Mistakes happen all the time in the world of reporting news. That’s what you get when dealing with humans telling you stories. It’s one thing to make a mistake, though, and another to completely make shit up. More »
Late last year, a British documentary used footage from a video game and amazingly labelled it as a secret IRA recording. It has now, a few months later, been given a severe dressing-down. More »
Welshman Jonny Mason was exploring some abandoned oil chambers with pals when one of them thought, yes, these acoustics are just perfect for a rendition of the Halo theme. More »
Chris Sands “starred” in a 2010 BBC documentary called The Man Who Can’t Stop Hiccupping. Turns out there was a reason Sands couldn’t stop hiccupping: he had a rare brain tumour. More »
A prisoner serving a sentence in Monmouthshire, Wales has been found to be in possession of an extensive arsenal of bladed weapons. The thing is, they’re all fake. All made out of matchsticks. And some are based on the weapons of the Final Fantasy universe. More »
Last week, we showed you an amazing PC gaming setup that involved five HD projectors, an omni-directional treadmill, wireless gun peripheral, ambient lighting and paintball gun. Some people cried “it’s a marketing stunt!”. Others cried “it’s not real!”. More »
As this proud father sits his son down for a quick round of Angry Birds, a word of advice: turn your speakers down. More »
The White version of the PlayStation 3, long available in Japan but not in the West, will in November go on sale in Europe and Australia. It’ll include a 320GB HDD, two controllers and will sell for $448 in Australia (€300/£250). More »
