Sony has announced a new Fortnite tournament on PS4 this month – with £770,000 to be won in prize money.
Testing people’s skill at the popular battle royale-style shooting game, the Fortnite Celebration Cup will run from 16 to 17 February 2020, and anyone with a PS4 can enter.
On the first day of the cup, the top-performing 50% of players will get the chance to earn “Take Cover” Spray, while the best quarter can pick up a “Wild Accent” Pickaxe. The very best 5 per cent can snag a “Tango” outfit.
But things will heat up on the Sunday, with a prize pool of £770,000 (a round $1m in US currency) being shared between the top performers.
Sony also wrote: “To participate, players need to make sure their Fortnite account is at level 15 and 2-Factor Authentication is enabled on their Epic account.”
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1/25 Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2019)
This $100m series created by Jon Favreau is one of six originals teased by Disney for the launch of the streaming platform (with more to come in the future). It’s set between the fall of the Empire and the emergence of the First Order and follows the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), “a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic”.
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2/25 Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Disney is banking on the nostalgic pull of the likes of Lady and the Tramp – and the buzz of a live-action reboot – to attract subscribers. Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Janelle Monáe and Benedict Wong voice the canines while Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown, Adrian Martinez and Ken Jeong all appear in human form.
YouTube
3/25 Encore! (2019)
Another original, Encore! is led by host and executive producer Kristen Bell. In this reality series, high school students are tasked with re-creating a performance of a musical they all performed together back in the day.
YouTube
4/25 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
Speaking of high schools and musicals, Disney is reviving the franchise that propelled Zac Efron to global fame in 2006. This scripted mockumentary series is set in a fictionalised version of the (real) East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, which served as a filming location for the original films. A (fictional) former cast member begins work as a drama teacher at the (fictional) school and decides to stage a performance of – you guessed it – High School Musical: The Musical.
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5/25 Almost all the Star Wars films you could possibly want
Disney’s making the most out of its 2012 $4bn purchase of LucasFilm by including The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens on its launch catalogue. More Star Wars offerings will follow at a later date.
YouTube
6/25 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The first Disney film ever created is surprisingly hard to stream in the US . While it’s not unusual for pop culture classics to be available to rent at a low price on various platforms, for example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is only available for purchase at $14.99 – about the same price as a DVD (remember DVDs?). This makes the 1937 classic a desirable component of Disney’s back catalogue, which might help bring new subscribers to Disney+.
YouTube
7/25 Pinocchio (1940)
The situation for Pinocchio is the same as for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: this Disney classic isn’t available to stream cheaply on other platforms, meaning it’s a strong pick from Disney’s back catalogue. Besides, it’s November and people need something to do between the end of Spooky Season and the official start of the holiday period – and rewatching Disney classics is as good an option as any.
YouTube
8/25 Fantasia (1940)
This classic – Disney’s third-ever animated feature film – isn’t available to stream legally on any other platform in the US, making it another desirable addition to the Disney+ catalogue.
YouTube
9/25 Both Dumbos (1941, 2019)
If you’ve ever wanted to do a deep dive into the heartbreaking tale of the circus elephant born with too-big ears, now’s the time: the 1941 animated film and Tim Burton’s 2019 live-action remake are both featured on Disney+’s launch catalogue.
YouTube
10/25 Some Marvel films – including Endgame
If you’re trying to watch all of Marvel’s films in the order of release, Disney+ has your back – partly. Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Thord: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame have all joined the platform.
YouTube
11/25 Frozen (2013)
Ahead of the release of Frozen 2 on 22 November, viewers will be able to brush up on Arandelle’s history by revisiting the first installment in Elsa and Anna’s adventures.
YouTube
12/25 Ducktales (1987, 2016)
Both the 1987 series and the first season of the 2016 reboot will be available on launch day. Did someone say “woo-ooh”?
YouTube
13/25 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Before you watch the live-action reboot, you can revisit the love story of perhaps the most famous Cocker Spaniel and Schnauzer mix in animated form.
YouTube
14/25 Bambi (1942)
The fifth animated feature film released by Disney was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 – in case you needed an excuse to rewatch it.
YouTube
15/25 Inside Out (2015)
There’s never a bad time to rewatch Pixar’s poetic 2015 release in which Amy Poehler voiced Joy, Bill Hader voiced Fear, Lewis Black brought Anger to life, and Mindy Kaling stole the show as Disgust.
YouTube
16/25 The Princess Diaries (2001)
Meg Cabot’s young adult novel of the same name was so great that it’s nothing short of a miracle that the 2001 film adaptation, starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway, did it justice. Eighteen years after its release, it has become a certified classic.
YouTube
17/25 Cinderella (1950)
Another Disney classic that’s hard to stream elsewhere, Cinderella has been added to the treasure trove of vintage films supporting the Disney+ launch.
YouTube
18/25 A comprehensive visit to Wonderland (1951, 2010)
Both the 1951 animated Alice in Wonderland and the 2010 live-action version directed by Tim Burton have been added to the platform.
YouTube
19/25 Peter Pan (1953)
Yes, the Lost Boys are set to support the Disney+ launch on 12 November. It’s been 66 years since the film – Disney’s 14th animated feature – was released, and its nostalgic appeal remains intact.
YouTube
20/25 WALL-E (2008)
A moving animated film featuring one of the most adorable robots in the history of cinema AND delivering a much-needed warning about environmental neglect? WALL-E has all the makings of an instant classic.
YouTube
21/25 Aladdin (1992)
The 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin wasn’t the monumental success it could have been (“This Is Not What You Wished For”, read one New York Times headline), so why not revisit the 1992 version with Robin Williams as the Genie?
YouTube
22/25 The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
Kuzco was selfish, narcissistic, spoiled… and hilarious. The Emperor’s New Groove lives on as one of Disney’s most quotable animated films.
YouTube
23/25 Mulan (1998)
While Mulan wasn’t born into royalty (nor does she marry into a royal family), the character has long been part of the official princesses line-up flaunted by Disney. She’s just that heroic.
YouTube
24/25 Lizzie McGuire (2001)
Disney is giving the iconic sitcom starring Hilary Duff as a shy middle-schooler a second life – which makes sense, given that Duff is reprising the role in an upcoming reboot of the franchise that will be featured on Disney+.
YouTube
25/25 World’s Greatest Dogs (2016)
This documentary unveiled by National Geographic focuses not just on dogs, but on extraordinary dogs. Enough said.
YouTube
1/25 Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2019)
This $100m series created by Jon Favreau is one of six originals teased by Disney for the launch of the streaming platform (with more to come in the future). It’s set between the fall of the Empire and the emergence of the First Order and follows the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal), “a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic”.
YouTube
2/25 Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Disney is banking on the nostalgic pull of the likes of Lady and the Tramp – and the buzz of a live-action reboot – to attract subscribers. Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen, Janelle Monáe and Benedict Wong voice the canines while Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown, Adrian Martinez and Ken Jeong all appear in human form.
YouTube
3/25 Encore! (2019)
Another original, Encore! is led by host and executive producer Kristen Bell. In this reality series, high school students are tasked with re-creating a performance of a musical they all performed together back in the day.
YouTube
4/25 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
Speaking of high schools and musicals, Disney is reviving the franchise that propelled Zac Efron to global fame in 2006. This scripted mockumentary series is set in a fictionalised version of the (real) East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, which served as a filming location for the original films. A (fictional) former cast member begins work as a drama teacher at the (fictional) school and decides to stage a performance of – you guessed it – High School Musical: The Musical.
YouTube
5/25 Almost all the Star Wars films you could possibly want
Disney’s making the most out of its 2012 $4bn purchase of LucasFilm by including The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens on its launch catalogue. More Star Wars offerings will follow at a later date.
YouTube
6/25 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The first Disney film ever created is surprisingly hard to stream in the US . While it’s not unusual for pop culture classics to be available to rent at a low price on various platforms, for example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is only available for purchase at $14.99 – about the same price as a DVD (remember DVDs?). This makes the 1937 classic a desirable component of Disney’s back catalogue, which might help bring new subscribers to Disney+.
YouTube
7/25 Pinocchio (1940)
The situation for Pinocchio is the same as for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: this Disney classic isn’t available to stream cheaply on other platforms, meaning it’s a strong pick from Disney’s back catalogue. Besides, it’s November and people need something to do between the end of Spooky Season and the official start of the holiday period – and rewatching Disney classics is as good an option as any.
YouTube
8/25 Fantasia (1940)
This classic – Disney’s third-ever animated feature film – isn’t available to stream legally on any other platform in the US, making it another desirable addition to the Disney+ catalogue.
YouTube
9/25 Both Dumbos (1941, 2019)
If you’ve ever wanted to do a deep dive into the heartbreaking tale of the circus elephant born with too-big ears, now’s the time: the 1941 animated film and Tim Burton’s 2019 live-action remake are both featured on Disney+’s launch catalogue.
YouTube
10/25 Some Marvel films – including Endgame
If you’re trying to watch all of Marvel’s films in the order of release, Disney+ has your back – partly. Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Thord: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame have all joined the platform.
YouTube
11/25 Frozen (2013)
Ahead of the release of Frozen 2 on 22 November, viewers will be able to brush up on Arandelle’s history by revisiting the first installment in Elsa and Anna’s adventures.
YouTube
12/25 Ducktales (1987, 2016)
Both the 1987 series and the first season of the 2016 reboot will be available on launch day. Did someone say “woo-ooh”?
YouTube
13/25 Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Before you watch the live-action reboot, you can revisit the love story of perhaps the most famous Cocker Spaniel and Schnauzer mix in animated form.
YouTube
14/25 Bambi (1942)
The fifth animated feature film released by Disney was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 – in case you needed an excuse to rewatch it.
YouTube
15/25 Inside Out (2015)
There’s never a bad time to rewatch Pixar’s poetic 2015 release in which Amy Poehler voiced Joy, Bill Hader voiced Fear, Lewis Black brought Anger to life, and Mindy Kaling stole the show as Disgust.
YouTube
16/25 The Princess Diaries (2001)
Meg Cabot’s young adult novel of the same name was so great that it’s nothing short of a miracle that the 2001 film adaptation, starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway, did it justice. Eighteen years after its release, it has become a certified classic.
YouTube
17/25 Cinderella (1950)
Another Disney classic that’s hard to stream elsewhere, Cinderella has been added to the treasure trove of vintage films supporting the Disney+ launch.
YouTube
18/25 A comprehensive visit to Wonderland (1951, 2010)
Both the 1951 animated Alice in Wonderland and the 2010 live-action version directed by Tim Burton have been added to the platform.
YouTube
19/25 Peter Pan (1953)
Yes, the Lost Boys are set to support the Disney+ launch on 12 November. It’s been 66 years since the film – Disney’s 14th animated feature – was released, and its nostalgic appeal remains intact.
YouTube
20/25 WALL-E (2008)
A moving animated film featuring one of the most adorable robots in the history of cinema AND delivering a much-needed warning about environmental neglect? WALL-E has all the makings of an instant classic.
YouTube
21/25 Aladdin (1992)
The 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin wasn’t the monumental success it could have been (“This Is Not What You Wished For”, read one New York Times headline), so why not revisit the 1992 version with Robin Williams as the Genie?
YouTube
22/25 The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
Kuzco was selfish, narcissistic, spoiled… and hilarious. The Emperor’s New Groove lives on as one of Disney’s most quotable animated films.
YouTube
23/25 Mulan (1998)
While Mulan wasn’t born into royalty (nor does she marry into a royal family), the character has long been part of the official princesses line-up flaunted by Disney. She’s just that heroic.
YouTube
24/25 Lizzie McGuire (2001)
Disney is giving the iconic sitcom starring Hilary Duff as a shy middle-schooler a second life – which makes sense, given that Duff is reprising the role in an upcoming reboot of the franchise that will be featured on Disney+.
YouTube
25/25 World’s Greatest Dogs (2016)
This documentary unveiled by National Geographic focuses not just on dogs, but on extraordinary dogs. Enough said.
YouTube
“For information on exact timing for your region, drop into Fortnite on your PS4 console and head to the “Compete” tab in-game for details on how and when to play.”
“Start practicing today, and we’ll see you on February 15 for the tournament!”
