Gone are the carefree days of gaming all weekend as a teenager - or are they? Siobhan Keogh takes a closer look at the relationship of gaming in adulthood.

The biggest star of Far Cry 4 might not be the game's hero, but its villain. Chris Schulz investigates.

Singstar was one of the original party games. The first version, released in 2004, achieved mainstream success worldwide and was played at parties everywhere.

Blowing away enemy soldiers and aliens may be good for the brain, as researchers have found that fast-paced video games improve a player's learning ability.

With more horsepower at its disposal, Rockstar Games has taken the dramatic step of implementing a first-person mode in Grand Theft Auto V on new-gen systems. James Cullinane went hands-on.

Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC has given us the chance to harness the power of these platforms to improve every aspect of the game. In addition to the all-new First Person Mode revealed yesterday, this means big technical changes like increasing the overall resolution and more than doubling the draw distance, as well as replacing every texture in the game and much more.

Even the staunchest Arsenal fan would have to admit that watching new Chelsea signing Diego Costa score a goal in the slick surroundings of the PlayStation 4 is a thing of beauty.

Skylanders, or Disney Infinity? It's the debate set to cause parents nightmares leading up to Christmas.

Your hands are shaking, your mind is racing and it feels like your body is floating towards the ceiling.

Sunset Overdrive is not your usual doom-and-gloom end-of-days video game but your "awesomepocalypse", as the makers put it.

Welcome to the world of The Evil Within, the new psychological-horror game from Resident Evil's scare guru Shinji Mikami that doesn't hold back.

Barbie may still have Ken and her Dream House, but she's struggling to hang on to the thing she needs most: her fan base.

There's a grating irony about a game that's all about getting to the finish line quickly and cleanly having taken so long to actually make it into the shops, all banged-up on arrival.

Siobhan Keogh isn't quite ready to jump into the LOTR gaming universe.

NBA 2K15 was released stateside today and the wildly popular basketball series already has fans in a spin.

Hugh Laurie is to voice a LittleBigPlanet character.

It has been 14 years since China officially banned console video games, worrying they would dumb down the brains of Chinese youth.

Gaming can be a great way to help teenagers and adults alike to cope when times get tough, writes Siobhan Keogh.

Are you ready for a fight? Because you're probably going to get one.

Is Microsoft's purchase of Minecraft company, Mojang, a ploy to win over the youth? Siobhan Keogh investigates.

There’s a lot of work, and a bit of a gamble, involved in bringing movie superheroes to life. Chris Schulz gets to grips with the second wave of Disney Infinity toys.

After 40 mins of waiting, we finally shuffled into a small, dark room. We didn't realise it, but we were fresh meat. This room would soon become a killing field, writes Chris Schulz.

Yep, The Sims 4 is definitely a Sims game. Just as in previous games, your sim can get a job, work their way up the ladder, have a family, have hobbies, break up the family, and get into slapfights. Sims are born and sims die.

Will the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift live up to the hype? Siobhan Keogh gives it a try.

Mojang founder Markus Persson has put his sanity first in selling Minecraft for $2.5b to Microsoft, saying he never expected it to be such a big hit.

Check out the trailer for Grand Theft Auto's next-gen launch, coming to the Playstation 4 and Xbox One on November 18.