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Bloody Hell, is it that time again? Recently, UK internet provider TalkTalk had its website taken down and its stored customer information accessed by supposed hackers. Panic ensued as the media got its grubby hands of the news, and then the whole thing turned out to not be quite as bad as anticipated. Of course, you can't have a scandal without someone or something to point a finger at, and so The Daily Mail's gone ahead and blamed video games. Again.

The newspaper, which is usually more interested in reporting on what designer outfits our reptilian overlords are wearing, puts the blame squarely on a 15-year-old boy who's apparently a "violent video game addict". It goes on to adorn the story's page with pictures of Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto V. The latter's image features main character Michael in a balaclava, holding a gun, while the backdrop is engulfed in flames – presumably mirroring the current state of TalkTalk's headquarters.

What's more, when attempting to describe what Grand Theft Auto actually is, the publication mentions the ability to hire prostitutes and have sex with them before beating them to death. Of course, the writer also throws in a few references to various murders – all of which have tenuous links to video games.

Described as "a baby-faced loner who rarely leaves his bedroom", let's not forget that the supposed culprit is only 15 years old. The fact that Grand Theft Auto V has a nice big '18' on its box aside, you'd have to be pretty misguided to think that video games are the sole cause of this chaos. Fortunately, misguidance is The Daily Mail's speciality.

[source eurogamer.net]