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The family-owned Irish business has also agreed a multi-year partnership with West Ham United

Boyle Sports invests over €100m in UK relaunch

Boyle Sports has announced a major investment of over £100 million to relaunch in the UK market over the next three years

Business • 01 Jul

Customers play the Mario Kart video game ahead of the sales launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console at the Currys Plc store on Oxford Street in London, UK, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Nintendo is opening sales of the Switch 2 today, and shoppers ar

Global shortfall of Nintendo Switch 2 expected

Gaming fans queued up for the launch of Nintendo's , opens new tab Switch 2 today, which is widely expected to be in short supply globally amid pent-up demand for the more powerful next-generation gaming device

Business • 05 Jun

Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Kayls Cole, Formula 1000 racing driver and Daire McCormack, professional esports driver on Logitech Pro Racing SIMs.

Ireland's first dedicated esports centre opens in Cork

Ireland's first dedicated esports complex has opened in Cork, creating ten new jobs.

Business • 10 Mar

Minecraft is the best selling game of all time - despite looking like it was made in the 1990s

Dead Pixels: Why game graphics don't matter any more

Video game-makers used to make a big deal of their cutting-edge graphics, but they're not the selling point that they used to be, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 23 Jan

Concord was supposed to be the start of an epic franchise that would draw more players to Sony's Playstation

Game Over: The $200m flop you've never heard of

Even the biggest flop tends to make some of its money back - but Sony's blockbuster multiplayer game won't have made the studio a single cent following its short livespan, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 07 Oct 24

The gaming industry in Ireland is poised to generate over €637 million in revenue by the end of 2024 (Stock image)

Half of Irish adults now play video games - report

A new report on the video game sector in Ireland has found that more than 50% of Irish adults actively participate in gaming.

Ireland • 28 Aug 24

Epic Games has been in a long-running battle with Apple and Google over the terms and conditions applied to their app stores

Epic Games launches app store to bypass Apple & Google

Fortnite-creator Epic Games has launched its own app store that allows users to bypass the stores run by Apple and Google.

Business • 16 Aug 24

Male gamers spend more on their online gaming hobby

Gamers spending over €180 per year on online gaming

The average gamer in Ireland spends €180.30 per year on online gaming, new research shows.

Business • 31 Jul 24

The HSE is funding a pilot programme in four centres around the country offering support to teenagers and adults who have developed a gaming addiction

HSE funds gaming addiction pilot programme

The games industry has seen a meteoric rise and has changed the dynamics of the entertainment industry.

Business • 18 Jul 24

Jonas Breding, General Manager for PayPal Northern Europe.

25% of gamers in Ireland earn money through gaming

25% of gamers in Ireland earned money through gaming last year, new figures show.

Business • 21 Mar 24

The Borderlands franchise has been hugely popular in recent years, with a film based on the series due to release soon

Sweden's Embracer ceases operations in Russia

Swedish gaming group Embracer, which owns the Borderlands franchise and the Tomb Raider licence, has announced that it is ceasing all Russian operations through the sale of subsidiary Saber Interactive.

Business • 14 Mar 24

TikTok owner to step back from gaming - report

TikTok maker ByteDance plans to wind down its Nuverse gaming brand and retreat from mainstream video games, four people familiar with the matter have said.

Business • 27 Nov 23

The Last of Us has received critical acclaim and a growing fanbase - unlike many other TV shows and films based on games

Level Up: Film & TV studios betting big on gaming

Despite many bad investments and embarrassing flops over the years, TV and film studios are showing renewed interest in developing content based on popular games franchises, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 25 Jan 23

Ireland's online gaming spend reached €536m in 2022

Spending on online games in Ireland reached €536m in 2022, according to new research by Irish broadband and telecoms provider PureTelecom.

Business • 21 Dec 22

President of Esports John Needham and Allyson Gormley, General Manager, Global Esports Production, Project Stryker

Riot Games opens new Dublin centre, creates 120 jobs

Riot Games is set to create 120 jobs at its new Remote Broadcast Centre (RBC) in Swords in Dublin, which opens today.

Business • 20 Jul 22

Sony is benefitting from strong demand for its PlayStation 5 games console

Sony aims to sell 18 million PS5 consoles this year

Sony Group said today it planned to sell 18 million PlayStation 5 consoles this business year as robust game sales helped it more than double fourth-quarter operating profit.

Business • 10 May 22

Gamestop Ireland made another loss last year, but expects to return to profit in the latter part of 2022

Fewer new releases hits Gamestop's Irish business

The absence of new video game releases last year contributed to the Irish arm of Gamestop recording pre-tax losses of €5.07m in 2020.

Business • 22 Dec 21

FIFA 22 represents another marginal game on its predecessor - but it's still the only real option for anyone in the market for a soccer simulator

Review: FIFA 22

EA's latest soccer simulator continues its trend of evolution over revolution - but it remains the gold standard title in the sport's sub-genre.

Science and Technology • 21 Oct 21

China's largest social media and video game firm saw its stock tumble more than 10% in early trade

China calls online games 'electronic drugs'

China's Tencent Holdings said it would curb minors' access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as "spiritual opium".

Business • 03 Aug 21

Newly-released games consoles like the Playstation 5 have been the most sought-after items of the Christmas period

Game On: Getting the most out of your new console

So Santy brought you the console you've been eyeing up for months (or maybe even years) - but now that you have it, what do you do next? Here's a quick guide to what you should do to get the most out of your new device today - and beyond.

Business • 25 Dec 20

Apple blocked Microsoft's cloud gaming app - but it plans to circumvent that by making the service available through web browsers

Microsoft to bring Xbox cloud gaming to iOS next year

Microsoft is to launch its cloud gaming service on Apple devices and Windows PCs early next year.

Business • 09 Dec 20

Halo is one of the most successful gaming franchises ever - and has been a key driver of Xbox sales over the years

Microsoft pushes launch of new Halo game to 2021

Halo Infinite, the next instalment of celebrated video game franchise, is being delayed until next year, its developer said, meaning the blockbuster title will not be available when Microsoft launches its new console later this year.

Business • 12 Aug 20

Google Stadia promises the power of a games console - but streamed over the internet

Review: Google Stadia; a Netflix for Games?

Google Stadia is a cloud-gaming service recently launched by Google. In this review, Neil Leyden takes it for a test drive.

Technology • 21 Feb 20

Save our Bingo campaign group is made up of players from across Ireland

Unlucky for some: Fears new law could hit bingo wins

A spokesperson for Save Our Bingo says she is concerned a bill that will reduce the amount of money paid out on a bingo win will force many bingo halls to close.

Ireland • 03 Dec 19

Richard Windsor said games aimed at smartphone and tablet users are a "glaring omission" on the E3 convention floor

Game developers "ignoring" mobile users at E3 - expert

Major video games developers at the E3 gaming convention are "ignoring" mobile phone users, an industry expert has said.

Technology • 15 Jun 17