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
Slice of the action: smartphone game Fruit Ninja to be made into film
Halfbrick Studios, the makers of the billion-selling fruit-slicing game, have announced plans to convert it into a live-action family comedy
Top Guns: The six greatest flight shooters
It’s the 30th anniversary of Top Gun, and here are the finest air combat games inspired by the classic movie
The Call Up review – cheap and cheerful gamer number with a slasher-pic heart
This lowish-budget British film about gamers playing a VR shoot ’em up gone wrong is a modest update on all those killer-website movies in the noughties
Steven Spielberg warns VR technology could be ‘dangerous’ for film-making
Speaking at Cannes, the multiple Oscar winner and BFG director expressed fears that storytelling will suffer if viewers of VR films are given the choice where to look
BB-8’s Windows XP makeover is the stuff of nightmares
Star Wars: The Force Awakens mascot droid turned from inspirational robotic pal into a 2001 disaster with the help of Microsoft’s operating system
The Y2K aesthetic: who knew the look of the year 2000 would endure?
From fashion and architecture to music and art, the optimism and techno-utopianism of the early 2000s found its way into every element of design
Captain America puts Angry Birds to flight at UK box office
Marvel’s crusading superhero reigns supreme for a third week as the animated avians perch in second place
The Angry Birds Movie review – charmless chaos
Fans may rejoice at their game being given a story, but it’s one that lacks laughs and elegance
Viral video: cat watches horror movie, James Corden and Cyndi Lauper sing
Watch a kitten react to a scary Hitchcock soundtrack, plus the duo back equal pay with a parody of Girls Just Want To Have Fun
When it comes to interracial romances, the movies need to catch up
Almost 50 years after Kirk and Uhura’s kiss on Star Trek, there are plenty of parts for black women - provided they want to play blue- or green-skinned aliens …
Is the Assassin’s Creed movie actually going to be good?
The first trailer was released on Wednesday, showing Michael Fassbender donning the assassin’s hood. It shows promise, but we’ve been here before