Games Toaster

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.

Irish video games podcast launched

Citizengame.co.uk, although it has a UK web address, is a newly launched Irish games podcast.

GamesStop Ireland up for industry award

GameStop Ireland, a branch of the international retailer, has been nominated for an MCV Industry Excellence Awards organised by the UK computer and video games trade magazine MCV.

Havok in court over brand firm dispute

Telekinesys Research Limited, the Dublin-based games middleware firm known as Havok, is being sued by a design agency that helped created their brand.