Steven Spielberg nearly directed a Call of Duty movie — and the story of how that almost-happened illuminates a larger, unavoidable tension at the intersection of blockbuster Hollywood and corporate-owned videogame IP: creative auteurs want the freedom to shape tone and audience, while...
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Irish rocker Bono and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have been nominated for a new prize created by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to mark his 80th birthday, the organisers said. The "Mikhail Gorbachev: the man who changed the world" awards are named after his three major policies...