An online multiplayer video game created by Irish man Brendan Greene has added to its industry success by securing seven world records.

A Cork resident has lovingly recreated the city in a video game - and it looks amazing.

“You’re last year’s model,” Sam Gideon quips, as he throws a high-tech enemy from an airship. 

Irish-founded computer games services firm Keywords Studios has extended its presence in Asia with the $6m (€5.3m) purchase of Shanghai-based company Strongbox.

Gaming does great business in Ireland, but do we do great business in gaming? asks Ronan Jennings.

Artomatix is targeting the major players in the movie and video games industries with its creative artificial intelligence technology that automatically generates 3D content, writes Trish Dromey.

The boundaries between ’real’ sport and video games have shifted and will shift again, writes Paul Rouse.

Ronan Jennings bring you the latest in gaming reviews. This week he puts Horizon Zero Dawn, Dirt Rally and Nintendo’s Switch under the microscope.

The problem with gaming is the association of choice with morality. It will be fascinating to see how Mass Effect Andromeda handles this.

Ronan Jennings reviews the latest in gaming, including Dragon Quest VIII, Tales of Berseria and Xenoblade Chronicles.

Retailer Games Digital became an early Christmas casualty on the UK high street as it warned over profits after being hit by weaker-than-expected sales of computer games.

Playing video games is more harmful to a child's education than social media, according to researchers.

THIS weekend, as anyone who watched ceremonies in London marking the Japanese surrender 70 years ago will confirm, real, life-challengeing violence leaves a lifelong impression and haunts those who witness it forever. 

Psychologists have confirmed that playing violent video games is linked to aggressive and callous behaviour.

Lego has announced a new line of toys that will combine with virtual worlds in video games, enabling players to build models from real bricks and then drop them into a game on a console.

Teens addicted to violent video games will be stunted emotionally and far less likely to be able to tell the difference between right and wrong in later life, a study has claimed.

In EVE Online, a video game about outer space, players managed to obliterate about US $200,000 (€146,000) worth of pretend spaceships – and that's real-money value we're talking about.