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Could virtual reality revolutionise crisis-response filmmaking ?

Welcome to Aleppo pushes back at ‘deafening apathy’ to the impact of the civil war in Syria, but its maker wants action not just empathy

Google’s hooli.xyz Easter egg proves Silicon Valley is tech’s own Spinal Tap

The HBO comedy mercilessly lampoons Google. But with its latest announcement, when it buried a reference to the sitcom in a press release, the corporation suggests it is in on the joke – much like the rock world embraced Spinal Tap

Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo claim MPAA is trying to resurrect Sopa

Technology companies file brief with New York court urging judges to strike down film studios’ injunction in MovieTube piracy case

Gaspar Noé’s 3D sex film Love hit by raised age rating in French cinemas

Row over censorship erupts after court changes certification so that 16- and 17-year-olds can no longer view the film, which contains unsimulated sex scenes

EU accuses Sky and Hollywood’s big six of illegally ‘geo-blocking’ film access

Broadcaster’s UK arm and studios such as Disney and Paramount alleged to have struck anti-competitive deals under EU rules

Universal finds pirated copy of Jurassic World seeded from its own servers

Movie studio discovers that its own computers host pirated copies of Jurassic World and requests Google to remove links to it

Minecraft creators Mojang announce director for forthcoming film of the game

Swedish company hires Rob McElhenney, creator of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for film version of phenomenally successful franchise

Pints of Blood, BraveRats, The Great War – board game reviews

The latest board games, from zombies to trench warfare

All Work All Play review – gaming reduced to corporate yawn

ESports deserves a better documentary than this dull and sentimental celebration of competitive gaming

Sky Broadband customers targeted for allegedly pirating Robert Redford film

US firm TCYK, apparently named after film The Company You Keep, made Sky hand over details of customers accused of downloading movie

If we really want DVD stores and bookshops to survive, why don’t we shop at them more?

Our nostalgia for old technology is all too often counterfeit – and hypocritical

Viral video: Channing Tatum, Kanye West, Freddie Mercury and Example

Magic Mike actor busts some moves, Queen star knocks out the king of rap, Example’s selfie stick-up and Jack Black gives us Goosebumps

Hawk the Slayer is back – and he’s brought his mindsword

They wanted to make a medieval Fistful of Dollars. They ended up with a cult hit that triggered the sword and sorcery boom. Now, Hawk the Slayer is set to return – with better fights and special effects, but still plenty of cheese

Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs trailer: ‘Accuracy is second to entertainment’

Tech pioneer says he doesn’t recognise himself in Seth Rogen’s performance, but admits parts of the trailer for Danny Boyle’s Apple drama made him cry

Star Wars Battlefront: EA Dice answers fan fears

Why no character classes and space battles? We put some of the key questions to the gaming company’s general manager, Patrick Bach

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