Rutger Bregman caught the world’s attention as he spoke at the annual World Economic Forum, held in Davos.
The Dragon Prince Season 2 Trailer Revealed
Warning! SPOILERS for Season 1 of The Dragon Prince below. You can read our spoiler-free review of the first season right here.
Netflix’s epic and magical fantasy series – The Dragon Prince – returns for a second season on Friday, February 15. The adventures of Callum, Ezran, and Rayla continue with exciting new episodes for you to binge.
“The nine-episode second season follows Rayla, Callum, and Ezran as they continue their adventure to Xadia. But the journey won’t be easy: every step of the way, they’ll be challenged by new foes and old friends alike. They’ll struggle with trust and betrayal, face down vicious dragons, and be tempted by the lure of dark magic, all while protecting the newly-hatched Dragon Prince, Zym,” according to a synopsis from Netflix. For an exclusive look at the upcoming season, check out the official trailer below.
Deadly school bridge collapse in South Africa
An investigation is under way after at least three pupils are killed by a collapsing walkway.
Xbox Live Is Experiencing Another Service Outage
Hot on the heels of Xbox Live going down just a couple of days ago, Microsoft’s online service is experiencing another service outage.
According to the Xbox Support website, Xbox Live core services are limited on Xbox One and Xbox on Windows 10. Specifically, users are having trouble signing in to Xbox Live and accessing previously purchased content. Some users are experiencing difficulties signing in on the official mobile app as well.
Microsoft says “Our engineers and developers are actively continuing to work to resolve the issue causing some members to have problems signing in to Xbox Live. Stay tuned, and thanks for your patience.”
Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues
Some 90 million people see temperatures of -17C or below, as cities and transport systems are hit.
Qatar shock Japan to win Asian Cup
World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar win their first ever Asian Cup with a 3-1 victory over four-time winners Japan.
Xbox Live Sign-In Error Impacting Xbox One Today
It’s been something of a rough week for Xbox Live, which has encountered issues on multiple occasions (including one particularly severe incident). That’s again the case today for Xbox One and PC owners, as sign-in issues have emerged on Friday that Microsoft says it’s working to resolve.
While sign-in problems sound somewhat innocuous, that can mean you’re unable to get online to play games like Fortnite or to even access certain content. In a tweet, Microsoft’s support account stated, “If you’re running into errors attempting to sign in or access previously purchased content, our teams are aware and working to identify the cause. We’ll update here when we have more to provide.”
The Xbox Live status page doesn’t offer much more information, except to confirm that both Xbox One and Xbox services on Windows 10 in the “core services” category are impacted. Besides the sign-in problems, you might also have trouble creating or managing an account right now.
There’s no word on exactly when the problems will be resolved; as always, it could be a very short wait or a matter of hours. Some small consolation is that these problems don’t appear as serious as those earlier in the week, which caused some users to receive a black screen when powering the system on. This rendered it completely unusable, though some reports suggested that disconnecting the system from the internet would allow offline functionality to resume.
We’ll report back with any further details as Microsoft shares them.
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Smash Bros. Ultimate: Piranha Plant DLC Now Available For Purchase
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s first DLC character, Piranha Plant, arrived this week alongside the big 2.0.0 update. Nintendo offered the new fighter for free to players who purchased and registered their games on My Nintendo by January 31, but if you missed your opportunity to get it, you now have the option to buy it.
Piranha Plant is now available to purchase in the Switch Eshop. Unlike the other planned DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant isn’t included in the game’s Fighters Pass, so you only have the option to pick it up individually. If you do want to add it to your roster, it costs $5–slightly cheaper than the price of other upcoming fighters, presumably because it doesn’t come with a new stage and music tracks.
Beyond Piranha Plant, Nintendo is working on five other DLC characters for Smash Bros. Ultimate. The first of these will be Joker from Persona 5. Each new fighter will come in a pack alongside a stage and multiple music tracks for $6. You’ll also be able to get all of them at a discount through the $25 Fighters Pass. Picking up the Fighters Pass will also get you a bonus Mii costume based on Rex from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
All of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC characters are slated to arrive by February 2020. Nintendo hasn’t officially revealed the identities of the remaining four fighters yet, but during the Game Awards in December, NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime teased they will all be newcomers to the series and characters “who you wouldn’t anticipate.”
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launched for Nintendo Switch on December 7 and has set new sales records for the series. Not only was it Amazon’s best-selling video game of 2018 (and the US’s fifth best-selling game) despite launching near the end of the year, it has already sold 12 million copies around the world, making it Nintendo’s third best-selling Switch game to date.
Turkey warned over Venezuela gold trade
Turkey is under Western pressure to stop buying Venezuelan gold, amid suspicions of an Iran link.