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Archives for August 2026

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Today’s Vergecast: The next big thing in movies is 60-year-old IMAX tech.

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the first feature film ever shot entirely with IMAX 70mm film cameras, which is apparently a very big deal, and why it’s been harder than usual to get a ticket to see Matt Damon on the biggest screen. Now that Spider-Man is moving onto IMAX screens, it may be even harder.

So, why is this 60-year-old tech suddenly the hottest thing in movies? The Verge’s Charles Pulliam-Moore joins The Vergecast to compare the standard and IMAX versions of The Odyssey and talk us through the difference between IMAX, LieMAX, and Infinity Vision.

TC Sottek
TC Sottek
Oy with the doccos already!

Gilmore Girls turned 25 last year and that makes me feel very old. But there’s still more to come. The Wrap reports a documentary on the series is in the works at Warner Bros. and will include creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and star Lauren Graham, among others. It will either be an extremely short documentary featuring Lorelai’s signature fast-talking, or a regular-length documentary with far more words than we’re used to.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Quake just got a new, free expansion.

Quake: Dawn of the Machine includes 19 “all-new maps across a cohesive campaign” as well as “a brand-new soundtrack, hidden secrets, a dedicated episode hub, and an all-new deathmatch map.” It’s available now.

id Software collaborated with MachineGames on the expansion to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the game.

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
The Matrix, re-resurrected.

Warner Bros. Discovery gave a tiny update on the planned fifth Matrix film on Thursday, saying that the movie is scheduled to release sometime “beyond 2027.”

The company also announced that it’s making a live-action Jetsons movie starring Jim Carrey. Seems like a great pick?

Q2 2026 Shareholder Letter

[Warner Bros. Discovery]

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
“Personally, I really don’t read or watch theories.”

That’s Toby Fox writing about the fandom around Deltarune. He says he doesn’t follow theories because “I already know what my game is.” But he also recognizes that theorizing is part of the fun: “It’s not an exaggeration to say that thinking about this game can be just as much of the experience as playing it is. Anyone who keeps thinking about it, like I have, gets my highest blessing.“

Fox also says that “I believe” Deltarune Chapter 6 will release in 2027. Chapter 5 launched in June, and it’s great, building on an already excellent package.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Do you still want to believe?

Almost 20 years after The X-Files: I Want to Believe made its theatrical debut, c0-writer / director (and X-Files franchise creator) Chris Carter is back with a new extended, R-rated cut of the film that will pit Mulder and Scully against a kind of Frankenstein on Hulu beginning August 14th.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Predator on predator violence.

While none of the of vigilante influencers inspired by NBC’s To Catch a Predator have put out content worth watching, the new trailer for A24’s Primetime starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen makes the movie look like it’ll be a knockout when it premieres on September 25th.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Almost half of HBO Max subscribers watch with ads.

As part of WBD’s Q2 2026 earnings report (pdf) released today, the company revealed that around 40 percent of HBO Max subscribers across the globe are on the ad-supported tier, an 11 percent increase from the same time last year. The company’s quarterly streaming revenue also surpassed $3 billion for the first time.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Spotify adds a bunch of indie labels to its AI remix program.

A new partnership with licensing house Merlin has given artists on labels like Sub Pop, Warp, Epitaph, Domino, Stones Throw, Ninja Tune, Mad Decent, Polyvinyl Records and more the “option to participate” in Spotify’s “superfan” remix tool, which launched in May with UMG as the first participant.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Minecraft launches on the Switch 2 in October.

The game launches on Switch 2 on October 27th. Microsoft says there will be a “digital upgrade path” for players who own the game on the original Switch, though it’s planning to share more details on that later.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
A PC game banned from Steam last year is getting a physical release.

VILE: Exhumed had been banned last year following pressures from payment processors affecting Valve and other platforms, though the game was made free to download from its website. From the website, you can now sign up to be notified about an upcoming CD-ROM release, as reported by Polygon. It will cost $9.99 plus taxes and shipping when it’s available.