2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (784+ words) The ending of support for the 2014 online racing video game The Crew by French developer Ubisoft passed by without much, if any, notice by the wider world. Hard-core fans who still enjoyed playing the then retro game on their Xbox,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (843+ words) TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight'The Irish Times TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight January 18th-23rd highlights: including A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Room to Improve, and Palestine Action: The Truth Behind…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) The game designer behind a controversial famine-survival board game says that while it was "thrilling" for The Great Hunger to be a featured topic on RT's Liveline this week, he does not "expect a single Irish person to buy this…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (609+ words) The debut solo album from the indie artist Jenny Hollingworth is a brilliantly bittersweet walk on pop's melancholy side. There are glimpses in her dreamy songwriting of Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper, Tori Amos, Abba and Cocteau Twins " artists who share…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (440+ words) Watching My Bloody Valentine stage their triumphant return to live performance in Dublin last November, it was surreal to recall that the term "shoegaze" began as a sneery put-down from the British music press. The band and their peers dismissed…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (148+ words) 2025 in video games: the 10 best overall, plus the three best Irish releases'The Irish Times This murder mystery set in a big house in Connacht 50 years after the Great Famine is an engaging mix of Agatha Christie and Irish social history,…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1102+ words) TV guide: the best new shows to watch in the next week'The Irish Times TV guide: the best new shows to watch in the next week December 28th-January 2nd highlights: including The Night Manager, Duffy's Pub, and Stranger Things finale Pick…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) Vince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, has died aged 55. The head of the video game developer Respawn Entertainment and the co-founder of Infinity Ward was killed in a car crash in California, NBC Los…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) Closing date is Monday, January 5th, 2025, at 5pm GMT. Terms and conditions apply. The winner and quiz answers will be published in The Irish Times Magazine on Saturday, January 17th. Best of luck. The Big Irish Times Quiz of the Year 2025 Answer Eoin…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (921+ words) Screens get the blame for many things " from problematic content, to depriving teenagers of "real-life" experiences, to curtailing social development. Ask most adults and parents what they think about young people and their screen use, and the reply will probably…...