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First Click: Rogue One review, our favorite cheap set-top box, Super Mario Run, and more in the week ahead

December 12th, 2016

December 12th, 2016

Thomas Ricker
is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years.

Rogue One makes its theatrical premiere on Friday, December 16th but some lucky members of the press (eh hem, Bryan Bishop) have already seen it. Don’t worry though, our first review will go up soon without any spoilers. We’ll also have a behind-the-scenes look and plenty more in the days ahead — so keep it locked.

On Tuesday we’ll see the release of “City of Light,” the fifth and final installment from the Batman: The Telltale Series. Then on Thursday we’ll see the release of Super Mario Run in the Apple Store for $9.99. Andrew Webster, as always, will have the low-down with full reviews coming in the days ahead.

You can also look for reviews this week of the incredibly thin Acer Spin 7 and HP’s refreshed Spectre x360 laptops, and we’ll be making our This Is My Next pick for the best cheap set-top box. And if you’re real nice, we’ll bring you stories about a personal underwater submarine, the world’s craziest gadget market, and find out what makes a conspiracy theorist tick.

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