OPINION

Virtual and augmented reality will take over in 2017 but their fates are very different.

Don't believe the hype, Donald Trump needs to fix US cybersecurity.

Our indifference to the plight of those who can't afford a home is growing.

We asked our IBT columnists who they thought were the villains of 2016 - see if you agree.

Famous people can influence our lives, inform our opinions, and be the crutch we need in times of trouble.

The American currency, like Icarus, is in danger of flying too close to the sun.

None of Adams' later books came close to its success, but my neighbour's great epic had true authenticity.

It doesn't matter how nice a new ground looks - if it's half empty, why would viewers bother watching?

Letting loose over the festive period has become headline news.

Prince Charles may still be backseat driver but the palace PR machine is firmly behind him.

The world has reverberated with seismic shifts in politics and economy, and IBTimes UK was there at every stage with a fresh perspective.

British-Pakistani Sajid Javid wants enforced patriotism – but this discourages the most integrated of us.

There's a lot more to Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State than his dealings with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Labour leader does not understand Syria is an open sore, from which the poison of fascist populism is spreading.

Extremists will be quick to mark these deaths as casualties in the battle for the soul of Germany.

Bringing more competitive business to UK shores will be physically and fiscally challenging post-Brexit but the UK must not waver.

The apology for her Daily Mail column about the Mahmood family is as hollow as the news she uses to spew hate.

Manthreading is apparently the latest way men are letting down their side.

The younger you start investing, the more you are able to reap the rewards of compounding.

When fake pictures from Aleppo are spread online it undermines the real atrocities.

Changing the face of retail once more, the Amazon Go experiment might pay off - but at what cost?

On how one of the best games of 2016 stood apart.

The current macroeconomic climate demands a contrarian viewpoint when it comes to investing.

With just days to go before Kabila's final term expires, what are the consequences of a prolonged rule?

From Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 to Overwatch and Doom - a look at the year's most creative shooters.

Mafia 3's fight against The Man, Doom shrugging off convention and much more.

Syrian regime and Russian forces will struggle to take back Raqqa and other terrorist strongholds.

Since 2000, over 50% of Fortune 500 companies have vanished. Such pace of change puts a huge premium on nurturing talent.

A look back at how games for children turned a genre's fortunes around this year.