Warning: This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home!

Free from the mystical pact that prevented him from talking about Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield revealed that he and fellow Spider-Man: No Way Home co-star Tobey Maguire snuck into theaters for opening night to watch their return on the big screen with fans.

“I still can’t believe it happened,” Garfield said in an interview with ET. “I snuck into a theater on opening night and just watched with my baseball cap on and my mask.” Not only that but Garfield was watching Spider-Man: No Way Home with the other Spider-Man Tobey Maguire.

“In fact, I was also with Tobey, me and Tobey snuck into a theater together and no one knew we were there. It was just a really beautiful thing to share together. And to find a brotherhood with Tobey as well, and with Tom [Holland], and the fact that we do share a very unique experience.”

An online search for theater reactions to Garfield and Maguire appearing in No Way Home show that fans lost their minds over the big reveal. No doubt Garfield and Maguire were able to witness this first-hand at their undercover screening.

Ahead of the premiere for Spider-Man: No Way Home, many theorized that the multiverse plot could mean Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man and Maguire’s original Spider-Man would be appearing in the movie. While Garfield spent months denying or feigning ignorance, the truth was the two did ultimately appear in the movie and had pretty substantial roles as well.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, Garfield has been more open about speaking on his return as Spider-Man. Of the three actors who’ve played Spider-Man, Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man run was cut short at just two films.

The movies’ reputation was even played for fun in No Way Home when Garfield’s Peter Parker told the other Peters how he felt lame compared to them. Garfield revealed that a line from that scene when he told the other Peters he loved them was improvised.

“There’s a line I improvised in the movie, looking at [Maguire and Holland] and I tell them I love them,” Garfield said to Variety. “That was just me loving them.”

With a new lease on the character, Garfield also said recently he’s ready to return to play Spider-Man again but only if it “felt right,” which is understandable given how unceremoniously his tenure as Spider-Man ended. Read IGN’s Spider-Man: No Way Home review here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home!

Free from the mystical pact that prevented him from talking about Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield revealed that he and fellow Spider-Man: No Way Home co-star Tobey Maguire snuck into theaters for opening night to watch their return on the big screen with fans.

“I still can’t believe it happened,” Garfield said in an interview with ET. “I snuck into a theater on opening night and just watched with my baseball cap on and my mask.” Not only that but Garfield was watching Spider-Man: No Way Home with the other Spider-Man Tobey Maguire.

“In fact, I was also with Tobey, me and Tobey snuck into a theater together and no one knew we were there. It was just a really beautiful thing to share together. And to find a brotherhood with Tobey as well, and with Tom [Holland], and the fact that we do share a very unique experience.”

An online search for theater reactions to Garfield and Maguire appearing in No Way Home show that fans lost their minds over the big reveal. No doubt Garfield and Maguire were able to witness this first-hand at their undercover screening.

Ahead of the premiere for Spider-Man: No Way Home, many theorized that the multiverse plot could mean Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man and Maguire’s original Spider-Man would be appearing in the movie. While Garfield spent months denying or feigning ignorance, the truth was the two did ultimately appear in the movie and had pretty substantial roles as well.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, Garfield has been more open about speaking on his return as Spider-Man. Of the three actors who’ve played Spider-Man, Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man run was cut short at just two films.

The movies’ reputation was even played for fun in No Way Home when Garfield’s Peter Parker told the other Peters how he felt lame compared to them. Garfield revealed that a line from that scene when he told the other Peters he loved them was improvised.

“There’s a line I improvised in the movie, looking at [Maguire and Holland] and I tell them I love them,” Garfield said to Variety. “That was just me loving them.”

With a new lease on the character, Garfield also said recently he’s ready to return to play Spider-Man again but only if it “felt right,” which is understandable given how unceremoniously his tenure as Spider-Man ended. Read IGN’s Spider-Man: No Way Home review here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Between new 12th Gen Intel processors, AMD Ryzen 6000 Series mobile processors, and Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, there’s been a bevy of exciting new gaming laptops announced at CES 2022. Beyond the core silicon inside these new machines, we’ve seen plenty of exciting designs and new form factors. Here’s a look at all the most exciting laptops from CES 2022.

Asus ROG Zephyrus Flow Z13

If you ever wished there was a Surface Pro 8 Windows tablet with a little more oomph for gaming, the Asus ROG Zephyrus Z13 might be just what you’re looking for. This 13.4-inch tablet is one of the first to come with discrete graphics in the form of an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti. It can also be outfitted with an Intel Core i9 12900H processor and 32GB of DDR5 for a surprising amount of processing power in a tablet.

Aside from those gaming specs, this looks like a tantalizing little Windows tablet thanks to its 120Hz screen, lightweight 0.47-inch thick chassis, and magnetic keyboard. The Zephyrus Flow Z13 is set to arrive by the second quarter of 2022 – so by April or May – and pricing hasn’t been announced yet.

Alienware x14

Alienware’s gaming laptops have gotten seriously thin thanks to the new X redesign we saw last year, and now the company has introduced its smallest model with the Alienware x14. As its name might suggest, it’s a 14-inch machine that comes equipped with up to an intel Core i7-12900H, Nvidia RTX 3060, 2TB of M.2 PCIe SSD storage, and 32GB of DDR5 memory running at 5,200MHz.

Despite packing all this high-to-mid-range hardware, it’s incredibly thin at only 0.57-inches. That said, the back end of this laptop sticks four inches out because this is where Alienware stored vapor chamber and heatsinks. When you have this unit closed it almost forms a perfect square. The Alienware x14 is due to release for a $1,799 starting price before the end of this winter season.

Razer Blade 14

The Razer Blade 14 was just introduced earlier last year and now it’s getting AMD’s latest mobile processors, with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU. The graphics options on this 14-incher have also been expanded to include Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti.

The Blade 14 has also been improved with a fingerprint-resistant coating, a new Windows Hello-compatible 1080p IR webcam, and a MUX switch for manually switching on and off integrated graphics.

The Razer Blade 14 will be available for preorder starting at $1,999 on February 10th and will launch sometime by the end of the first quarter – or March 2022.

Acer Nitro 5

The Acer Nitro 5 got a new subtler black with red highlights redesign for 2022. This 15.6-inch gaming laptop comes with your choice of either the latest Intel 12th Gen processors with DDR4-3200MHz RAM or AMD Ryzen 6000 Series CPUs and DDR5-4800MHz RAM. The differences don’t stop there as the Intel version features Thunderbolt 4 and the AMD models offer USB 4.0. Both models come with two M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots for SSDs, and both have QHD 165Hz displays – though you can opt for a Full HD 144Hz display on the Intel variant. There’s also a 17.3-inch model.

The Intel-based 15.6-inch Nitro 5 is due to release in the US March 2022 for $1,049, while the 17.3-inch model will follow in April 2022 for $1,099. AMD-based 15.6-inch models, meanwhile, arrive in April 2022 for $1,099, and the 17.3-inch model drops in May 2022 for $1,149.

MSI Stealth GS77

MSI has revised the Stealth GS77 to be, well…even more stealthy. Featuring a blacked-out paint job and streamlined chassis, it’s even harder to discern this is a 17.3-inch gaming laptop until you look at the RGB keyboard inside. As with most high-end gaming laptops, the Stealth series can be outfitted with Intel’s 12th Gen Core i7-12900H processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics chips. You can also opt for up to 64GB of DDR5 memory running at 4,800MHz.

The nerdiest thing about the MSI Stealth GS77 is it has a Phase-Change Liquid Metal Pad applied to its CPU. Apparently, this material can shift between a liquid at high temperatures and solid while idling to optimize heat transfer away from the processor. The MSI Stealth GS77 comes with a starting price of $1,799 and releases on February 1st.

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro

Lenovo has also stepped up the minimalism of its gaming laptops, and this is most evident with the new Lenovo Legion 5i Pro. This 16-inch laptop comes in a stark grey or white paint scheme and only brandishes the Legion logo tastefully on the side of the screen lid. Of course, there’s a four-zone RGB keyboard if you want some extra flair. The 16-inch display is the biggest treat of this machine thanks to its 2,960 x 1,600, IPS colors – and it’s DisplayHDR 400 certified to give you up to 500 nits of screen brightness.

Internally, the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro has been upgraded to the latest Intel 12th Gen Core processors, up to an Intel Core i9-12900H. You can also spec this machine up with the new Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 32GB of 4800Mhz DDR5 memory, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro will be available starting February 2022 for $1,569 to start.

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Kevin Lee is IGN's SEO Updates Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam.

Between new 12th Gen Intel processors, AMD Ryzen 6000 Series mobile processors, and Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, there’s been a bevy of exciting new gaming laptops announced at CES 2022. Beyond the core silicon inside these new machines, we’ve seen plenty of exciting designs and new form factors. Here’s a look at all the most exciting laptops from CES 2022.

Asus ROG Zephyrus Flow Z13

If you ever wished there was a Surface Pro 8 Windows tablet with a little more oomph for gaming, the Asus ROG Zephyrus Z13 might be just what you’re looking for. This 13.4-inch tablet is one of the first to come with discrete graphics in the form of an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti. It can also be outfitted with an Intel Core i9 12900H processor and 32GB of DDR5 for a surprising amount of processing power in a tablet.

Aside from those gaming specs, this looks like a tantalizing little Windows tablet thanks to its 120Hz screen, lightweight 0.47-inch thick chassis, and magnetic keyboard. The Zephyrus Flow Z13 is set to arrive by the second quarter of 2022 – so by April or May – and pricing hasn’t been announced yet.

Alienware x14

Alienware’s gaming laptops have gotten seriously thin thanks to the new X redesign we saw last year, and now the company has introduced its smallest model with the Alienware x14. As its name might suggest, it’s a 14-inch machine that comes equipped with up to an intel Core i7-12900H, Nvidia RTX 3060, 2TB of M.2 PCIe SSD storage, and 32GB of DDR5 memory running at 5,200MHz.

Despite packing all this high-to-mid-range hardware, it’s incredibly thin at only 0.57-inches. That said, the back end of this laptop sticks four inches out because this is where Alienware stored vapor chamber and heatsinks. When you have this unit closed it almost forms a perfect square. The Alienware x14 is due to release for a $1,799 starting price before the end of this winter season.

Razer Blade 14

The Razer Blade 14 was just introduced earlier last year and now it’s getting AMD’s latest mobile processors, with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU. The graphics options on this 14-incher have also been expanded to include Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti.

The Blade 14 has also been improved with a fingerprint-resistant coating, a new Windows Hello-compatible 1080p IR webcam, and a MUX switch for manually switching on and off integrated graphics.

The Razer Blade 14 will be available for preorder starting at $1,999 on February 10th and will launch sometime by the end of the first quarter – or March 2022.

Acer Nitro 5

The Acer Nitro 5 got a new subtler black with red highlights redesign for 2022. This 15.6-inch gaming laptop comes with your choice of either the latest Intel 12th Gen processors with DDR4-3200MHz RAM or AMD Ryzen 6000 Series CPUs and DDR5-4800MHz RAM. The differences don’t stop there as the Intel version features Thunderbolt 4 and the AMD models offer USB 4.0. Both models come with two M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots for SSDs, and both have QHD 165Hz displays – though you can opt for a Full HD 144Hz display on the Intel variant. There’s also a 17.3-inch model.

The Intel-based 15.6-inch Nitro 5 is due to release in the US March 2022 for $1,049, while the 17.3-inch model will follow in April 2022 for $1,099. AMD-based 15.6-inch models, meanwhile, arrive in April 2022 for $1,099, and the 17.3-inch model drops in May 2022 for $1,149.

MSI Stealth GS77

MSI has revised the Stealth GS77 to be, well…even more stealthy. Featuring a blacked-out paint job and streamlined chassis, it’s even harder to discern this is a 17.3-inch gaming laptop until you look at the RGB keyboard inside. As with most high-end gaming laptops, the Stealth series can be outfitted with Intel’s 12th Gen Core i7-12900H processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics chips. You can also opt for up to 64GB of DDR5 memory running at 4,800MHz.

The nerdiest thing about the MSI Stealth GS77 is it has a Phase-Change Liquid Metal Pad applied to its CPU. Apparently, this material can shift between a liquid at high temperatures and solid while idling to optimize heat transfer away from the processor. The MSI Stealth GS77 comes with a starting price of $1,799 and releases on February 1st.

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro

Lenovo has also stepped up the minimalism of its gaming laptops, and this is most evident with the new Lenovo Legion 5i Pro. This 16-inch laptop comes in a stark grey or white paint scheme and only brandishes the Legion logo tastefully on the side of the screen lid. Of course, there’s a four-zone RGB keyboard if you want some extra flair. The 16-inch display is the biggest treat of this machine thanks to its 2,960 x 1,600, IPS colors – and it’s DisplayHDR 400 certified to give you up to 500 nits of screen brightness.

Internally, the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro has been upgraded to the latest Intel 12th Gen Core processors, up to an Intel Core i9-12900H. You can also spec this machine up with the new Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 32GB of 4800Mhz DDR5 memory, and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. The Lenovo Legion 5i Pro will be available starting February 2022 for $1,569 to start.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Kevin Lee is IGN's SEO Updates Editor. Follow him on Twitter @baggingspam.

Another Pixar film is skipping theaters in favor of a Disney Plus premiere as Disney announced Turning Red will debut exclusively on its streaming service starting March 11. Disney will still release the movie theatrically in markets where Disney Plus is not available.

Turning Red is the latest movie from Pixar, starring an awkward teenage girl who starts suddenly turning into a giant red panda when she feels strong emotions. The movie is directed by Domee Shi, who also worked on Pixar's Inside Out and Incredibles 2, and directed the Pixar short, Bao.

Disney Media and Entertainment Chairman Kareem Daniel released a statement about the decision, citing the smaller performances of family films at the box office amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Given the delayed box office recovery, particularly for family films, flexibility remains at the core of our distribution decisions," Daniel said. Daniel also cited the success of previous Pixar movies Disney has debuted directly on the service.

Disney started releasing Pixar movies on Disney Plus at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when the company made Onward available to stream less than a month after its theatrical release. Since then, no Pixar movie has seen a theatrical release, as 2020's Soul debuted exclusively on Disney Plus, as well as last year's Luca following shortly behind.

These movies were streaming at no additional cost, as opposed to live-action films like Mulan and Black Widow, which charged subscribers an additional $30 for Disney Premier Access.

While Disney appears to be happy with how these animated features perform on Disney Plus, Pixar employees are frustrated with the corporate decisions. Last year, a report came out detailing the disappointment within the animation studio.

"We don't want to be a title just on Disney Plus," one Pixar staffer said. "These movies are crafted for the big screen. We want you to watch these movies with no distractions, no looking at your phones." Others worried that not attaching a premium price tag to Luca made the film appear "lesser" than Mulan.

Disney Plus releases or not, Pixar is still releasing solid family films. You can check out our thoughts on their latest efforts in our reviews of Soul and Luca.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Another Pixar film is skipping theaters in favor of a Disney Plus premiere as Disney announced Turning Red will debut exclusively on its streaming service starting March 11. Disney will still release the movie theatrically in markets where Disney Plus is not available.

Turning Red is the latest movie from Pixar, starring an awkward teenage girl who starts suddenly turning into a giant red panda when she feels strong emotions. The movie is directed by Domee Shi, who also worked on Pixar's Inside Out and Incredibles 2, and directed the Pixar short, Bao.

Disney Media and Entertainment Chairman Kareem Daniel released a statement about the decision, citing the smaller performances of family films at the box office amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Given the delayed box office recovery, particularly for family films, flexibility remains at the core of our distribution decisions," Daniel said. Daniel also cited the success of previous Pixar movies Disney has debuted directly on the service.

Disney started releasing Pixar movies on Disney Plus at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when the company made Onward available to stream less than a month after its theatrical release. Since then, no Pixar movie has seen a theatrical release, as 2020's Soul debuted exclusively on Disney Plus, as well as last year's Luca following shortly behind.

These movies were streaming at no additional cost, as opposed to live-action films like Mulan and Black Widow, which charged subscribers an additional $30 for Disney Premier Access.

While Disney appears to be happy with how these animated features perform on Disney Plus, Pixar employees are frustrated with the corporate decisions. Last year, a report came out detailing the disappointment within the animation studio.

"We don't want to be a title just on Disney Plus," one Pixar staffer said. "These movies are crafted for the big screen. We want you to watch these movies with no distractions, no looking at your phones." Others worried that not attaching a premium price tag to Luca made the film appear "lesser" than Mulan.

Disney Plus releases or not, Pixar is still releasing solid family films. You can check out our thoughts on their latest efforts in our reviews of Soul and Luca.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are looking ahead to all the big games coming this year. Breath of the Wild 2, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.

Listen on:

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Find previous episodes here!

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops -- Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis -- are looking ahead to all the big games coming this year. Breath of the Wild 2, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and more. And, of course, they play Video Game 20 Questions.

Watch the video above or hit the link below to your favorite podcast service.

Listen on:

Apple Podcasts

YouTube

Spotify

Stitcher

Find previous episodes here!

Despite a relatively well-received run of games from 1999 to 2007, the Syphon Filter series has seemingly vanished, with no reboot in sight. But Sony appears to have had one on the mind recently, and even pitched it as a project for one of its studios: Bend, which made Days Gone.

On a stream yesterday with Twisted Metal director David Jaffe, former Bend Studio director and writer John Garvin and game director Jeff Ross talked about Bend's struggle to get a green light for a Days Gone sequel as the studio's next project. While former Sony head Shawn Layden had apparently championed the game, Ross said that "as soon as Shawn was gone, Days Gone was dead."

"It was very obvious that we shouldn’t be talking about Days Gone while we were working on the pitch and generating it. It was clear that it was a non-starter. And there was nothing in the pitch that made the local manager and his boss feel good about it. That's probably a failure of the creative group, but it was just an uphill battle the whole time."

Ross went on to say that in the process of figuring out what Bend Studio would work on instead, Sony asked them if there were any other Sony IPs they would be willing to use for a pitch, including Bend's old project, Syphon Filter. But Bend turned them down, Ross said. "I have zero ideas on how to reboot Syphon Filter."

He added later that he was unsure if the pitch was ever serious, however, and that it seemed mostly like an idea to keep them busy while Sony figured out Bend's actual next project.

With neither Syphon Filter nor Days Gone 2 on the table, Ross added that the team had also pitched an open-world Resistance game, with Bend having worked on Resistance: Retribution back in 2009. However, with 2011's Resistance 3 largely a commercial failure, Sony didn't seem interested in a new Resistance title, either.

Ross and Garvin's interview with Jaffe follows a tweet from Ross earlier this week about how Days Gone likely sold about as well as Ghost of Tsushima, but was treated by Sony management as a disappointment.

Days Gone had a mixed critical reception, with our review finding it bloated, messy, and confused despite genuinely thrilling encounters with zombie hordes. Bend Studio has since spent some time working to support Naughty Dog before moving onto a new IP that builds on the open-world systems of Days Gone.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

Despite a relatively well-received run of games from 1999 to 2007, the Syphon Filter series has seemingly vanished, with no reboot in sight. But Sony appears to have had one on the mind recently, and even pitched it as a project for one of its studios: Bend, which made Days Gone.

On a stream yesterday with Twisted Metal director David Jaffe, former Bend Studio director and writer John Garvin and game director Jeff Ross talked about Bend's struggle to get a green light for a Days Gone sequel as the studio's next project. While former Sony head Shawn Layden had apparently championed the game, Ross said that "as soon as Shawn was gone, Days Gone was dead."

"It was very obvious that we shouldn’t be talking about Days Gone while we were working on the pitch and generating it. It was clear that it was a non-starter. And there was nothing in the pitch that made the local manager and his boss feel good about it. That's probably a failure of the creative group, but it was just an uphill battle the whole time."

Ross went on to say that in the process of figuring out what Bend Studio would work on instead, Sony asked them if there were any other Sony IPs they would be willing to use for a pitch, including Bend's old project, Syphon Filter. But Bend turned them down, Ross said. "I have zero ideas on how to reboot Syphon Filter."

He added later that he was unsure if the pitch was ever serious, however, and that it seemed mostly like an idea to keep them busy while Sony figured out Bend's actual next project.

With neither Syphon Filter nor Days Gone 2 on the table, Ross added that the team had also pitched an open-world Resistance game, with Bend having worked on Resistance: Retribution back in 2009. However, with 2011's Resistance 3 largely a commercial failure, Sony didn't seem interested in a new Resistance title, either.

Ross and Garvin's interview with Jaffe follows a tweet from Ross earlier this week about how Days Gone likely sold about as well as Ghost of Tsushima, but was treated by Sony management as a disappointment.

Days Gone had a mixed critical reception, with our review finding it bloated, messy, and confused despite genuinely thrilling encounters with zombie hordes. Bend Studio has since spent some time working to support Naughty Dog before moving onto a new IP that builds on the open-world systems of Days Gone.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.