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‘Fortnite’ Extends to Mobile with Crossplay Today, Still no PS4
A while back, Fortnite players were accidentally treated to crossplay functionality betwen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 before Epic Games realized what was going on, and disabled it. Now, with the game coming to both iOS and Android today, and with crossplay support between Xbox One, PS4 (but not PS4 to Xbox One), PC, Mac and mobile, Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer is again calling for PS4 players to be able to play Xbox One players.
As Spencer had done earlier, he voiced his opinion on Twitter after a user asked about the possibility of crossplay between Xbox One and PS4.
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— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 10, 2018
Spencer’s not the only one in the industry to voice support for crossplay. Even Psyonix (the folks behind Rocket League) and their Vice President Jeremy Dunham had mentioned to IGN last year about crossplay support, stating that “without cross-network play you’re almost holding back the advancement of games in a way.”
As it was before, the only roadblock for all of this to actually happen is Sony, which has stated that their concern for players’ safety is their reasoning behind not supporting crossplay. Of course, when you look at games like Minecraft on the XB1, and the effort Microsoft has put in to keep players safe, the question becomes more about the green stuff (aka Sony’s money), and less about the safety concerns.
Regardless, as mentioned, Fortnite is headed to iOS today, with Android support on the way at a later time. You can sign up for the iOS version on the game’s official site.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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