This week’s new games
Max Payne 3 | Minecraft | Games news
How could technology change theatre criticism for good?
Catherine Love: Theatre critics everywhere have been slow to innovate, yet the digital world – from Pinterest to geotagging – offers ever-expanding possibilities
Facebook ‘co-creator’ continues legal action over The Social Network
Aaron Greenspan will fight on despite judge dismissing copyright infringement claims relating to book on which film is based
Gabriel García Márquez falls victim to Twitter death hoax
A Twitter account claiming to belong to Italian author Umberto Eco reported the death of Márquez, who is said to be visiting family in America
Ernest Kaye obituary
Member of the original design team that built the Lyons Electronic Office (Leo), the world's first business computer
We are powerless against porn in a new digital era
Legal, cultural or policy frameworks may apply in the real world, but are hopeless as we increasingly step more into virtual life, says Antonia Senior
Nick Harkaway: ‘The book industry has got to get online publishing right’
The sci-fi novelist tells William Skidelsky whu he has turned non-fiction author to investigate technology and the future of reading
Writers won’t lose out if libraries lend ebooks
The Society of Authors' suspicion of e-lending is misguided, writes Anna Baddeley
Rebuild; iSlash – review
Rebuild brings a new twist to the zombie genre while the multiplayer option brings an element of Jenga to iSlash, writes Toby Moses
This week’s new games
Starhawk | Datura | Games news
The 25 web TV shows you need to see
Internet TV is attracting huge stars, big bucks and small-screen spin-offs. Here are the best streams to point your browser at
Internet porn: Cameron plan for default block ‘unrealistic’, say experts
Civil liberties campaigners and technology experts join condemnation of 'opt-in' scheme favoured by children's charities
London Olympics: Orbit towers over debate on purpose of public art
Anish Kapoor's sculpture divides those living in its shadow in east London as well as those in the art world and beyond
Pottermore: 3m pupils enrol at Hogwarts
Millions of fans have signed up to JK Rowling's digital experience to cast spells and fight duels, with more interactivity and The Chamber of Secrets promised 'soon'
Spotify and other streaming services get own chart
Official weekly chart to rank plays on platforms including We7, Napster, Deezer, Zune and ChartsNow. By John Plunkett
ITV withdraws Britain’s Got Talent voting app after semi-final crash
Broadcaster says technical failure didn't affect result but service won't be reintroduced and customers must ask for refund. By Mark Sweney
Fandom matters: writers must respect their followers or pay with their careers
Damien Walter: Science fiction authors have long understood the power of a solid fanbase. Mainstream writers, take note
Worried about online porn? Don’t regulate the net – regulate your kids
Charles Arthur: Once again, people are pushing for ISPs to apply filters. Such technical 'solutions' approach the problem from the wrong angle
The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs – review
Mike Daisey's controversial one-man show, about the conditions in Apple's Chinese factories, is problematic and clever – just like those iPhones, writes Lyn Gardner
Dys4ia; Roar Rampage; Dude, Where’s My Planet? – review
Will Freeman rounds up the best new games for your browser
Back to the Future: The Game – review
The Back to the Future trilogy provides the basis for a game that disappoints with its lightweight puzzles, writes Felix Atkin
Beauty and the Beast 3D – review
A 3D update proves that Disney's witty animation has stood the test of time, writes Philip French
Fan fiction promises to be a rich vein for publishers
The transformation of EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey from free ebook to paperback bestseller shows that fan fiction communities are a potentially lucrative source of material, writes James Bridle
This week’s new games
Prototype 2 | Sniper Elite V2 | Games news
Kurt Cobain, before the age of the digital zombies
Jonathan Jones: Framing the debate: As Courtney Love cedes all rights to Cobain's image, where it will be used in an age of CGI and holograms is anyone's guess
Internet porn? The Daily Mail isn’t always wrong
Michael White: It gets steamed up about the nanny state and peddles titillating smut, but what about the PM's plan to safeguard children?
Pornography online: David Cameron to consider ‘opt in’ plan
Government to consult with internet service providers on blocking adult material on the internet in the UK. By Josh Halliday
Beauty and the Beast 3D – review
There's plenty of craftsmanship in this Disney rerelease, but it might struggle to appeal to the post-Pixar generation, writes Andrew Pulver
‘Lost’ Steve Jobs interview discovered in garage
Hour-long interview with Apple founder, who died last year, to be released in cinemas
Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles
Alison Flood: Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures show
BBC and Arts Council launch joint digital Space for culture
Partnership set to offer hundreds of hours of new and archived arts programming online, on mobile and on digital TV. By John Plunkett
Author collectives signal a new chapter for self-publishing
Alison Flood: With online groups working to sift out the hidden gems, and a New York co-operative instituting a 'seal of quality', is the world of independent publishing finally getting organised?
What are London’s tube travellers e-reading?
Anna Baddeley asked a dozen commuters what they had on their e-readers