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Cork video game studio urges greater backing after global success of 'Ready or Not'
Cork video game studio urges greater backing after global success of 'Ready or Not'
Cork’s Void Interactive is behind a global gaming hit — but warns that Ireland is failing to support the sector’s rise

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Nostalgia, fun, and FOMO: How Nintendo Switch 2 captured generational appeal 
Nostalgia, fun, and FOMO: How Nintendo Switch 2 captured generational appeal 
Smyths and Currys say Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World sold out within hours in Ireland and selling strongly now it's back in stock

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Video game developed in Cork sells 1m copies in four days to hit 10m sales worldwide
Video game developed in Cork sells 1m copies in four days to hit 10m sales worldwide
The first-person shooter game, 'Ready Or Not', is made by Cork-based Void Interactive

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Nintendo to unveil next-generation Switch 2 in April
Nintendo to unveil next-generation Switch 2 in April
The new console will also support the company’s online gaming services, Nintendo said in November

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

original playstation psone console and dual shock controller from the 90s retro gaming old historic games machine
PlayStation at 30: the console that made video games cool
Iconic device ushered video games into a new era, writes Keith Stuart

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Irish Examiner view: Mood swings as vote nears on end-of-life
Instead of a yes/no vote, Gordon Brown wants a commission to devise a 'fully funded, 10-year strategy for improved and comprehensive palliative care' in Britain

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Roblox to give parents more control over children’s activity after warnings over grooming
Roblox to give parents more control over children’s activity after warnings over grooming
Parents will be able to see who children interact with and ensure they cannot play games with graphic violence as report accuses company of lax safety controls

Mon, 18 Nov, 2024

Irish migration
Amendments to new gambling law include 'flexibility' for GAA and charities 
Helen McEntee's amendments to the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 include flexibility for philanthropic organisations such as the GAA, charities, and other not-for-profit organisations

Tue, 02 Jul, 2024

Best Buy, Bell Canada To Operate 165 Electronics Retail Stores
Nintendo teases long-awaited Switch successor as profit slides
Gaming giant Nintendo said it will announce a successor to its seven-year-old Switch games console, after forecasting a bigger-than-expected profit decline for the current fiscal year.

Tue, 07 May, 2024

TikTok CEO Fails To Placate US Lawmakers Eager to Ban
TikTok suspends its reward-to-watch feature after EU threats
EU commissioner Thierry Breton had given TikTok 48 hours to respond as he threatened to block the 'addictive' feature

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

Irish Examiner view: US students have witnessed 404 school shootings since Columbine
Irish Examiner view: US students have witnessed 404 school shootings since Columbine
370,000 young Americans experienced school shootings in the quarter century since the Columbine High School massacre

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

Esther N McCarthy: Here's my fool-proof guide to getting kids off screens
Esther N McCarthy: Here's my fool-proof guide to getting kids off screens
Want to end screen time battles? Follow Esther N McCarthy's family-friendly, foolproof (tongue-in-cheek) plan

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Irish workers affected by a downside of global capitalism
Irish Examiner view: Irish workers affected by a downside of global capitalism
Jobs being lost in Cork may be relocated to parts of the world where the work can be done more cheaply

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

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Video gamers risk irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus – study
A review of 14 global studies involving more than 50,000 people found that sound levels are often near, or exceed, safe limits

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

Paddy Power to shut 21 'underperforming' bookies 
Paddy Power to shut 21 'underperforming' bookies 
The majority of these workers will be offered jobs 'in close proximity to their existing employment' in one of the company’s remaining 230 bookmakers 

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

boy 12 years gaming
Children reveal level of headaches, tiredness, and bullying brought on by gaming
Barnardos calls on gaming companies to improve safety functions

Wed, 27 Sep, 2023

Microsoft-Activision-Call of Duty
Microsoft set to secure final approval for $69bn purchase of games giant Activision 
The move represents a stunning turnaround for a deal that was once thought over after running up against concerns from antitrust regulators

Fri, 22 Sep, 2023

Lotto prize money payouts drop by €100m as sales decline
Lotto prize money payouts drop by €100m as sales decline
Premier Lotteries Ireland DAC recording a pre-tax loss of €21m — more than a three-fold increase on the pre-tax loss of €6.5m incurred in 2021.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Microsoft pushes to get $69bn Activision deal approved by British regulators
Microsoft pushes to get $69bn Activision deal approved by British regulators
Microsoft's $69bn (€64bn) Activision Blizzard acquisition got a new chance at winning approval from British regulators after the tech giant submitted a substantially different deal to the country’s antitrust watchdog.

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

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Online poker and William Hill owner 888 posts 7% drop in revenue
888, the online poker firm and William Hill owner, has said it expects its annual revenue decline to be at the top end of its forecast, sending its shares down 4%. The company posted a 7% drop in first-half revenue to £881.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

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Flutter shares fall 4% despite a jump in revenue
Flutter chief executive Peter Jackson said Flutter is working towards adding a US listing for Flutter shares in Q4 or early next year. he said the listing would enable Flutter “to attract and retain talent and have a local equity that we can use for doing deals whether that’s with media or influencers”.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Graduate animation programme for Irish film industry
Graduate animation programme for Irish film industry
Screen Ireland and Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet have commenced the Animation, VFX & Games Graduate Traineeship for the first programme of 2023.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2023

Ireland's first professional esports gaming academy launched in Cork 
Ireland's first professional esports gaming academy launched in Cork 
Co-owned by Usain Bolt, WYLDE's new Irish academy is coaching players across four video games — Rocket League, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege, and FIFA

Sat, 03 Jun, 2023

Billionaire Brothers Crushing It With Gaming Powerhouse Playrix
Billionaire brothers expand their Irish gaming empire
Dublin-headquartered Playrix is the world’s third-largest mobile game publisher

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

Britain takes aim at Microsoft's $69bn 'Call of Duty' deal
Britain takes aim at Microsoft's $69bn 'Call of Duty' deal
The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal could result in higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for millions of players as well as stifling competition in cloud gaming

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

Fortnite World Cup
Irish Examiner view: Tech firms not above the law
Creators of Fortnite fined over child privacy rules

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

Close Up Of Person With Addiction To Online Gambling Or Shopping Using Credit Card And Mobile Phone
Elements of new gambling laws like a 'bucket full of holes'
Sections of Ireland’s proposed new gambling legislation have been likened to a “bucket full of holes” by a leading advocate for tougher curbs on the industry, who has urged the Government to shore up the plans before they become law.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Game on as players and creators meet up again
Game on as players and creators meet up again
GamerFest, Ireland’s biggest gaming convention and e-sports festival, is returning to the RDS in Dublin on October 22 and 23.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Star Trek: the Video Game - Science Museum
Time spent gaming has ‘little to no impact’ on wellbeing, study finds
Time spent playing video games is unlikely to have an impact on a person’s wellbeing, a new study of gamers has said. A research team from the University of Oxford studied 39,000 players across seven video games over six weeks.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2022

'No matter where I went, gambling was always there'
'No matter where I went, gambling was always there'
When Tom Boggins made his first Holy Communion at the age of eight, he went to the Square shopping centre in Tallaght with the money.  Instead of going to the cinema like others, he went to the arcade and spent all the money he had.

Tue, 31 May, 2022

Fitness routine aimed at video gamers launched
Fitness routine aimed at video gamers launched
A new fitness workout has been created for video gamers in response to research that shows many experience fatigue when they play.

Thu, 05 May, 2022

Growing concern over link between video game loot boxes and problem gambling
Growing concern over link between video game loot boxes and problem gambling
Researchers said their results indicated that loot boxes “disproportionately attract adolescents experiencing gambling problems"

Fri, 15 Apr, 2022

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Irish video game firm Keywords Studios eyes more acquisitions as revenues surge
Keywords spent a further €126m on acquisitions during 2021, spreading its presence in the US, the UK, Romania and Australia

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

Online Young Teen
Alex Cooney: How to stop the endless scrolling on your phone
Children’s time online has doubled over the last decade and the pandemic has accelerated that trend

Fri, 15 Oct, 2021

Apple-App Store Changes-Explainer
Apple to keep 'Fortnite' off App Store until all legal appeals run their course
Process could take five years

Wed, 22 Sep, 2021

Online Young Teen
Alex Cooney: What we must do to ensure our children are safe and happy online
It's like road safety — a mix of law, parent awareness, and child education are needed to ensure youngsters stay safe online

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Parental control
A third of pre-teens interact online with people they don't know 
Today's CyberSafeKids Ireland report reveals the extent of children socialising with strangers, and recommends action to ensure their safety

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Group of friends playing digital games at home.
Netflix and gaming: How the Irish got through the pandemic
Contrary to the self-perception that we are glued to our watching devices, Ireland was around the EU 74% average

Sun, 29 Aug, 2021

Horse Racing - Winter Derby - Lingfield Racecourse
Betting giants to unveil growth amid takeover speculation
Strong US results for the owners of Paddy Power and Ladbrokes, Flutter and Entain respectively, may spark a wave of acquisitions

Fri, 06 Aug, 2021

Playing video games research
EA-backed campaign launched to help parents get to grips with gaming safety
A new campaign to help parents better understand gaming safety issues has been launched with the backing of video gaming giant Electronic Arts.

Tue, 03 Aug, 2021

Young girl playing computer game on laptop at night
Richard Hogan: How to ensure too much time on video games doesn't ruin family life 
Gaming can be the cause of tension in the home, so getting a handle on what is acceptable is essential

Thu, 24 Jun, 2021

Lero opens Ireland’s first esports research lab
Could gaming help treat depression and anxiety?
Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues

Thu, 17 Jun, 2021

GameTech: Video games with an environmental theme 
GameTech: Video games with an environmental theme 
As April is Earth Month, here are a few titles that provide gaming fun, as well as touching on relevant themes 

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Playing video games research
More than half of children ‘want gaming on the school curriculum’
More than half of children think gaming should be incorporated into the school curriculum and would like to see extracurricular e-sports competitions created by their school or college.

Mon, 12 Apr, 2021

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