It is reasonable to assume that video games have a higher impact than, say, films because of their interactive nature and the repetitive involvement of the players.

2014 has not been great for gaming. Siobhan Keogh lists off some of the worst protagonists from this year.

Grand Theft Auto V's been rebooted for next-gen consoles - complete with a first-person mode. Is it any good? Chris Schulz goes on a rampage...

Hayden Donnell catches up with Assassin's Creed Unity director, Alexandre Amancio.

Adult content in game's new version means this far is far enough, writes Karl Puschmann.

At least Assassin's Creed: Unity looks beautiful. The fifth instalment of the history-spanning series renders revolutionary Paris in intricate detail.

John 117 has finally made landfall on the Xbox One. The Master Chief Collection brings together the core titles of the Halo series so far.

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.

Siobhan Keogh reveals her love-hate relationship with the game Pokemon, and why she's probably still going to play the next version.

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.

Driveclub is Evolution Studios' lifelong labour of love and, when it was demonstrated at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, it set an immediate standard for the future of online play.

Chris Schulz talks to Japanese horror game director Shinji Mikami, the man behind The Evil Within.

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.