A lovely opportunity this week to cover Max and Chloe's final farewell in the world of gaming (until that is, the live adaptation hits our screens. Also on the block, a shaky pivot from Pokémon, God of War goes retro, and the resurrection of 1994's Marathon. #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

My review of #pragmata is live now on RTE - easily one of the best games I've played all year. An absolute triumph, with ambitious mechanics and endearing pair of heroes #gaming #ps5 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

My review of #pragmata is live now on RTE - easily one of the best games I've played all year. An absolute triumph, with ambitious mechanics and endearing pair of heroes #gaming #ps5 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

The latest for RTÉ Culture - With the lukewarm reaction to Nvidia's DLSS 5, can artificial intelligence really fill in the blanks in game development? #genAI #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Another ramble for RTE this week - the rise of adaptations means that finally, more people (i.e. adults) are celebrating gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

I'm on a mission to show that screentime & gaming *can* be a force for good, if you diversify the digital diet and offer real choice. Plenty of games full of amazing, replayable content that suit a wide variety of ages, abilities, and interests. #gaming #k12 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Another ramble for RTE this week - the rise of adaptations means that finally, more people (i.e. adults) are celebrating gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

I'm on a mission to show that screentime & gaming *can* be a force for good, if you diversify the digital diet and offer real choice. Plenty of games full of amazing, replayable content that suit a wide variety of ages, abilities, and interests. #gaming #k12 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

My latest ramblings on gaming for RTE: how the time-sensitive nature of 'success' is killing any chance for a new game to take hold. #gaming #highguard www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

My pivot into financial writing happens today on RTE.ie #pokemong #pokemontcg www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

My Spotify debut! Was a lot of fun doing this. And what a lovely team 😃 Give it a listen when you can! 🎮

Still one of the most read pieces, weeks on...I guess everyone is still loving the Wordle craze 😅 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Latest review is live now on RTE. Ahead of its worldwide release, my spoiler-free thoughts on the nightmarish #RE9 #ResidentEvilRequieum. Special apolgies go to my neighbours, all of whom have had to put up up with screams all week 😂 www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

The first piece of 2026 is out - and delighted to confirm, there's more than GTA VI releasing this year! Huzzah. #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/game...

What a year! My favourite piece to write 😅🥳 #gaming #games #bestof www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

It's a blare Hazbin Hotel music across the fields kinda day.

Live on RTÉ today. Never imagined writing about Trump and Master Chief. Alice, we are well and truly through the looking glass. www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Live on RTE.ie - talking about all things Fortnite and The Simpsons! We chat about how 37 seasons of an iconic sitcom were morphed into one of the gaming moments of the year. #gaming #fortnite #thesimpsons www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

I think it's okay if players who don't pay attention get lost.

The latest deep-dive into the wonderful world of gaming on RTE. Kudos to Keeper for keeping me absolutely engrossed this past week. Magical. We also look at a much-needed shakeup of Pikachu and co, and some beautiful (and beautifully simple) indie games. #gaming #games www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Latest from yours truly on RTE - the battle of the FPS is about to kick off. Battlefield 6 has already recruited millions of diligent recruits - can Black Ops 7 play catchup? #gaming #battlefield6 #cod www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Ahhh! Wanna support indie #Irish games, made in #Ireland, set in Ireland with an Irish voice cast and made by a small team? Please consider voting for our game #EyesofHellfire in Polygon's best of here!! www.polygon.com/best-horror-... #gamedev

A lovely piece to write about all the wonderful, inventive (and short!) games you can play, at home, on your morning commute, and more. Quick play: 10 great video games you can finish in a day #gaming #microgames www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

In Ireland • Nature is haemorrhaging • Water bodies are sick and dying • Greenhouse gas emissions from land are soaring • Flooding is ever more catastrophic • Etc... Because we've turned nearly all wild, natural habitat into barren monocultures of grass or shitka. Mass REWILDING is the solution.

'New games reviewed: Irish-made Éalú is a must-play puzzler' #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

There are many absolutely true and bonkers stories about the original members that include: - engaging in public duels - outbursts of blasphemy so shocking that arrests were made - dressing up as priests to carry out high-stakes con-jobs and setting servants on fire! www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

What a fantastic, in-depth article from RTE exploring the inspirations and intricacies that led to Eyes of Hellfire: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Why the world needs this...alas, I do expect bigger and greater things from my dogs now. www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Éalú by @ivanfisher-owen.bsky.social and @emfish11.bsky.social released yesterday, please go check out this wonderful stop motion animated game! #IRISHGAMEDOMINATION #speirghorm #irishgamedev #speirgorm #indiedev #gamedev #irishcreatives #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/3560370/...

View from the train is making the early rise tolerable 🤣 To Dublin we go!

'Ghost of Yotei review: an action-packed video game tour de force' Delighted to review the highly anticipated #ghostofyotei for RTE today - now I can finally get back to my inbox 😅 #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Hornet looking celestial on the RTE homepage this morning, as we cover the latest & greatest in gaming. On the docket this week, the challenging Silksong, the revival of Metal Gear Solid, Donkey Kong salvaging a sparse Switch 2 lineup, and Lost Soul Aside. More to come. More to play. Life is good!

A lovely surprise to wake up to... I now have #GhostofYotei downloading... Embargo lifts Thursday, September 25 at 2:00 PM. What a juicy review period. (I'm not use to the time!) .....till then! ⚔️ #PS5 #PlayStation

Finally returning to the land of social media.....so, hello! Catching up on a lot of new followers & tags (kind of worried what I've done to attract the attention in my absence!)

My review of #CronosTheNewDawn is now live on RTÉ. Give it a wee click if you fancy! TL;DR: The game is a tour de force in survival horror, playing on your paranoia to instill a constant sense of dread throughout. Míle buíochas Blooper #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Crimbo shopping 99.9% complete. Haircut secured. Now the 🌲 to go! 😄

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

Fresh off Hannah Telle's nomination for Best Performance at #TheGameAwards, happy to share my review of the picture-perfect sequel to Life is Strange. Double Exposure is a narrative dream where you navigate two concurrent timelines with a supernatural twist #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2024...

Fresh off Hannah Telle's nomination for Best Performance at #TheGameAwards, happy to share my review of the picture-perfect sequel to Life is Strange. Double Exposure is a narrative dream where you navigate two concurrent timelines with a supernatural twist #gaming www.rte.ie/culture/2024...

That. Last. Scene. In. Arcane. Give it the Emmy already. Caitlyn redemption. Jinx. Vi redemption. More Jinx. But...but...the last scene...

Business as usual sharing my gaming work. This week, a deep dive into the latest #CallofDuty Black Ops 6! Finest addition in recent memory. (Though I am quite bad at the game...it's still beyond fun!) #gaming #PS5 www.rte.ie/culture/2024...

Aaaaand we've a day of gaming ahead of us! 😁🎮

so we moved to bluesky

*waves* Finally remembered the login and now we're here