![]() ![]() Midway between the F ring and the G ring, at about the 8 o'clock position, is a single bright pixel, Epimetheus. Janus and Prometheus are dark for the same reason Mimas is mostly dark: we are looking at their non-illuminated sides in this mosaic. At the 11 o'clock position in between the F ring and the G ring, Janus (111 miles, or 179 kilometers, across) appears as a faint black dot. Pandora and Prometheus are shepherd moons and gravitational interactions between the ring and the moons keep the F ring narrowly confined. On the opposite side of the rings, just outside the F ring, Pandora (50 miles, or 81 kilometers, across) can be seen as a bright white dot. Prometheus (53 miles, or 86 kilometers, across) is visible as a faint black dot just inside the F ring and at the 9 o'clock position. The moons Prometheus, Pandora, Janus and Epimetheus are also visible in the mosaic near Saturn's bright narrow F ring. Mimas appears, upon close inspection, as a very thin crescent because Cassini is looking mostly at its non-illuminated face. Continuing to about the 2 o'clock position is a dark pixel just outside of the G ring this dark pixel is Saturn's Death Star moon, Mimas (246 miles, or 396 kilometers, across). Tethys is positioned on the illuminated side of Saturn its icy surface is shining brightly from yellow sunlight reflected by Saturn. Farther inward, we see the very bright F ring closely encircling the main rings of Saturn.įollowing the outermost E ring counter-clockwise from Enceladus, the moon Tethys (662 miles, or 1,066 kilometers, across) appears as a large yellow orb just outside of the E ring. Interior to the G ring, near the 11 o'clock position, one can barely see the more diffuse ring created by the co-orbital moons, Janus (111 miles, or 179 kilometers, across) and Epimetheus (70 miles, or 113 kilometers, across). The next narrow and easily seen ring inward is the G ring. (For more on structures like Pallene's ring, see PIA08328). ![]() ![]() Enceladus (313 miles, or 504 kilometers, across) and the extended plume formed by its jets are visible, embedded in the E ring on the left side of the mosaic.Īt the 12 o'clock position and a bit inward from the E ring lies the barely discernible ring created by the tiny, Cassini-discovered moon, Pallene (3 miles, or 4 kilometers, across). The geysers erupting from the south polar terrain of the moon Enceladus supply the fine icy particles that comprise the E ring diffraction by sunlight gives the ring its blue color. The outermost ring shown here is Saturn's E ring, the core of which is situated about 149,000 miles (240,000 kilometers) from Saturn. This image spans about 404,880 miles (651,591 kilometers) across. A brightened version with contrast and color enhanced (Figure 1), a version with just the planets annotated (Figure 2), and an annotated version (Figure 3) are shown above. Images taken using the red, green and blue spectral filters of the wide-angle camera were combined and mosaicked together to create this natural-color view. This final mosaic uses 141 of those wide-angle images. With both Cassini's wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras aimed at Saturn, Cassini was able to capture 323 images in just over four hours. This mosaic is special as it marks the third time our home planet was imaged from the outer solar system the second time it was imaged by Cassini from Saturn's orbit and the first time ever that inhabitants of Earth were made aware in advance that their photo would be taken from such a great distance. They acquired a panoramic mosaic of the Saturn system that allows scientists to see details in the rings and throughout the system as they are backlit by the sun. With the sun's powerful and potentially damaging rays eclipsed by Saturn itself, Cassini's onboard cameras were able to take advantage of this unique viewing geometry. On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA's Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn's shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings - and, in the background, our home planet, Earth. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The killer moment: The legendary opening tracking shot – an uninterrupted three-and-a-half-minutes following a bomb’s delivery in a car trunk – is the obvious choice (and the correct one). It’s only in the past two decades that we’ve been able to appreciate this masterpiece nearly as its creator intended. They eventually recut the film against Welles’s wishes. The result was an impossibly rich Welles movie that could be held up to Citizen Kane: a brutal, explicitly sexual crime story a satire on race and prejudice a sad-eyed lament for wild pre-conformist America and one of the most gorgeously directed films of all time – even the dialogue scenes play like ballet. It was star Charlton Heston who lobbied for Welles to be handed the directorial reins, and who backed him – at least initially – against interference by the studio, Universal. Leaning down, Beckert lures a child into conversation: ‘What a pretty ball you have there.’įamously, Orson Welles’s involvement in this magnificently sleazy borderlands crime flick was meant to be strictly in front of the camera: he was hired to play Hank Quinlan, the grotesque corrupt sheriff, and nothing more. The killer moment: In front of a wanted poster, a dark silhouette appears. Lang also turned Edvard Grieg's ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ – whistled by Beckert, but not Lorre, who couldn't whistle – into an instant signature of aural menace. (Filmed under the working title Murderer Among Us, Nazi party members refused Lang studio space.) The movie is immortal for Peter Lorre's career-defining performance as Hans Beckert, trapped by sweaty urges and a dragnet of cops and mobsters. M is cinema's darkest landmark: a portrait of awful appetites that was revolutionary for also being an oblique mirror on society at large. Berlin's most moneyed and celebrated director, Fritz Lang, was drawn to the subject, which would become the spine of his first sound film, in many ways the commercial birth of the modern psychothriller. Several real-life child murderers, cannibals and serial killers – their nicknames are grisly enough: the Butcher of Hanover, the Vampire of Düsseldorf – terrorised Germany in the 1920s. The killer moment: It has to be the crop-duster sequence, which begins like a Western standoff and ends with the suavest man in cinema face down in the dirt. But it’s Grant’s movie: a Hollywood A-lister happy to be the punchline when the scene calls for it. And the cast? Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau and Jessie Royce Landis – heroes, villains and worried mothers, they’re all having a ball. It’s all a tribute to Hitch and his ensemble of behind-the-camera talents, including screenwriter Ernest Lehman, Saul Bass (designer of the iconic title sequence) and Bernard Herrmann, whose score lends menace and levity in equal measure. Of course, making a movie this effortless is hard work. The greatest joy in Alfred Hitchcock’s spy caper is how effortless it all feels: a gliding magic-carpet ride from New York to Mount Rushmore, via Chicago and a Midwestern bus stop, as Cary Grant’s ad man suffers a potentially fatal outbreak of Wrong Man-itis. If there’s a thriller out there more exhilarating, sexier or packed with iconic moments than this one, we’ve yet to see it. □ The greatest pyschological thrillers ever made □ The 60 most nerve-racking heist movies ever □ The 22 best thriller movies on Netflix □️ The 35 steamiest erotic thrillers ever made Written by A bbey Bender, Joshua Rothkopf, Phil de Semlyen, Tom Huddleston, Andy Kryza, Tomris Laffly & Matthew Singer Our advice? Start with one of these synapse-frying masterpieces. Think of classic thrillers as fully-formed worlds standing by to welcome you in and shake you up. And they know that done right, its payoff can haunt you for a lifetime. The best filmmakers know that for a thriller to work, it needs to be a visceral experience: something you feel as much as watch. You can feel its skittish energy coursing through your body, leaving your mouth a bit dryer and your palms a little clammier. The span takes in everything from slow-burn noodle-twisters like Mulholland Drive, political conspiracies like All the President’s Men, ’40s film noirs, heist movies, crime capers, psychological head scratchers and Hitchcock’s entire back catalogue.īut you always know you’re watching one. ![]() What makes a great thriller? It’s a deceptively broad genre that can be as hard to pin down as Harry Lime or Keyser Söze. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, that’s not to say you can’t give those companies your money.Īll the major console manufacturers, including Nintendo, are putting more of their bets onto services, whether that’s cloud gaming or game catalog subscriptions. The rise of servicesĪt this point, there is little difference between Xbox and PlayStation regarding the consoles themselves, and until we start to see more exclusives in 2023, there’s little reason to purchase a PS5 over an Xbox Series X or vice versa. That’s where services like Xbox Game Pass come in. They’ll continue to sell, but as video game companies try to figure out the best way to recoup costs as games become more expensive to make and therefore become more expensive to purchase, they’ll look towards other emerging technologies. Nintendo will continue to be a closed ecosystem on its own plane of existence, but even it can’t deny that the Switch needs games outside of itself and has been supporting more ports, both locally and through the cloud. And thanks to cloud saves, they can play on one machine and pick the game up on another. Meanwhile, Xbox has been putting its attention on Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Streaming, which allows users to play games on their consoles, PCs, or mobile devices. Sony has also been successfully experimenting with releasing its first-party titles on PC months or years after their initial launch and says it’ll continue to do so. For the first couple of years, both Xbox and PlayStation have released new games like Horizon Forbidden West on last-generation machines, even if the older hardware struggles with the most intense titles. The newest consoles are just becoming less important as a way to play the most popular games. “We’re just not going to see the revolutionary leaps in technology and content that we’d seen in the 90s and 2000s when a new console generation meant a completely new content slate and technical capabilities that hadn’t been seen before,” analyst Mat Piscatella of the NPD Group tells Digital Trends via email. Besides decreased loading times, some visual improvements, and more ray tracing capabilities, there isn’t a huge difference between AAA games of the last generation and this one. While the PS5 is more powerful than its predecessor, most of what I said above won’t matter to the average user. It also has more teraflops, which is just a fancy way of saying it can compute more processes at a time. ![]() The PS5, as an example, did see some improvements over the PS4, with the ability to play games in 4K at a 120Hz refresh rate and much faster storage. However, over the past few years, technology gains have been plateauing, and video game consoles are no different. Moore’s Law indicates that the number of transistors in a microchip will double every two years, and for a long time, the industry kept up with that trend. PlayStation VR2’s best launch game isn’t the one you we’re expecting Time is running out to play Battlefield 2042 for freeįinal Fantasy XVI cracks the action-RPG formula with spectacular combat Barring further delays, console fans may see a much-improved version of The Day Before launch on their first confirmed release date, an experience that could provide a positive boost to early feedback. With a day-and-date release for PS5 and Xbox, console gamers are part of the MMO's official launch and placed on equal footing in the game's survival-oriented world. Unexpectedly included in the day-and-date release, console gamers finally get a taste of true anticipation. With no confirmed release for their platforms, console fans were mere spectators to the repeated delays experienced by PC gamers, enjoying the cinematic trailers with no real skin in the game. ![]() Players have been questioning whether the game would release on consoles since its reveal. RELATED: Survival MMO The Day Before Is Using 'Volunteers'Īnnouncement of a day-and-date release on consoles also generates anticipation in a group that has, til now, been standing on the sidelines. By confirming that the game will be playable on both console and PC in November 2023, Fntastic may be ready to hit the ground running once the trademark issue is settled. ![]() Day-and-date release on consoles was the first positive news for the title in quite some time. The most recent delay announcement failed to provide this, but it did offer other information that indicated the game is making significant progress. Following multiple cinematic trailers and technical updates, some fans argue that flawless gameplay is The Day Before's last chance to prove itself. The Day Before has been struggling to prove that any real work is being done on the game itself. ![]() ![]() ![]() Speaking of, plenty of server providers offer Blakcwake support to ensure smooth flow and gaming experience. It allows you to choose between different servers and summon awesome teams. The Blackwake multiplayer is an exciting survival game. Overall, you can gather up to 13 players in a single crew. It allows 54 players to join the game and choose between small and large battleships. You can quickly learn how to play Blackwake and connect with your friends on dedicated servers to survive epic battles together. In the game, you fire cannons, sink battleships or board them with FPS combat. I've requested a refund because it seems this game is just broken for some.Blackwake is a multiplayer pirate-themed FPS focused on collaboration and teamwork. ![]() ![]() Specs for reference AMD FX8350 AND R9 280X. I REALLY want to enjoy this game but after trying everything my heart is broken. When you get stuck in a server you press Leave and hope to join a different one again, sometimes server browser gets completely frozen cant select anything have to restart the game. I mean, the game ends, but after the pirate/flag overlay on your screen after the scoreboard comes up when a match ends you're stuck there till you leave. Oh and ANOTHER thing, I simply NEVER get to finish the game. Maybe 10 minutes or more or smooth gameplay then BAM out of nowhere Join ""empty"" server, it seems, at least for me you have to join a server with barely any players to have a smooth game, like 2 players, any more it becomes unstable, in fact I simply CANNOT join any server that's say 30/50, impossible.īasically if you want a game Scroll down, join a VERY low pop server, hope you get instantly connected, if you're stuck on connecting you have to restart, then get frozen 10 minutes laterĪDD to this, constant freezes for when you do join a server. Join servers, get to the faction select then click on one of them nothing, frozenĦ. Join servers, in instantly get SUPPLIES then nothing, sometimes half a black screenĥ. Join server, loading screen after a few seconds.Ĥ. Join a server, permanent loading screen.ģ. Join a low pop one, you hear a cannon sound maybe for 5 seconds then NOTHING. Right here's my take after hours of trying to enjoy this game but between unable to join servers, unable to play for more than 10 minutes without freezes etc. You may also try joining servers through the Steam server list (view > servers)Īs usual, if you are not enjoying your time with Blackwake due to these issues do not hesitate to refund and check back on the game in the future! Sadly, logs produce no information on what is happening to this subset of people. They have noted that the transport layer of their network system has been greatly improved and tested in newer versions, but upgrading to a major version post-release is a very risky thing to do and we do not know if we will ever do it. Unity's staff even attempted to merge new features into our older build version just for us, but things actually became worse. Before release we only had one known incidence of this and had no reason to believe it would occur to multiple people after release. ![]() It is not unlikely that we are one of the biggest games using their implementation on 5.4, which (as with all software) seems to have exposed unique edge case bugs for some users. We have communicated with Unity's network developers on the matter to no avail, and investigating further continued to eat steeply into development time. As mentioned in updates a couple months go, the error lies in code we cannot access that is under Unity's hood. WakeNet is built on top of the Unity transport library. Originally posted by Mastfire Studios:Sadly this issue has been deemed unfix-able. ![]() ![]() ![]() The G Pro X is basically the same headset, but it’s wired instead of wireless. We absolutely love the Logitech G Pro X Wireless and it’s our favorite gaming headset for PC right now. And makes this look a little more like a normal headset you could wear out in public. This makes it really easy to take off the headset when you don’t want to use it. Though our absolute favorite feature is the detachable magnetic boom arm. It’s also very lightweight and stays comfortable during longer play sessions. The H3 Hybrid connects wirelessly though Bluetooth, too, so there’s no dongle to plug in that would take up the USB-C port. Giving you the freedom to choose how you want to connect it to the Steam Deck. Similar in fashion to the H3Pro Hybrid, the H3 Hybrid can be used either as a wired headset or a wireless headset. All-in-all, this is one of the best wired gaming headsets for the Steam Deck because it not only provides decent audio but it’s also inexpensive. This is a no-frills headset that will get the job done without you having to spend half or 2/3 of the cost of the Steam Deck. The headset features memory foam ear pads, a detachable mic, and it comes in three different colors. And if you want a decent audio experience for your games through headphones, you can’t go wrong here with the JBL Quantum 100 and its $30 price point. While we still personally prefer a nicer headset for our own gaming sessions, we get the Steam Deck is already expensive enough. We found this to be a solid option because it fits the wired category and it’s only $30. Where To Buy: Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop.Giving you ultra premium sound for your games on the go. While this is technically a wireless headset, it comes with a 3.5mm audio cable so you can use it via a wired connection with the Steam Deck. As there are many more features that make this headset worth it. There’s 7.1 surround sound onboard as well, and it comes with up to 22 hours of battery life. It also comes with a low-latency adaptor, a premium carry pouch, and it uses USB-C for charging. Additionally, it comes with a detachable boom mic which comes with a pop filter, and it has a second built-in mic for voice calls or chat in a more casual setting. And trust us, you’re getting every single damn thing you pay for here.įor starters, Master & Dynamic is using materials like magnesium earcups, lambskin leather earpads, and an Alcantara and canvas-coated headband. While pricey at $449, you’re paying a premium for a super high-quality gaming headset that comes with just the right features. And at a price of $79.99 that’s not a bad deal. So just plug that into the Steam Deck’s USB-C port and you’re ready to go. The Barracuda X uses a USB-C connector to provide the low-latency wireless audio. Although, if you want to use it wirelessly you absolutely could. For the purposes of this guide, we’re thinking of it as a wired headset so you can save battery life on the Steam Deck. We’re kicking things off with the Barracuda X from Razer quite simply because it’s a headset that can be used both wirelessly and wired. Where To Buy: Amazon & Various Other Retailers.The Best Wired Headsets For The Steam Deck Headset ![]() ![]() Also worth mentioning is that some wireless headsets come with 3.5mm or USB-C audio cables and can be used in a wired mode. And that’s the most important thing to keep in mind. We know wired headsets aren’t as convenient, but they’ll help extend your playing time. You might be pleasantly surprised with what’s out there. With that in mind, check out the list below if you’re thinking about grabbing a wired headset for your own Steam Deck. There are tons of wired headsets out there though, so which of those are best for the Steam Deck? We’ve set out to find the best options and are considering factors like portability, sound quality, features, and price. Like volume levels, frame rates, screen brightness and more. So you’ll only have to focus on other battery draining factors. They won’t drain battery like wireless headsets do. Let’s get real here, the best headsets for the Steam Deck might be wired ones if you care about getting the most battery life out of your Deck possible during your sessions. smarthphone-comparisions Smartphone Comparisons.ultimate-tech-gift Ultimate Tech Gift Guides.chinese-smarthphones Chinese Smartphones.ic_best-allthings-android2x Best Of All Things Android.ic_best-android-games2x Best Android Games.ic_best-android-apps2x Best Android Apps.ic_android-buyers-whatis2x Android What Is.ic_android-buyers-guide2x Android Buyers Guide.top-10 Top 10 Best Android Apps & Games.best-android-phones Best Android Phones. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2010) joined the Board of RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) as a co-opted member. He will compose several commissions over the course of 2018-19, while on sabbatical from Williams College, where he is an Assistant Professor. Music Composition, 2012) has just been named the first composer-in-residence with Chor Leoni in Vancouver. In addition to his work with Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra Apprentice Composer Program in July, his music will appear at the Cabrillo, Grant Park (as part of the League of American Orchestras National Conference), Grand Teton, and Tanglewood festivals this summer. Composition, 2014) premiered Express Abstractionism with the Boston Symphony and Andris Nelsons in February, and will open the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra's season in August. She and her husband Shaun welcomed son Andreas Hector Lalonde last July. Musicology, 2014) began a three-year term at the University of Saskatchewan, published "Flowers over the Abyss: A Musical Uncanny in Nineteenth-Century Criticism" in 19th Century Music, and was awarded a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for her project on Music and Romantic Prophecy. Bach's Hamburg vocal ensemble was published in Bach Perspectives 11 (Illinois, 2017) and he was elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer for the Society for Eighteenth-Century Music last November. Musicology, 2014) was recently promoted to Manager of Academic Initiatives at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is also proud to continue work on his podcast, Composers’ Notes, presenting portraits of today’s composers aimed at general and specialist listeners. His tribute to Steven Stucky, Debussy Window will soon appear on Gloria Cheng’s forthcoming release on Bridge Records. In August, he will be in Granada, Spain for the premiere of his new work Jali, for Oboe and String Quartet at the International Double Reed Society conference. Composition, 2017) is looking forward to a busy summer as a teaching fellow at the Bowdoin International Music Festival where he will be mentoring a group of undergrad and grad composition students as well as having a few of his own works featured. ![]() |
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