This year is turning out to be a pretty great one for Kildare man Dara O Briain.

In January it was announced that Dara will join Angela Scanlon presenting the reboot of Robot Wars and now he's adding another game show onto his list.

The show is named Go 8 Bit and will air on Dave this autumn. It will see celebrities join Dara and battle it out against each other in classic and new games such as Pac Man and Grand Theft Auto.

”Put a video game controller in the hands of a nun and she’ll turn into a trash-talking bloodthirsty monster,” he told VIP.

“Give a controller to a comedian and they’ll do that too, but be funny. In video games veritas, my friends.

“This show is a raucous, back-biting, properly competitive celebration of the world’s favourite pastime,” he added.

We don't know about you, but we can't WAIT for this to air.