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# gaming - Saturday 26 July, 2014
Ireland's teens are becoming obsessed with a Kim Kardashian app
This is not a drill.
# gaming - Wednesday 2 July, 2014
Ever wanted to see the world in third-person? This prototype gives you that chance
Combining an Oculus Rift headset and GoPro cameras, the prototype allows users to see the world from a third-person viewpoint, similar to that in a videogame.
# gaming - Friday 27 June, 2014
# gaming - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
Opinion: I’m 15 years old and I've set up my own company – here's why
We can’t continue to just lament the shortage of highly skilled IT graduates; we need to re-think the way digital skills are taught in the classroom.
# gaming - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
The world's largest video game collection has been sold ...
… For $750,250.
# gaming - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
Here's what Sony announced at its E3 2014 keynote
Ranging from anticipated titles like Destiny and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End to other services like Playstation Now, Sony covered a lot of ground.
# gaming - Wednesday 28 May, 2014
Valve delays release of Steam console and controller until next year
The team says it needs more time to still fine-tuning the controller to ensure the “best experience possible” when it and the console are released.
# gaming - Monday 19 May, 2014
YouTube close to securing $1 billion deal for video game streaming site Twitch
The live streaming video game site is said to have agreed a $1 billion deal with Google and is currently discussing details of the deal.
# gaming - Thursday 15 May, 2014
Flappy Bird is making a return, but as a 'less addictive' multiplayer game
The game’s creator Dong Nguyen said it would be making a return in August and will be less addictive than the previous version.
# gaming - Sunday 11 May, 2014
Weird Wide Web: Gaming prejudice, interior design and a drinkable book
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# gaming - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
Nintendo won't allow gamers be gay in new game
Nintendo will ignore social media campaigns that call for people to be allowed be gay in a new game.
# gaming - Monday 21 April, 2014
23 signs you have suffered with an addiction to The Sims
Or possibly even still. No judgement here, y’all.
# gaming - Saturday 29 March, 2014
Someone's made an Irish version of that terribly addictive 2048 game
Why are we playing? We don’t know, but we can’t stop.
# gaming - Saturday 22 March, 2014
The 9 stages everyone who plays 2048 has gone through
The hell. The hell.
# gaming - Thursday 20 March, 2014
Addicted to Facebook games? You're not the only one
The site sees an average of 375 million people playing Facebook-connected games each month, just under a third of the site’s 1.2 billion members.
# gaming - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
Play Skyrim? The developer is hiring 250 customer support jobs in Galway
They’re looking for 70 French speakers, 30 German speakers as well as 150 English speakers.
# gaming - Thursday 6 March, 2014
Shaq wants you to fund the sequel to one of the worst games ever made
If you donate $500 to it, Shaq will follow you on Instagram and will like and comment on your photos.
# gaming - Monday 3 March, 2014
Microsoft plans to have Xbox Live powering iOS and Android games
Microsoft wants games developers to integrate Xbox Live into their apps and games by placing fewer restriction and providing them with better tools.
# gaming - Saturday 1 March, 2014
Column: What is Fan Fiction – and why is it making people nervous?
It has become an internet sensation over the last decade, but not all is as it seems in the world of Fan Fiction, writes Stephen Downes.
# gaming - Tuesday 18 February, 2014
Sony has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 consoles worldwide
The company has sold another 1.1 million consoles this year, adding to the 4.2 million consoles it sold in 2013.
# gaming - Thursday 13 February, 2014
Ireland is going mad for some unique Flappy Bird merchandise
When will the madness end?
# gaming - Sunday 9 February, 2014
Flappy Bird creator is taking the game down because it 'ruined his life'
BUT CAN HE TAKE THE PAIN AWAY?
# gaming - Thursday 30 January, 2014
From The Daily Edge 
Is Flappy Bird the most frustrating game EVER?
We think it might just be.
# gaming - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
Stem controllers brings wireless motion tracking to gaming
The STEM controllers can track the movement of your legs, arms and head and reproduce them in-game.
Sony announces game-streaming service Playstation Now
The service will allow Sony users to stream and play old Playstation games on their PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Bravia TVs, smartphones, and tablets.
# gaming - Monday 30 December, 2013
15 free games to play when you're feeling bored
If boredom is beginning to creep in, these should help you pass the time.
# gaming - Wednesday 11 December, 2013
Microsoft sells more than 2 million Xbox One consoles in 18 days
The Xbox One has sold an average of 111,111 units a day since it first launched.
# gaming - Tuesday 3 December, 2013
Over 2 million Playstation 4s have been sold in three weeks
In the next generation of the console wars, it’s first blood to Sony.
# gaming - Friday 22 November, 2013
Playstation and Xbox had this cute exchange on Twitter
Two multinational corporations, getting cosy. AWWWW.
Playstation 4 Vs Xbox One: Which comes out on top?
With the Xbox One released today and the PS4 a week away, which one should you invest your time and money in?
# gaming - Monday 18 November, 2013
Sony sold one million PS4s in 24 hours
The company expects to sell 5 million by March.
# gaming - Wednesday 30 October, 2013
From The Daily Edge
Gaming granny goes on a rant about British Gas while playing GTA V
That’s one way to get out your frustration!
# gaming - Tuesday 29 October, 2013
Grand Theft Auto gamer caught 'flirting', and it's absolutely mortifying
“Keep workin’ it girl.”
# gaming - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Power-ranking 9 of our favourite childhood table-top sports games
From Subbuteo to table hockey, we’ve ranked our favourites.
# gaming - Tuesday 15 October, 2013
You can now play Super Mario Bros in your browser
It’s a Me a Mario!
# gaming - Friday 11 October, 2013
WATCH: 41 small but amazing touches in Grand Theft Auto 5
The game’s attention to detail is something else.
# gaming - Friday 20 September, 2013
9 life lessons taken from childhood video games
As the world says goodbye to Hiroshi Yamauchi, what did his creations teach us?
Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85
Yamauchi led the company as it created Super Mario Bros, the NES, and Donkey Kong.
# gaming - Wednesday 18 September, 2013
9 simple steps to becoming a Grand Theft Auto V hermit
Your mission, if you chose to accept.
# gaming - Tuesday 17 September, 2013
Why is there so much fuss about Grand Theft Auto V or 'GTA V'?
Fans around the world are going crazy for the latest edition of the game.
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Poll: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
COUNTING IN THE Seanad general election will begin today despite the Covid-19 public health emergency.
Postal voting in the election closes today at 11am for the 43 seats on the five vocational panels and tomorrow at 11am for the six seats on the university panels.
There are 118 candidates seeking election to the vocational panels.
Counting of the votes begins this morning and is expected to continue until Friday 3 April.
So, today we want to know: Will you pay attention to the Seanad general election?
Poll Results:
No (3234)
Yes (1516)
I'm not sure / no opinion (162)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: Emergency Covid-19 legislation harks back to the Civil War, ‘the Emergency’ and the Troubles
By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
The Irish For: Kiltartanese and a passionate affair. The story of Galway's Lady Gregory
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Darach Ó Séaghdha follows the artistic path of one of Ireland’s most fascinating historical women.
Larry Donnelly: Kennedy vs Markey could be the last throw of the dice for the Irish American dynasty
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
The Kennedy vs Markey battle is the distraction from Covid-19 we all need, says Larry Donnelly.
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