Barry O'Rourke

My review of #GhostOfYotei will be live soon! But TLDR: - Terrific story. You'll slowly grow to love Atsu. - Open world is a new standard - v. rewarding. - Lightning speed loading times. - Combat is creative once weapons unlocked. - Astounding visuals. - Wolf!!!

How Super Mario Bros powered Hollywood's video‑game boom rte.ie/culture/2026/0… via @rte

@IGN Could we not have big outlets help perpetuate the attitude which is destroying the Pokémon TCG and preventing kids from being able to pick up cards because people are just hoarding sealed products for "investment"? Thank you.

This level of creativity needs to stop

I'm on a mission to show that screentime & gaming *can* be a force for good, if you diversify the digital diet. Plenty of games full of amazing, replayable content that suit a wide variety of ages, abilities, and interests. #gaming #k12 rte.ie/culture/2026/0…

My latest ramblings on gaming for RTE: how the time-sensitive nature of 'success' is killing any chance for a new game to take hold. #gaming #highguard rte.ie/culture/2026/0…

Gotta cash 'em all – are Pokémon cards your new retirement plan? rte.ie/culture/2026/0… via @rte

My biggest struggles with Pokopia 1.) Yoinking every door I want to open 2.) My Pokemon acting like I massacred their family when I accidentally pick up their toy 3.) Trying to remember what I was doing after chasing down a Ho-oh feather 4.) Looking on Twitter and seeing everyone’s beautiful builds while my Pokemon are bumming it on straw-beds with mushroom lamps. 5.) Turning the game off

I can barely craft a box...the level of creativity on week 1 from the community 😅🤣 #Pokopia is the most fun. 10/10.

#BehindtheStory: Liam Farrell's son, Brendan, tells @franmcnulty plans to exhume his father’s body are "positive, forward momentum" in the investigation into his death. @orourke28 also joins to discuss the foray of YouTuber 'Mr Beast' into finance rte.ie/news/2026/0306…

🇮🇪 After 2 months of rain, today Ireland is expecting its first rain free day of 2026.

My spoiler-free review of #ResidentEvilReqiuem #re9requiem is live now. Sincere apologies go out to my neighbours, all of whom have had to listen to my screams till all hours, this past week. But. What. A. Game! #PS5 rte.ie/culture/2026/0…

From RTÉ Culture: Has Wordle finally run out of words? rte.ie/culture/2026/0…

Madame Morrible MM flip it around Winds and Waves

I had the absolute pleasure (and nightmare) of reviewing the latest #ResidentEvilReqiuem for RTÉ Culture. An absolute blast of a game, which assaults every single one of your senses throughout. Read my spoiler-free thoughts here: rte.ie/culture/2026/0…

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Has one Irishman's 15-second AI video killed off Hollywood? rte.ie/culture/2026/0… via @rte

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