Assassin’s Creed: five things we learned from the first trailer

Michael Fassbender’s movie already looks better than Warcraft, with Marion Cotillard on top femme fatale form and director Justin Kurzel embracing the video game

Mike Leigh’s Peterloo massacre drama heading to Amazon

Nascent studio also announces debut original movie: Doug Liman-directed sniper thriller The Wall, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson

The end of Infinity: Disney scraps video game series as it closes in-house studio

Company axes ‘toys-to-life’ games and shutters Avalanche Software in move that marks withdrawal from console gaming sector

The Angry Birds Movie review – game spin-off that doesn’t quite reach Lego Movie levels

The addictive smartphone game has been shoehorned into an amusing animation narrative whose ridiculousness is part of its appeal

Here comes the Angry Birds film, but why can’t a game just be a game?

Big-screen adaptations of computer games, with A-list cameos, produce big cash. Some of it could be used to produce groundbreaking art

Hulu to add live TV offering to compete with Netflix and cable providers

Multiple reports citing executives at the internet video streaming service published Monday confirmed the additions to the streaming service

Internet Australia backs calls to end geoblocking as video-on-demand use increases

Local providers forced to secure more rights if circumventing geoblocking was legal, peak body claims

Lift geoblocking as ‘frustration’ drives illegal downloads, Productivity Commission finds

Productivity Commission says online infringement mostly driven by ‘sheer frustration’ at poor access

Why the panic about texting in cinemas? Phones can breathe new life into old spaces

Last week the cinema chain AMC caused outrage when it announced it would allow phone use in its theatres. But should we be so afraid of augmenting the experience?

Games based on pop stars, yesterday afternoon, a bin, root canals – we review anything

Every Friday we apply critical attention to things that don’t normally get it. This is an important function that might hold civilisation together. Or, more likely, not. Drop your suggestions for reviews in the comments or tweet them to @guideguardian

If Sean Parker has his way, opening night for movies will be in your living room

Napster founder, backed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, is pushing Screening Room: a plan release films in theatres and at home on the same day – for a price

How a Hollywood film reveals the reality of drone warfare

As Helen Mirren’s new film Eye in the Sky is released, an expert reflects on the morality of how and when to use drones in war

War zone via smartphone: the Syria mobile film festival

Since conflict in Syria began in 2011, experiences have been documented by films shot on phone cameras. This innovative festival in Berlin brings them to a global audience

Will Sean Parker’s Screening Room hurt or help the film industry?

The entrepreneur wants to make films available at home the same day they open in theaters. But can Screening Room repeat the impact of Napster?

Watch Taylor Swift fall off a treadmill in an Apple Music ad

The Shake It Off star makes light of her battle with the iPhone maker and Jason Statham populate an entire town in our review of new advertising