Entries in 'daily mail' (24)

Scottish Police chief blames violent games for teenage stabbing

Scottish Police chief blames violent games for teenage stabbing

A knife attack in Clydebank has been blamed on the offender’s access to violent video games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 3rd 2013 at 2:28PM in News
Daily Mail wants to win over gamers

Daily Mail wants to win over gamers

The Daily Mail’s stance on video games is not as clear as you might think.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 15th 2013 at 9:32AM in News
MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense

MCV reports on Daily Mail story, descends into nonsense

Let's get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft's fault. Not the kid's for spending all the money. Not the dad's for letting ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2012 at 2:07PM in News
Daily Mail "fabricated" zombie gamer story

Daily Mail "fabricated" zombie gamer story

It has emerged that UK newspaper The Daily Mail “completely fabricated” quotes used in a story linking gaming to a new generation of “zombie children”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 30th 2012 at 3:48PM in News

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Daily Mail exposes Old Republic female slave torture scandal!

Daily Mail exposes Old Republic female slave torture scandal!

91 hours. That’s how far 2012 was able to progress before The Daily Mail got the ball rolling on this year’s tabloid tirade on video games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2012 at 3:23PM in News
Daily Mail 'fury' over MW3 trailer

Daily Mail 'fury' over MW3 trailer

Fury. That's the adjective UK newspaper The Daily Mail has used to describe the reaction to yesterday's new Modern Warfare 3 video.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 25th 2011 at 3:35PM in News
Mother bemoans son's £1000 XBL bill

Mother bemoans son's £1000 XBL bill

Let's get this straight before we even get to the details – this is definitely Microsoft's fault. Not the kid's for spending all the money. Not the mum's for letting ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 8th 2011 at 1:35PM in News
No sex please, we're gamers

No sex please, we're gamers

The Daily Mail is on the case of games again this morning – and this time it's blaming them for being a passion killer.

by Lisa Foster
on Nov 16th 2010 at 11:21AM in News

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Daily Mail blames Nintendogs for attack

Daily Mail blames Nintendogs for attack

A woman who was looking after her granddaughter when the family dog attacked her and tore off her top lip has blamed DS game Nintendogs for the incident, The Daily ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 29th 2010 at 11:11AM in News
Daily Mail: Are games as addictive as heroin?

Daily Mail: Are games as addictive as heroin?

UK newspaper The Dail Mail has published an extensive story asking if addiction to video games can be likened to an addiction to heroin.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2010 at 10:31AM in News
Who does the Daily Mail blame for iPhone shortages?

Who does the Daily Mail blame for iPhone shortages?

The Daily Mail has published an article claiming professional gangs of traders are buying up vast quantaties of the UK's iPhone 4 stock and shipping it abroad.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 20th 2010 at 2:39PM in News
Video games ‘causing speech problems for toddlers’

Video games ‘causing speech problems for toddlers’

Video games have been blamed for helping create speech problems amongst toddlers – ahead of a possible nationwide screening programme of the problem.

by Tim Ingham
on Jan 2nd 2009 at 9:49AM in News

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Religious group condemns ‘Muslim Massacre’

Religious group condemns ‘Muslim Massacre’

A leading Muslim youth group has poured scorn on a new online Flash title which encourages users to ‘wipe out the Muslim race [sic]’.

by Tim Ingham
on Sep 11th 2008 at 1:15PM in News
Daily Mail praises XBLA's Braid

Daily Mail praises XBLA's Braid

Almost everywhere you look, Jonathan Blow's ambitious Xbox Live Arcade platformer Braid is garnering praise. But one of those fans may surprise you: the notoriously game-hating Daily Mail.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 1st 2008 at 5:06PM in News
'Most violent Wii game ever’ slammed in Daily Mail

'Most violent Wii game ever’ slammed in Daily Mail

The Daily Mail has proclaimed Sega’s MadWorld as the most violent game on Nintendo Wii.

by Tim Ingham
on Aug 12th 2008 at 3:17PM in News
Thought-controlled gaming coming this year?

Thought-controlled gaming coming this year?

The Daily Mail has reported that one of the greatest innovations of all time will be upon us this year – thought controlled gaming.

by Tim Ingham
on Jul 21st 2008 at 11:24AM in News

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Lax games retail laws ‘damaging children’, claims MP

Lax games retail laws ‘damaging children’, claims MP

A Conservative MP has claimed that laws preventing retailers supplying youngsters with violent video games are not strict enough – and said that they are ‘damaging children’.

by Tim Ingham
on May 12th 2008 at 10:56AM in News
Daily Mail falls in love with GTA

Daily Mail falls in love with GTA

The Daily Mail has given GTA a 5/5 rating on its entertainment pages – just days after the newspaper called the game ‘squalid mind poison’

by Tim Ingham
on May 9th 2008 at 4:24PM in News
Daily Mail takes another potshot at games

Daily Mail takes another potshot at games

The Daily Mail has attacked one of the more traditionally innocent cornerstones of our industry – the humble Nintendo DS.

by Tim Ingham
on May 7th 2008 at 1:04PM in News
Daily Mail: ‘Games are hurting kids’

Daily Mail: ‘Games are hurting kids’

We’re sorry. Repeating the same story – nay, the same sensational headline – two years in a row just to secure attention from readers is a dirty journalistic trick.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 23rd 2008 at 11:39AM in News
TV ‘legend’ slams games in Daily Mail

TV ‘legend’ slams games in Daily Mail

You’re a national newspaper editor. You need a serious think piece in the wake of the Byron Review’s largely sensible recommendations, but no-one in the office quite cuts the mustard. ...
by Tim Ingham
on Mar 28th 2008 at 11:20AM in News
BYRON REVIEW: Media Reaction

BYRON REVIEW: Media Reaction

Newspapers across the country have responded this morning to Dr Tanya Byron’s report ‘Safer Children in a Digital World’.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 27th 2008 at 11:36AM in News
Mail On Sunday blasts Sony goat stunt

Mail On Sunday blasts Sony goat stunt

A Sony event for God Of War II featuring a decapitated goat carcass was heavily criticised on the front page of yesterday’s The Mail On Sunday.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 30th 2007 at 10:45AM in News
Daily Mail: Games are hurting kids

Daily Mail: Games are hurting kids

The Daily Mail has reported that children are more likely to suffer injuries from video games than they are from climbing trees.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 2nd 2007 at 1:15PM in News