![]() ![]() Her latest book, "Why Am I Taller?", is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams. Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House and Office of the Vice-President of the United States, an exclusive conversation with aspiring space tourist (and NSYNC bassist) Lance Bass, speaking several times with the International Space Station, witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents, working inside a spacesuit, and participating in a simulated Mars mission. She was contributing writer for (opens in new tab) for 10 years before joining full-time, freelancing since 2012. To see what else is new in Season 8, check out the full list of changes on Epic's blog (opens in new tab) to learn more about the battle pass, shared team quests and new weapons.Įlizabeth Howell (she/her), Ph.D., is a staff writer in the spaceflight channel since 2022 covering diversity, education and gaming as well. A mobile app payment lawsuit against Google has not been resolved yet, either. Nor did the ruling agree with Epic's allegation "that Apple is an antitrust monopolist in the submarket for mobile gaming transactions," according to the ruling statement. The ruling did not stipulate Apple needs to let Fortnite back in the App Store (Apple kicked Fortnite out when the dispute arose in 2020). The future of Fortnite mobile payments still needs to be worked out, however. 12), according to sister website TechRadar (opens in new tab), regarding a lawsuit targeted at Apple direct payments for mobile apps (opens in new tab). District court ruling in its favor Friday (Sept. Past seasons have included plenty of space allusions as well, such as a chase to find an ancient astronaut in 2020's Season 2, Chapter 3, regularly dropping "Star Wars" content on the franchise's May 4 Star Wars Day holiday (opens in new tab) (although Fortnite skipped the opportunity in 2021), and ending an October 2019 season with a black hole that devoured the entire map.įortnite also saw a big off-screen development last week. Anecdotal evidence from media reports indicates it may be a little harder to build defense structures in these environments, but you'll have to test for yourself.įortnite continues to lean hard into space content as it moves into the new season. In between fighting cubes on the Fortnite island itself, players can jump into portals called "The Sideways." These are areas where lower gravities exist, making a somewhat moon-like experience where you're jumping higher than usual. ![]() Related: Here's how Fortnite's UFO-themed Chapter 2, Season 7 worked Army: Nearest recruiting station." First produced in 1916, these posters were meant to invoke moral responsibility among young men (as other genders were largely not included) to volunteer for army responsibilities, Time said (opens in new tab) in a story exploring the history of the trope. The posters showed Uncle Sam (a symbol of America) pointing a finger towards the viewer along with the text, "I want you for U.S. That art references First World War-era posters made in the United States. The Soviet Union, by contrast, focused on flying dogs the most famous was Laika, who died during her 1957 orbital mission due to overheating.Īnother nod to history comes in a Fortnite spray emote, which says "Chimpanski wants you" and shows the primate pointing playfully towards the screen. 31, 1961 on a Mercury-Redstone 2 mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral. The first hominin in space was Ham, a chimpanzee launched Jan. ![]() However, the Soviet Union didn't use them. Chimps were one of a series of animals used to test spaceflight for humans, back when little was known about the effects of radiation and gravity for short-term excursions of a few hours or days.
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