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.

Unlike video games that had spectacular success and then fizzled Minecraft is a create-it-yourself platform that has staying power.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about whether or not video games should be offered Government funding. One of the reasons the Labour party was in support of Government funding for games was that they can contribute culturally.

Destiny turned Chris Schulz's nerves into quivering piles of jelly. He wouldn't have it any other way.

Years in the making, and with a record-breaking beta launch behind it, Destiny is the game everyone's talking about. Chris Schulz wraps up what we know so far.

New Zealand's video game developers are enjoying solid revenue growth.

Why would Amazon - or any company - buy a company like Twitch for a billion dollars? It's not Twitter, or Snapchat, or any of those incredibly well-known technology startups that anyone who reads the news knows about.

The release of Assassin's Creed Unity has been pushed back two weeks, Ubisoft has announced.

An Oculus Rift developer believes the device’s immersion paired with frightening games will result in fatal heart attacks.

The election campaign is in full swing, and you'd think that wouldn't have much to do with video games.

As Grand Theft Auto V Online hackers get better at modifying the game's code to do their bidding, instances of nude avatars running around raping others are on the up.

One of the best games on the Playstation 3 has been transported onto the PS4. Chris Schulz asks Naughty Dog programmer Jason Greggory how they did it.

Gaming fans have lashed out at the decision to release Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusively on Xbox in 2015.

The worldwide domination of a building blocks game is a triumph for the power of human imagination. John Naughton looks at how Minecraft has bewitched 40 million of us.

Why are so many games online only? Siobhan Keogh investigates.

One of the Playstation 3's best games has been transported onto the PS4. Is it worth playing again? Chris Schulz evaluates The Last of Us Remastered ...

How much impact does music make on a game? Siobhan Keogh takes a look at some success stories - and some failures.

Destiny isn't the only big title due out before the end of the year. Chris Schulz wraps up the best of the rest.

The creators of Halo are back with a new first-person shooter that was unveiled over the weekend. Siobhan Keogh makes her assessment.