The celestial spectacle occurred on Valentine’s Day, during the city’s five-day lockdown.
Disney Animated Short Film Us Again Gets First Image, Releases Next Month
The first image from the upcoming Disney short film Us Again has been released. It’s Disney’s first theatrical short for five years and will be released with the studio’s upcoming movie Raya and the Last Dragon.
The first look at Us Again comes via Entertainment Weekly. It’s an image of the films’ two main characters, an older couple named Art and Dot, dancing in the street. We see them as they are really in the reflections of a puddle–the main image is them looking young and energetic. Check it out below:
The short, from the head of animation on ‘Big Hero 6,’ will play before ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ in theaters on March 5. It will then come to Disney+ in June. https://t.co/3606hVnQsY
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) February 15, 2021
Us Again is written and directed by Zach Parrish, who was head of animation on Disney’s hit Big Hero 6. The short is told entirely without dialogue, using dance and music to tell the story of Art and Dot as they rediscover their love of life through dancing. The score is by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel), while acclaimed dancers Keone and Mari Madrid performed the routines for the film.
NZXT Recalls All H1 PC Cases After Failing To Address Fire Hazard
PC hardware manufacturer NZXT has officially started recalling all its H1 PC Chassis after it failed to adequately address a design flaw that posed a fire hazard.
The H1, which strongly resembles the design of the Xbox Series X, features a PCIe riser for GPUs to fit in the space-constrained design. This riser features two screws that don’t feature enough clearance, meaning they could potentially short a 12V power rail on the connecting PCB. NZXT attempt to solve this issue by shipping nylon screws to H1 customers to prevent the short, but the company has acknowledged that it failed to resolve the core issue at hand.
In a statement on the recall, NZXT CEO Johnny Hou apologized for the design oversight, promising to improve QA processes moving forward.
YouTuber Spent $70,000 On The World’s Largest Functional PS5
YouTuber ZHC spent $70,000 to make the world’s largest functional PS5. According to ZHC, his gigantic PS5 is 100 times larger than the normal sized PS5. To be more precise, it’s 10 feet tall and weighs 500 pounds. The supersized PS5 came with a larger-than-life functional controller as well.
In a video titled I Spent 100 Hours Customizing The World’s Largest PS5 ($70,000), ZHC held a competition between him and his team members. He painted one side of the PS5 and his team painted the other. If his team won, ZHC would give them each a PS5 and a number of other PS5 consoles to charity. If he lost, ZHC also vowed to give away the world’s largest functioning PS5.
Spoiler alert: ZHC won but promised to still give away a hundred PS5s to his subscribers.
Vincent Jackson: Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers player found dead
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers player Vincent Jackson is found dead in a Florida hotel room.
Myanmar coup: Military takes country offline for second night
The junta steps up efforts to stifle opposition to its 1 February coup.
US snow: Winter storm tightens grip in southern states
More than 150 million Americans are under winter storm warnings, with a state of emergency in Texas.
Fortnite Update 15.40 Coming Tomorrow
Fortnite’s 15.40 update is just around the corner, and it’s going to bring some interesting changes to the game. As with all Fortnite updates, it’s not precisely clear what the patch is going to do, but we have a few hints from the game’s official Twitter account. The patch is set to go live on February 16.
According to the below tweets, it appears that popular limited-time modes Air Royale and Floor is Lava will be making a comeback. The patch will also allow you to adjust object level of detail in the Perf Mode alpha, but only on PC. Additionally, characters will have more exotics in stock for you to grab. Let’s just hope the opposing teams won’t get there first.
Knock knock. 🚪
The v15.40 update is scheduled to release on February 16. Downtime for the update will begin at approx. 4 AM ET (09:00 UTC). pic.twitter.com/W54TynVlZQ— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) February 15, 2021
v15.40 brings:
✅Blast back with an unvaulted favorite!
✅Fun for the whole squad! Characters will have more Exotics in stock for allies (or enemies) to acquire.
✅LTMs coming soon: Air Royale ✈️+ Floor is Lava 🌋
✅Adjust object/build level of detail in PC Perf Mode alpha— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) February 15, 2021
The above tweet also references an “unvaulted favorite.” Based on context clues, it’s likely either pump shotguns or an explosive weapon. Then again, the “knock knock” phrasing in the first tweet has led some to think that the Flint-Knock Pistol might be making a comeback, too. We’ll know for sure when the patch comes out on February 16.
Skaters urged to stay off Europe’s thawing lakes
People have been enjoying skating on frozen waterways, but the authorities warn of the dangers.
Dead Cells’ Christmas Update Is Now Live On Consoles
Dead Cells‘ Update 21 is now live on Xbox One, PS4, and Switch. The update went live in the PC version of the game in December 2020.
Update 21 adds the new Katana weapon, a sword with the unique ability to chain together standard slash attacks with a dashing charge attack. The update adds the Demolisher mob and four new mutations, too.
The new mutations are Acrobatic Preparation (allows you to attack with your equipped range weapon and a ranged weapon in your backpack at the same time), Porcupine Backpack (allows you to attack with your equipped melee weapon by rolling through enemies, Tortoise Wheel (allows you to block or parry attacks by rolling), and Fatal Cadence (increases attack).