Game plan: Hollywood dusts off Sega’s Rent-a-Hero for new movie
The latest video-game-to-movie adaptation will update an obscure Sega Mega Drive title from 1992 about a young superhero for hire
Gundam trashes Edmonton: how the city became worthy of being blown up
Forget New York, let alone Tokyo: the wildly popular Japanese anime show Mobile Suit Gundam has rather bizarrely chosen quiet Edmonton, Alberta as the backdrop for its two-part season finale
Apple wins patent on technology to stop fans filming gigs
Infrared device would be able to block fans using their iPhones to record shows, films and other live events
Miracle of technology: story of Jesus to be released in virtual reality
Viewers can feel like they were sitting on the hillside during the Sermon on the Mount or right beside the crypt during the resurrection in VR re-enactment
Minecraft film release date blocked in for 2019
Developer of the bestselling video game defends lengthy production schedule for the expected live-action adaptation
Tetris gets trilogy as story ‘too big’ to fit into single film
The adaptation of the iconic videogame, first announced in 2014, is becoming a trilogy – but not for financial reasons, says producer Larry Kasanoff
Viral video: Ricky Gervais mimics the stars, and Ronaldo loses his cool
The Office comedian does impressions from Robert de Niro to Kim Kardashian, plus Selena Gomez does Carpool Karaoke, in our online video chart
The CGI monsters of Independence Day will never haunt the imagination
The best horror films suggest threat and withhold bogeymen. Give me a card-and-goo Alien, not the virtual-reality beasties of the Independence Day sequel
The Warcraft movie: one of the most successful stinkers of all time
The adaptation of the computer game bombed in the US and has been panned by critics – but has grossed more than $378m so far. So who’s paying to watch?
Lonelygirl15: how one mysterious vlogger changed the internet
Bree was a funny, friendly 16-year-old video blogger with a strange family. But all was not what it seemed. Ten years on, we revisit YouTube’s first viral hoax
This is what happens when an AI-written screenplay is made into a film
With a dark, ominous atmosphere and gibberish script, short film Sunspring was penned by a computer and stars Silicon Valley’s Thomas Middleditch
Warcraft: The Beginning proves a monster hit in China
The video game adaptation racks up a first-day take of $46m, dwarfing projections for its performance in US cinemas
Triumphant Warcraft puts Ninja Turtles in the shadows at UK box office
Half-term crowds help propel family-friendly action-thrillers to the top, as Anthony Hopkins/Al Pacino turkey gobbles up just £97
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in adaptation of Tom Clancy’s The Division video game
Prince of Persia actor will also produce big-screen version of record-breaking third-person shooter
Viral video: Star Trek Beyond and Game of Thrones meets Family Guy
Laughing Star Wars Chewbacca mask lady drives James Corden to work, Simpsons actor has a treat for graduates and a very happy wolf