Terrorism

News

Norway Mass Killer May Be Declared Insane

2:00AM November 30, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Confessed mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik was legally insane when he killed nearly 80 people, many children, during a bombing and shooting rampage in Norway in July, according to a psychiatric evaluation ordered by the court, the Associated Press reports. More »


PC

Tweet About Bunch Of Heroes Or This Indie Dev Dies!

9:40AM September 22, 2011 | Brian Crecente

I think this is a marketing stunt. I don’t think they’re really going to kill Daniel Benmergui if we don’t collectively talk about Bunch of Heroes. More »


News

New Rainbow 6 Might Be The Most Innovative Shooter In Years

3:00AM June 24, 2011 | Brian Crecente

While Ubisoft’s still-secret, yet-to-be named Rainbow 6 game skipped an E3 appearance this year, it is still very much in the works we’re told. More »


PC

How A Video Game Chickened Out Of Letting Me Be A Terrorist

2:00AM May 13, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

Video games let us be heroes. They let us don the cape, wave the flag, put on the badge, hoist the blue lightsabre or simply face the fires of dragons to save the princess. More »


News

CONFIRMED: Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

12:42PM May 2, 2011 | Seth Abramovitch

Twitter is freaking out right now over news that Osama bin Laden is dead. Jill Jackson, a producer for CBS News, seems to have broken the story on her feed. President Obama has called a news conference…Developing.… [Gawker]


In Real Life

Wikileaks Reveals Al Qaeda Used Sega Cartridges For Explosives

5:40AM April 26, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Newly released documents from Wikileaks related to Guantánamo Bay prisoners have an unusual video game connection. According to the Department of Defense’s assessment records for Guantánamo detainees Hassan Mohammed Ali Bin Attash and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed—who confessed to masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks—Al Qaeda once used Sega cartridges as explosives devices. More »


In Real Life

Russian TV Links Modern Warfare 2 To Russian Massacre

6:30AM January 26, 2011 | Brian Crecente

In Real Life

Gaming Technology Helps India Prepare For Terrorist Attacks

6:30AM January 7, 2011 | Mike Fahey

This 3D model of Bangalore’s Garuda Mall would be right at home in a modern video game, but it’s much more than that. It’s part of a simulation aimed at helping emergency response teams deal with the all-too-real possibility of a terrorist attack. More »


News

Man Accused Of Exporting PS2s To Fund Hezbollah

11:20AM March 3, 2010 | Owen Good

Federal authorities say a Florida man exported PS2s to a Paraguayan shopping centre believed to be a front for the terrorist organisation Hezbollah. He’s been indicted on 11 counts tied to the funding of terrorism. More »


News

In-Flight Electronics Rules Eased After Two-Day Crackdown

12:00PM December 29, 2009 | Owen Good

The Associated Press is reporting that increased security measures on international flights inbound to the United States have been eased. The government has not publicly announced any changes, but the AP’s report cites unnamed airline officials “familiar with the matter”. More »