There have been some very naughty elves on the shelves this Christmas, the first-class pupils of Scoil Ursula in Blackrock tell Susan O’Shea, and Santa is going to have a very full sleigh, packed full of gadgets, princesses, and even a pug

From loot box controversies to the announcement of PewDiePie’s retirement, Ronan Jennings looks at some of the issues for gamers over the past year, and speculates on some of the developments for 2020

I am Jesus Christ! No, don’t worry, this writer’s ego isn’t quite that big. We won’t be turning water into wine. Rather, ‘I Am Jesus Christ’ is the name of a new game just announced on Steam.

SOMETIMES, the journey is more important than the destination. And sometimes, we just want to sit at home eating a bag of jelly beans, while thinking about more jelly beans. Life is only as significant or special as we make it.

Poor old Luigi! The brother of Mario barely ever gets a mention — but he does get a mansion.

Pat Fitzpatrick writes a letter to his kids about his parenting.

In a market flooded with cheap gaming headsets, it’s nice to see a premium offering that provides decent features, good build quality and excellent audio for both gaming and music.

It's hard to build a reputation in gaming, but it can be even harder to keep one.

There was a time when Nintendo were plumbing new depths to keep Mario relevant. Games like Doctor Mario and Mario Party are decent efforts, but they hardly compare to the real deal.

When you smell a rat, it usually means something bad is going down

What are the building blocks of a great game?

With her sky-high energy and can-do attitude, it’s no surprise to hear fashion blogger Ciara O’Doherty will soon be our screens.

The game keeps changing. To stay on top, we need to change with it. Ireland will be hosting the European Games Week from July 4-7, a combination of two Irish gaming festivals into one super-charged event. Already, the structure and speaker line up is looking great.

Yoshi's Crafted World is a cardboard- cutout platformer. Don’t take that the wrong way, though.

The Strong is actually a museum in New York, dedicated to electronic history.

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

Super Smash Bros Melee has done it all. It has smashed records. It has smashed expectations. It has smashed every character under the sun into its roster. Now, finally, the series has nothing left to do but — well — a smash hits.

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

GOTTA catch ‘em all! No, we’re not talking about the various strains of flu at this time of year. We’re talking about Pokemon — the ‘pocket monsters’ that first gobbled up your wallets back in 1996.

NEXT year, it will be 25 years since Sony launched the original PlayStation. Since that time, the PS brand has taken over gaming, with three more mainline home consoles released in that period. Don’t be surprised if E3 2019 sees the reveal of a PlayStation 5, with a release date of 2020.

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.

Somewhere in America, a far-right leader has promised to lead his people to salvation, but the reality is far more sinister. No, we’re not talking about Donald Trump — this is Far Cry 5.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is like a western Grand Theft Auto, and is one of the most eagerly-anticipated games of the year ahead, writes Ronan Jennings

2017 truly was a great year for gaming. Ronan Jennings reminds us of some of the big developments, including the rise of an ‘unknown’ Irishman.

Des O’Driscoll picks five of the best things going on around the country. 

In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, everybody lives on the body of giant creatures. Cities, towns, forests, caves are all found on the arms, legs, shoulders and even stomachs of these titans, floating high in the sky.

Santa used to deliver coal to naughty children. These days, they’ll just think it’s a Minecraft prop. 

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.

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

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

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

Nestle has said it will defend claims in a new lawsuit in which Atari accused the Swiss food company of pilfering its classic 1970s video game Breakout to help sell Kit Kat bars.

If you have a child under the age of five, they will never need to drive a car or hold a driving licence.

Nintendo has just launched Nintendo Switch Online, an app designed to enhance the online gameplay experience for Switch owners by providing them with useful features including voice chat for Switch.

The Japanese website for Nintendo’s 3DS has announced the end of production in that market.

Things were different when we were small. Instead of staring at a tiny screen all day, we got together and stared at a slightly larger one. Sometimes, we sat there for hours and hours.

Not now, and not ever, according to developer Sledgehammer Games in their recent Reddit AMA (via Gamespot).

The Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or Mini SNES for short, goes on sale in Ireland from September 29.

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.

The Nintendo Switch will not be the only Nintendo gaming unit to receive a new Metroid game in the near future as Metroid: Samsus Returns has been announced for the 3DS.