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Foundation Review: Isaac Asimov’s Groundbreaking Sci-Fi Landmark Gets the Prestige Treatment

Based on Isaac Asimov’s groundbreaking, galaxy-spanning science fiction trilogy, Foundation, Apple TV+’s spectacular, spare-no-expense ten-part series, arrives on the streaming service with a mix of hope, anticipation and, at least for some lifelong fans, apprehension. Anticipation and hope due to the original trilogy’s status as an urtext for the science fiction genre, generating tropes and […]

Sundance 2020: Boys State Review

What happens when a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas join together to build a representative government from the ground up? Jason Gorber reviews this stunning new Sundance documentary.

Thought Bubble: Flappy Bird, copyright and ‘rip-offs’ in the app market

Did internet sensation Flappy Bird rip off Super Mario Bros.' iconic green pipes? Was Dong Nguyen right to remove his game from the online market? Was it because of intellectual property concerns, or something else? Megan takes apart some common misconceptions about IP and how it applied to the latest viral flap-up.

Apple vs. Saga vs. Comixology?

Comixology quietly removes Saga #12 from the iOS app store for offensive content; two postage-stamp sized images of gay sex. Apple gets the blame. What's all the fuss about?

News Shelf: 25/10/12

And now, all the game news that's fit to print. Eurogamer is embroiled in controversy, PAX goes down under, Apple unveils the iPad Mini, Zynga lays off 5% of its work force, and Square Enix licenses the Unreal 4 engine.