Ghostbusters in hyper reality, Game of Game of Thrones Finale, and more in the week ahead

June 27th, 2016

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Game of Thrones season six might be over, but our Game of Game of Thrones finale spectacular is still to come. Verge entertainment editor Emily Yoshida was no doubt up all night preparing the final recap for our extremely unofficial fantasy league. Look for it later today.

ISTE 2016, billed as the “premiere education technology conference,” will be in full swing today as well. The event is sponsored by the likes of Microsoft, Dell, and Google who’ll be making news as they try to get their wares into the hands of students who’ll one day be adults in charge of corporate budgets.

We’ll also have some reactions to The Neon Demon after watching Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film over the weekend.

As a reminder, this week will see the shutdown of the Pokémon GO beta. After Thursday, June 30th, your app won’t be playable and all gameplay data will be deleted ahead of the official launch in July.

Throughout the week we’ll be taking some deeper dives into gadgets like the Huawei MateBook, the EVGA SC17 gaming laptop, the Nintendo 3DS, the Yuneec Typhoon H drone, and body pods that facilitate much needed napping at work. We’ll also be sharing deep, deep thoughts on both the Bat for Lashes and new Blood Orange albums set for release on Friday, July 1st.

The Void’s Ghostbusters: Dimension also premieres on Friday at Madame Tussauds in New York City. The so-called "hyper reality experience" developed in collaboration with Ivan Reitman (the original Ghostbusters) and Paul Feig (the reboot) lasts about 15 minutes and costs $49.75 when purchased online.

But that and more is all yet to come. First, let’s take a look back at the weekend that was.

Correction: Fixed prices on Ghostbusters: Dimension experience, and the LCD Soundsystem story isn't happening this week.


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