After co-writing The Force Awakens, Lawrence Kasdan has arrived at the surprising conclusion that Star Wars is not part of the sci-fi genre. While many would definitely describe the saga as a sci-fi, or at a push fantasy, Kasdan believes the property defies categorisation. Here’s what he thinks… “Star Wars …

Making progress is a lot like making moonshine: damned difficult to see exactly what’s going to happen while you’re actually doing it. Simply, it often takes hindsight to truly appreciate progress. When it comes to video game design, few single developments have been considered quite such major shifts as that …

JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been granted a PG-13 audience rating in the US, as cited on FilmRatings.com (opens in new tab), describing Episode VII to involve “sci-fi action violence”. It’s only the second in the franchise to get the higher classification – the last (and only …