We visited The Trafford Centre's hidden gaming room and the kids didn't want to leave

If there's one thing most kids love doing it's gaming.

Whether it's creating their own world in Minecraft or shouting down the mic while playing Fortnite with their friends, they rarely tire of online games.

But it seems not every gaming fan is aware of a hidden gem inside our very own Trafford Centre.

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Upstairs in the GAME store is Belong's Manchester Swarm Arena and it's kitted out with every machine a gamer could want.

There are high-end PCS, PlayStation Pros and Xboxes - 24 of each in fact, as well as GT Omega chairs and more.

And as well as the favourites Fortnite and Minecraft, visitors can play everything from Roblox and Rocket League to Overwatch and League of Legends.

I took my 12-year-old son and his friend to give it a try last weekend and it was like all their Christmases had come at once.

At this age, they wouldn't do much else at the shopping centre, apart from grabbing a bite to eat perhaps, so it's a great place for them to stop off for a while if you have a shopping trip planned and they don't want to follow you around.

Even though it was a busy Saturday afternoon, they were able to get on a machine straight away and there were staff on hand to help them get set up.

The prices are reasonable too, but if you're going to be calling there even twice in a month, it makes more sense to sign up for a monthly pass, which gives them unlimited play for £15, no matter how many times they go.

It only lasts for the month you buy it in though - rather than four weeks from purchase date - so you need to buy it at the start of a month to get the most out of it. Not quite sure why they do it like that.

If you don't want the unlimited