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EA apologise for Northern Ireland mix up

- Error was brought to EA's attention in late April

Publishing giant Electronic Arts have apologised for using the wrong national anthem for Northern Ireland in the Euro 2008 computer game.

The mistake was brought to the games publisher's attention over two months ago in April. A Northern Ireland fan wrote on publisher's online message boards of his "shock" and how he was "disgusted" by the game.

Irish blog to cover computer games

An Irish blog, the Irish Games, is set to have video games news, features and reviews.

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