This 
is either one of the most embarrassing news bloopers of the year or the smartest viral marketing scheme we’ve ever seen.
During a report last week on the conflict in Syria, BBC News accidentally used the logo for the ‘United Nations Space Command’ — the agency tasked with protecting Earth from hostile forces in the Halo video game franchise — to represent the significantly less fictional United Nations Security Council. Whoops!
While there’s no end to the people who steadfastly 
maintain that things were better in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there’s one fact they can’t dispute: It’s safer these days.
Violent crime in the U.S. has dropped precipitously since 1991; robberies and murders are the lowest since the mid-1970s. And the BBC says video games could be partially responsible for the improvements.
The BBC has seen a lot of buzz surrounding this season’s
“Doctor Who,” with the recasting of the titular role as well as the show’s omnipresent companion. Now it’s hoping that excitement will carry over into the gaming world.
The broadcaster has released the first two chapters of an episodic game based on the series (and featuring voice work by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan) to the U.S. and other territories. (U.K. gamers got their hands on it last month.)
Chris Morris: Journalist 