Ubisoft Removes Fourth Of July Fireworks From Watch Dogs 2 After Noise ComplaintsA temporary Independence Day celebration in Watch Dogs 2 was suspended early on July 4 because it was enraging too many people who still play Ubisofts late 2. The fireworks had been added to the game as part of the 1. They were set to erupt during the games night cycles from June 2. July 1. 0. On Twitter, they were described by gamers as completely obnoxious, fucking annoying and too frequent, too long and too loud. Hd Video 720P "Futurama" A Clone Of My Own. Someone else said they were scaring their dog. Music video by Rick Astley performing Never Gonna Give You Up. S01E01/7817.jpg' alt='Watch The Simpsons` Christmas Message Movie Stream ' title='Watch The Simpsons` Christmas Message Movie Stream ' />Because any trip to see a Soviet shuttle is worth it as long as no ones wearing handcuffs at the end. A group of YouTubers going by the name Exploring the Unbeaten. Lets be honest, The Lego Movie was kind of amazing Its not just that the movie brilliantly employs pastiche and intertextuality, but its also a brilliant. Gizmodo has a livestream on our Facebook. NASA is streaming the solar eclipse on its Facebook page. CNN is also livestreaming on Facebook. Twitter. Twitter is. Get the latest Rolling Stone new music news, song and album reviews, free music downloads, artist videos pictures, playlists and more. Watch Las Vegas Leaders Hold Hold Prayer Vigil For Shooting Victims, a CBSN video on CBSNews. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring. But is that enough to get past setting and release to say it has a message imbued with to quote every conventional movie the spirit of Christmas Its cake versus ice cream for Splatoon 2s first Splatfest and were streaming all the fun live on our Twitch channel. Come and join the mayhemInitially, Ubisoft defended the fireworks. Three days ago, in reply to a forum thread titled Annoying Fireworks At night missions, a Ubisoft community representative noted While you may find them loud in game, they are really loud in real life too The sound carries over the water and you can hear them all over the BayBy yesterday, Ubisoft yielded. On Reddit, a company rep noted The people have spoken and we have carried out their willThere was an annoying bug that snuck into our Independence Day Event that made the sound effects from the fireworks noticeable from everywhere on the map. They have been turned off as to avoid any further noise complaints. Ubisoft Its not possible to rush a fix for this so we made a tough choice to remove them. The heart says no but the ear drums say yes. When Tweeting the news, the official Watch Dogs 2 Twitter account ccd the outlet Ars Technica, likely because of the publications Tuesday morning story headlined Ubisoft wishes Watch Dogs 2 players a terrible Fourth of July. Of course, as fans of whatever pop song you hate can tell you that even the most cacophonous noise has its fans. Sure enough, a Watch Dogs 2 player on the games subreddit lamented the firework deletion. The Ubi rep replied We liked them too But when youre playing the game at night for hours and cant escape the popping no matter where you are, thats not a positive experience for the player. Its not possible to rush a fix for this so we made a tough choice to remove them. The heart says no but the ear drums say yes. Is Die Hard A Christmas Movie Its that time of year again. Healthy eating takes a month off so we can all gorge on Neros pizza, the high street becomes an intense rush to get the last Turbo Man, people are professing wordless love for their best friends wife, and world weary policemen wind up taking down a massive vault heist. Hmm one of those doesnt quite fit. Yes, its Christmas, and everybodys forming their lists of favourite Christmas movies. All the undisputed classics are there Its A Wonderful Life and Miracle on 3. Street the original, obviously along with some widely loved modern takes Elf undoubtedly, and possibly Aardmans delightful Arthur Christmas but theres one movie that invariably keeps cropping up that at least some part of the online film community think perhaps shouldnt Die Hard. About a decade ago, as the basic lists began to reach saturation, writers started looking at the alternative Christmas film pictures that were set at Christmas and ticked the usual feel good boxes, but were packaged in a more off kilter wrapping. Think Gremlins, Batman Returns and The Nightmare Before Christmas. At some point in this evolution, people noticed that John Mc. Tiernans action classic, a tense story about a New York cop visiting his estranged wife forced to take down a building full of terrorists, was set at Christmas, so gleefully started including it too, primarily just for the shock reveal of it even being a Christmas movie in the first place. However, thanks to the internets love of all things edgy, over time its transcended being a jokey outside choice and became a mainstay of the standard lists, often placing top because, hey, its a great movie. And lets make this clear before the comments descend into a total mess quicker than Hans Gruber Die Hard is a great action movie. One of the absolute best. That cant and wont be disputed. Its a tense, emotive film full of expertly constructed action bursts grounded by a relatable protagonist. And boy did it have an impact. Coming at the tail end of a decade dominated by over the top antics from muscled demi gods, presenting an everyday hero and harkening back to the simple heroism of classic westerns led to a revolution in the genre just look at Arnie going from Predator to True Lies. Forget how eventually the sequels made Mc. Clane into the indestructible explosion factory he one reshaped the first is action cinema at its finest. But does being one of the best action films ever made mean it automatically classifies as a great Christmas film Is it even a Christmas film at allThe answer to that hotly debated question depends almost entirely on your definition of what a Christmas movie is. Is it a film having a festive releaseIs it just the setting Or is it something more thematic, relating back to the Victorian ethos that shaped the modern Christmas The best estimation is that its a bit of all three. So, how well does Die Hard fit this Christmas release is a tricky metric, as it can lead to movies like The Lord of the Rings, Avatar and Disneys new era of Star Wars falling under that banner out of affectionate memories of a first viewing despite none of those having any link to the holiday. One movie that definitely doesnt have this benefit, however, is Die Hard it was first released on July 1. Its no more a Christmas film than someone with a July birthday who likes the festive season is a Christmas baby. At the very least, this would show 2. Century Fox never intended the shot of Mc. Clane crawling through an air conditioning vent to have a myriad of stock santa hats Photoshopped onto it decades on or become an admittedly cool Christmas decoration. Of course, this same release discrepancy is also true of perennial classic Miracle on 3. Street, which was released in June 1. Santa Claus and Kris Kringle to stop summer audiences realising they were in for a festive treat. Strange, sure, but remember that this was from a different era of Hollywood, when studios maintaining a constant stream of movies trumped context to shoot at the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade almost forced a mid year release date and that the film was regardless dominated by Christmas you couldnt have Santa on trial at any other time of year. Perhaps a better point of comparison to Die Hard in the setting versus release discussion is the work of Shane Black, where Christmas is likewise imposed on a story yet only plays a tangential part in proceedings. Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3 Black wrote the former and directed the latter two are all set at Christmas, yet were released in August, October and May respectively. For Black, the time of year is a style choice like Die Hard, each of those movies is set in California leading to a sun baked winter and use Christmas to present an alternate side to the always family oriented celebrations. The curious thing there about Die Hards setting is that while it is a style choice, it could also be viewed as a piece of deux ex machina. Just think about it in one fell swoop the time of year explains why John Mc. Clane would be visiting his estranged family on the same day as an office party thats happening when the rest of the building is conspicuously empty, and further gives an explanation for the accessibility of everything from TV time Christmas is always a slow news day to back hostler tape. Its a framing device intended to remove contrivance that comes from the same creative place as John Mc. Clane learning the foot fist calming method so he can be barefoot throughout the adventure by this logic, Die Hard is as much a podiatric film as it is a Christmas one. Although thats not to say Mc. Tiernan doesnt do a good job of tying the holiday into the plot. Theres the perfect level of Christmas to typical action tropes for every yippee ki yay, motherfcker theres a now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho and its used to ultimately accentuate the rebirth of his marital passions. And theres definitely room for deeper reading Hans Gruber has twelve disciples and a Jesus beard, a subtle but clearly intentional decision that goes a long way towards justifying a Christ connection. But is that enough to get past setting and release to say it has a message imbued with to quote every conventional movie the spirit of ChristmasFrom White Christmas to Elf, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation to Scrooged, or even genre takes like Gremlins and Krampus, all conventionally accepted Christmas films have a uniquely Christmas moral a wholesome one of goodwill, family and caring for your fellow man. Die Hards conclusion has that to a degree, but is more one of perseverance and a praising of the every man certainly optimistic, but not so dominated by the setting that it means you can watch it at any other time of year and not feel weird. Perhaps that should be an addendum to the three part rule made earlier unlike any other genre, a defining trait of a Christmas film could be its exclusivity to December. You can only reasonably watch Miracle on 3. Street in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but Die Hard doesnt have that same Christmas dominant feeling that makes it feel silly in the middle of April showers or a baking hot August. This may all make it seem that, by all standard metrics, Die Hard isnt a Christmas film. Its not a Winter release, its not got a typical Christmas moral and can be watched at any time of year without breaking some unwritten rule. There is the fact its set on December 2. It would be very easy to conclude that it is just a great action film set at Christmas, but not intrinsically a great Christmas film. But this is a time of year when a Capra Stewart classic can sit alongside a loose Dickens adaptation starring Kermit the Frog, when Will Ferrell is evidence of a bona fide classic and a comedy starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston feels like a must see well, almost.