The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It’s a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, trigger criticism from the public, and project a certain frivolousness. Usually it is fast […]
When a premium car brand like BMW says it has a “special surprise” in store for drivers, I’d expect something more luxurious than having a movie commercial beamed onto the dashboard. That’s exactly what’s happening to many BMW owners, however, who are being shown banner ads for Spider-man: Brand New Day on their Control Display […]
It’s a great time to go back to theaters! The Odyssey is currently making believers in IMAX. And combined with the power of Spider-Man, it’s also breaking box-office records. After Verge senior reviewer David Imel reported back on his latest 70MM IMAX adventure, it got most of the staff talking in Slack about our favorite […]
The next Xbox, Project Helix, could theoretically have the largest library of any home console. Not only will it play PC games, but we now know, courtesy of a leaked memo obtained by The Verge’s Tom Warren, that it will run games from every generation of Xbox: the original 2001 Xbox, the 2005 Xbox 360, […]
A big fan of everything Spider-Man? Take this 30-question quiz about the superhero’s comic books, movies, shows and more to prove it.
You have to imagine that the team at Game Freak is bursting with ideas. The studio puts out new mainline Pokémon adventures with a machinelike precision. But every so often it launches a curious experiment, whether it’s an action title about a militarized elephant or turning horse races into a card game, showing that it’s […]
A look at the best Spider-Man: Brand New Day toys, collectibles, and gear inspired by the new movie.
“Eclipsing Power” is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are shaping the global space race.
Disney Worldbuilders, the new Disney+ documentary from director Leslie Iwerks, premieres on August 20, 2026, taking viewers behind the scenes with Disney Imagineers and creative leaders to reveal how iconic lands inspired by Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel, and more come to life.
William Gibson’s influential 1984 sci-fi novel finally scores a proper adaptation.