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Fortnite x Dragon Ball crossover event adds Goku Vegeta to the game today
Fortnite is getting a hefty power level increase today, as the Dragon Ball crossover event has started. This limited time promotion adds Goku, Vegeta, Beerus and Bulma to the game, as well as a variety of exclusive challenges, activities, and rewards for those who jump in.
This event has already kicked off and continues until August 30, at which point the quests and Dragon Ball themed content will be phased out.
The first thing you’ll notice when booting up Fortnite is a new Power Unleashed tab – this is a power metre that you can push higher and higher by completing a set of limited challenges available for the duration of the event. Filling this up will grant exclusive Dragon Ball cosmetics for you to collect, and completing them all will earn you the Shenron Glider!
Fortnite down for hours following Dragon Ball event update
UPDATE: Fortnite servers now appear to be back online after a scheduled maintenance period to add the new Dragon Ball event update to the battle royale caused an “unresolved incident”. Original story continues below:
Battle royale fans are seeing Fortnite down following the scheduled maintenance time to add the Dragon Ball event update, though according to one Fortnite leaker, Epic Games is apparently working on a fix for the “unresolved incident”.
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Event Horizon: 19 Things We Learned From The Audio Commentary
One of the best sci-fi horror movies Event Horizon premiered in theaters on August 15, 1997. Now, 25 years later, it remains a terrifying film and one of the better horror movies of the late ’90s. To celebrate its anniversary, Event Horizon has been rereleased with a Steelbook Edition in 4K UHD.
While the release is brand-new, there’s nothing new to the special edition outside of the ultra high definition transfer of the film. Plus, it’s just a very pretty package for a great movie. However, there are features from previous releases to dig back into. And that includes audio commentary from director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt.
So digging into the commentary, we found 19 things we didn’t know about the movie that was revealed during the commentary for Event Horizon. Check out everything we learned below.
If you’re interested in Event Horizon 4K UHD, it costs $28 and you can pick it up at Best Buy –it’s available on Amazon too, but through secondary sellers. The special features consist of the previously mentioned audio commentary, five “Making of” documentaries, deleted scenes, and various other featurettes.
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1. This was Anderson’s Mortal Kombat followup
Anderson got a hold of the script right after he finished Mortal Kombat, which was doing well in theaters. He felt it was a good depiction of space and a good haunted house movie rolled into one.
2. The design of the Event Horizon is surprising
The ship was based on Notre Dame cathedral, in Paris. It was scanned into a computer and rendered, and they designed a ship based on some of the elements from the building.
3. The book that floats by
When we see a book floating by the camera inside The Event Horizon, it’s actually Paul Anderson: A Life, the director’s autobiography. No, the book doesn’t exist. We wish it did, though. Who doesn’t want to read the (we assume) 10 chapters about the Resident Evil movie franchise?
4. Only one person here
Sam Neil is the only person in this shot. Everyone else in the tanks are actually dummies. We mean mannequins, as this is not a discussion about their intelligence. That being said, mannequins have no intelligence, so they’re dummies on multiple levels.
5. It’s a cheap scare
Anderson notes that it’s a very cheap scare when the bunk door quickly opens during Weir’s (Sam Neill) dream sequence. However, there are very few in the script, so they felt like they had to add some, while still steering away from too many false scares.
6. The wormhole explanation
They were worried about the scene where Weir explains to the crew how a wormhole works because it’s a lot of dialogue and could have slowed down the pacing. However, Anderson considers it the highlight of the movie. “Great work by screenwriter Phillip Eisner,” the director said during the commentary. They told him to come up with a simple way to talk about it, that’s what Eisner came up with.
7. How the gravity boots came about
According to Anderson, the wirework in the movie took so long to create the zero gravity look, and he thought it looked so bad that they had to cut back on it. They couldn’t make the movie with as much zero gravity as they wanted. So the gravity boots were created to make it a little easier to film.
8. Inspired by Universal Studios
The corridor headed toward the core was inspired by the ice tunnel on the studio tour at Universal Studios, which Bolt explained he saw on an episode of $6 Million Man. Dante’s Peak ride also had that tube. The Anderson and Bolt said it felt like a haunted house so they used something similar for the film.
9. Gyroscopic core
The third containment was practical. It was a complicated piece of construction that had to move, but it was well built and never broke down during filming. There was a shot in reverse showing it stop. It was inspired by the cube from Hellraiser, according to Bolt, in the way it realigned itself.
10. Camera movement
Because people were on rigs and in the small space of the ship, Anderson tried to use a lot of camera movement. Additionally, it added a feeling of confusion, something Anderson wanted the audience to feel–as that’s what the characters were going through.
11. Exploding corpse
When the gravity in the Event Horizon comes back on, a corpse that’s frozen hits the floor and crumbles into human flesh cubes. The first time they did a take of the exploding corpse, the person who made the frozen corpse–Bob Keen–baked a Barbie into the center as a joke, so when it broke, a Barbie popped out.
12. Inspired by Alien
Anderson explains that the well-defined characters in this movie were inspired by Alien. Everyone has a distinct personality and characteristics, much like how the crew in Alien very much felt individuals, not just cannon fodder for the Xenomorph.
13. Anderson turned down X-Men for this
Coming off of Mortal Kombat, Anderson explained he didn’t want to do another PG-13 movie, and turned down X-Men to do Event Horizon. He wanted to do something darker. X-Men eventually went to Bryan Singer and was released in 2000.
14. The crew is futuristic Coast Guard
The crew on this rescue mission to the Event Horizon are essentially in the futuristic version of the Coast Guard, according to Anderson. They went from guarding the waters to guarding space. In an early draft of the script, everyone had handguns on them. It didn’t make sense to Anderson, so they got rid of the guns–except for the nailgun at the end.
15. Fire extinguishers
All of this smoke you see here in the final action scene is fire extinguishers being fired off camera.
16. This isn’t exciting enough
According to Anderson, this final scene isn’t as exciting as it should be. This was because of time constraints, and Anderson gives it a 6/10.
17. Something else Anderson doesn’t like
He wasn’t a fan of the talking computer and wishes they didn’t use it. They needed it to “juice up the pacing” and to remind the audience there is a ticking clock.
18. There’s a reason for the rescue ship shadow
They couldn’t afford to build another model for the rescue ship, so they used a shadow over the ship being rescued in order to leave it up to the audience’s imagination.
19. Closing music
Before The Prodigy made it big, Anderson and Bolt wanted their music in the movie, so they had The Prodigy come do a set visit. Three weeks after Event Horizon came out, their album Fat of the Land became a huge hit in the US.
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Everything Rumored for Apple’s September Event: iPhone 14, Apple Watch Pro and More
iPhone 14
The iPhone 14 can probably be described more as an “iPhone 13S” because it’s not expected to get a whole lot of changes. We’re expecting the same design and the same A-series chip, but camera improvements are a possibility. Note that Apple is getting rid of the 5.4-inch iPhone mini in the 2022 iPhone lineup, with the standard iPhone 14 series to consist of a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 and a larger 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max.
- 6.1-inch iPhone 14, and 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max. No mini.
- No design changes, Face ID notch remains.
- No ProMotion display.
- New purple color, which joins black, white, red, and blue.
- Improved Ultra Wide camera.
- Upgraded front camera with wider f/1.9 aperture and autofocus capabilities.
- A15 chip, which was previously used in the iPhone 13.
- 6GB RAM.
- Updated Snapdragon X65 10 Gigabit 5G modem and antenna system.
- WiFi 6E.
- $799 start price.
For full details on everything we’ve heard so far about the iPhone 14, we have a dedicated iPhone 14 roundup.
iPhone 14 Pro
Though the iPhone 14 is more of an iPhone 13S, the same isn’t true for the iPhone 14 Pro models. Apple has bigger changes in store for its higher-tier and more expensive iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models.
- Same general flat-edged design with 6.1 and 6.7-inch size options.
- ProMotion display technology, but with 1Hz to 120Hz upgrade that enables Always-On display technology.
- No notch. Notch replaced with pill-shaped and hole-punch cutouts for camera and Face ID hardware.
- Larger rear camera bumps and increased lens size.
- Graphite, gold, silver, and purple color options.
- Faster A16 chip.
- Updated Snapdragon X65 10 Gigabit 5G modem and antenna system.
- Vapor chamber thermal system to accommodate A16 chip and 5G modem.
- 48-megapixel Wide lens with 21 percent larger sensor that supports higher-resolution images and 8K video recording.
- Upgraded 7-element telephoto lens.
- Improved Ultra Wide lens.
- Upgraded front camera with wider f/1.9 aperture and autofocus capabilities.
- 6GB RAM.
- WiFi 6E.
- Up to 2TB storage.
- Possible price increase.
Full details on what to expect from the iPhone 14 Pro are available in our iPhone 14 Pro roundup.
Apple Watch Series 8
The Series 8 is expected to get an iterative update that largely focuses on a few new features like temperature sensing, but there are some surprises to be had as Apple is also introducing a pro version of the Apple Watch.
- Same general design as Series 7.
- 41 and 45mm sizes.
- S8 chip, which basically offers the same performance as the S7.
- Low power mode for improved battery life.
- Temperature sensor, which can let you know if your temperature is up. May be used for fertility tracking.
- Possible car crash detection.
Apple Watch Pro
The Apple Watch Series 8 isn’t the only new Apple Watch that we’re getting this year. Apple is refreshing the Apple Watch SE and introducing a new higher-end Apple Watch that could be called the “Apple Watch Pro.”
- Updated design that’s an “evolution of the current rectangular shape,” possibly with a flat display, but no flat edges.
- Rugged, more durable build for extreme athletes.
- More durable titanium alloy casing with shatter-resistant display.
- Larger size with 2-inch diagonal screen that provides seven percent more display area.
- 410 x 502 resolution.
- Larger battery and longer battery life, could be as long as multiple days with new low power mode.
- All Apple Watch Series 8 features.
- Could be priced at around $900 to $1,000.
AirPods Pro 2
An updated version of the AirPods Pro is on the horizon, but it’s not entirely clear if the refreshed earbuds will come out alongside the new iPhone and Apple Watch models or if Apple will introduce them later in the year.
- Same general design as current AirPods Pro with silicone ear tips and stem.
- Improved Find My integration.
- Charging case with speaker holes to play sounds when lost.
- AirPods 3 acoustics for improved sound.
- Updated H1 chip with self-adaptive noise cancellation capabilities.
- Possible Lossless audio (ALAC) support.
- Lightning port.
Our full AirPods Pro 2 guide has even more information about everything we’ve heard about the AirPods Pro so far.
Potential September Event Date
There’s no word yet on when Apple will hold its annual September event, but given that the events almost always happen within the first two or three weeks of the month, we can make some educated guesses. September 5 is Labor Day, so that’s out, and most events are on Monday or Tuesday, though Wednesday is sometimes a possibility.
Most likely target dates:
- September 7
- September 13
- September 14
- September 20
- September 21
September 12 and 13 are the two most likely dates, and if Apple does indeed plan to hold the event on one of these days, we could get an announcement the week before.
Past event dates:
- 2015 – September 9
- 2016 – September 7
- 2017 – September 12
- 2018 – September 12
- 2019 – September 10
- 2020 – September 15
- 2021 – September 14
October Event
Apple’s September event isn’t the only event we’re going to get before the end of the year. We’re also counting on an October event that will see the launch of new iPad Pro models, a new low-cost iPad a revamped Apple TV, and an Apple silicon version of the Mac Pro.
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