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UK broadcaster mistakes computer game attack for real ‘IRA film’

The ITV documentary showed footage of a helicopter being shot down – but the clip came from a 2009 video game.

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Column: Ban video games? Ban crap pre-teen books instead

TheJournal.ie’s regular columnist Lisa McInerney takes apart TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor’s outburst over “violent video games”.

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Russian defence ministry criticised for spending $1m on Tetris, Battleship

Ministry planned to counteract contemporary gaming in which Russians are the ‘bad guys’.

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Dead gamer in internet cafe ignored for hours by other customers

Chen Jung-yu died during a 23-hour gaming session at a cafe in Taiwan.

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Report criticises separation of child from others at Dublin care unit

The Health Information and Quality Authority has published a report following an investigation of procedures at the Ballydowd Special Care Unit in Dublin.

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The 9 at 9: Wednesday

The nine things you need to know this morning.

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“We’re resolute and ready to fight” – Game staff hold sit-ins around the country

Around 110 staff are holding sit-ins at eleven stores after the company said it was closing all its branches in Ireland – but would not be paying redundancy.

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Recession leads to surge in mental health issues in children

The number of children seeking treatment for mental health issues has risen by 30 per cent in the past two years.

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Open challenge to computer giants: Make us decent GAA and Rugby games

Plus, the place to go if you want to give Cavan a footballing lesson.

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Armed robbers threaten staff, take computer games

The incident took place in East Belfast last night, and police are seeking information from the public.

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9 video game characters you wanted to be when you grew up

Admit it, you looked up to Sonic the Hedgehog a little bit.

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The 50 greatest songs you listened to while playing FIFA

You’ve got to hand it to the folks at EA Sports.

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The 10 types of Championship Manager player

How many of these categories do you fall into?

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Today in Gareth Bale news, Gareth Bale is on the cover of FIFA 14

Gareth Bale is so hot right now.

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Check out the brilliant new trailers for FIFA 14

One of which features a voice-over by Patrick Stewart.

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This student is building an epic replica of Manhattan inside Minecraft

Talk about building blocks…

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23 signs you have suffered with an addiction to The Sims

Or possibly even still. No judgement here, y’all.

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Two of Ireland’s biggest tech employers are getting together in a colossal...

Dell is taking over EMC for a staggering $67 billion – the world’s largest-ever tech deal.

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Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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VIDEO: How to… become an inventor with one easy kit

A simple invention kit, MaKey MaKey, allows you to play computer games with Play-Doh, play the piano with your stairs and use buckets of water as dance pads amongst other cool things.

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VIDEO: Could you out-run Pac-Man?

Creepy video shows arcade classic from a different perspective…

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11 things everyone who was addicted to The Sims knows to be true

*removes pool ladders while Sim is in the pool*

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