sony’s first party action-adventure Detroit: Become Human is now online, highlighting the vast variety of decisions players can make while playing the game.

A brand new trailer for the upcoming PS4 exclusive God of War was unveiled during Sony’s E3 2017 conference, highlighting the father-son relationship driving the game’s story plus the new Norse setting.

Insomniac Games showed off a new gameplay video of the company’s Spider-Man game due for release on the PlayStation 4 next year during Sony’s conference at E3 2017.

Creative Assembly, the company behind Halo Wars 2 look set to release Halo Gravemind later this year according to leaked promotional materials. Gravemind was one of the franchise's past villains.

Ubisoft are set to reveal Assassins Creed Origins at E3. Set in the vast open world of ancient Egypt, Origins will be all about exploration

Activision has announced a new Division System for player customization. In addition to the regular customization you will be able to select Divisions which have different levels of training in combat, weapons etc

Both Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were announced to launch on November 17 this year for the Nintendo 3DS. You can expect improved gameplay and graphics as well as new characters.

Bowser, ruler of the Koopas, gazed into the mirror. Where once he had seen a king, now he saw only tears. Thus, heavy with shame, Bowser set off for the castle of Princess Peach, the only creature he had ever wept for.

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, a new game from the Harvest Moon series, will be released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC later this year.

Assassin’s Creed: Origins, thought to be the next game in the immensely popular Assassin’s Creed series from Ubisoft, may be set in ancient Egypt.

Sony has revealed the date and time of the company’s conference at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

The Last Guardian has been in development for almost 10 years. Did we think it was pretty much just vapourware? Well yes but we're also generally happy to be proved wrong.

Fresh from major airings at E3 and Gamescom, Ubisoft's For Honor is shaping up to be one of the most interesting action games of 2017.

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima assures fans that Death Stranding will be his best work yet, taking a pot shot at Konami in the process.

Sea of Thieves might well have been the most popular game at E3 2016 - it's basically about taking your friends out as a pirate crew and sailing the seven seas in search of bounty.

Despite not making an appearance at E3 this year, Rise of the Tomb Raider is still on course to be released on PlayStation 4 later this year.

Microsoft unveiled Dead Rising 4 at E3 last week and while some got hands-on with the game, more footage has leaked online.

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EA teased the biggest game that Criterion has ever made at E3 2014, but never referenced the game after that. A no-show at this year's E3 conference seemed ominous and, sure enough, EA has since revealed that it's been cancelled.

Despite a no-show at E3 this year, it’s being reported that Sony’s more powerful PlayStation 4, the Neo, will be released before the end of the year.

EA unveiled its first EA Originals title at E3 and said that the programme is all about “finding the next Rocket League.” Psyonix’s design director Corey Davis found this amusing as the developer actually pitched Rocket League to EA.

10 years ago, French developer Quantic Dream showed up at their first ever E3 with a tech demo called The Casting - and it was a groundbreaking vision of where performance capture was going. It's still pretty great.

We Happy Few definitely stood out from the crowd during E3, with a creepy vibe and an English 60s-ish setting in an alternative world where everyone takes a drug called Joy in order to remain a compliant member of society.

THESE days, gamers don’t just run operating systems — they run marathons, too, writes Ronan Jennings

NieR: Automata comes from Platinum Games, so you already know the action is going to be intense and the style out of this world.

Nintendo won't be holding a regular E3 press conference for 2016, instead they've got livestreaming video content planned over the next couple of days.

Microsoft wrapped up its E3 conference with the announcement of Project Scorpio, a 4K- and VR-ready console.

It was no massive surprise that Hideo Kojima popped up at E3 as he's now working with PlayStation since being dumped by Konami. But everything else was batty.