Tibetan culture
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| February 2024 |
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II was remastered as part of the Tomb Raider I–III Remastered collection for multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
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| 2021 |
Visitor from the East
The short story 'Visitor from the East' was reprinted in Turtledove's short-story collection 'The Best of Harry Turtledove'.
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| January 19 2021 | The film '2012' was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray format. |
| January 4 2021 |
Expedition Everest
Joe Rohde retires from Walt Disney Imagineering, having never completed the repairs to the Yeti animatronic.
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| March 2020 | Experienced renewed popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the second-most popular film and seventh-most popular overall title on Netflix. |
| February 9 2020 | Academy Awards nominates Chris Butler, Arianne Sutner, and Travis Knight for Best Animated Feature |
| January 29 2020 | Visual Effects Society Awards recognizes 'Missing Link' by winning Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Character for the character 'Susan' |
| January 25 2020 | Annie Awards nominates 'Missing Link' in multiple categories, including Best Animated Feature, Animated Effects, Character Animation, Directing, Production Design, Storyboarding, and Editorial |
| January 18 2020 | Producers Guild of America Awards nominates Arianne Sutner and Travis Knight for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures |
| January 12 2020 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominates 'Missing Link' for Best Animated Feature |
| January 5 2020 | Golden Globe Awards honors 'Missing Link' as Best Animated Feature Film |
| 2019 | Received a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. |
| 2019 | The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, becoming the first non-CGI animated film to win in this category since Waltz with Bashir (2008). |
| 2019 |
Expedition Everest
Loses its title as the world's most expensive roller coaster when Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal Islands of Adventure opens.
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| December 9 2019 | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards nominates 'Missing Link' for Best Animated Film |
| September 3 2019 | The multiplayer servers for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves were permanently terminated, marking the end of the game's online multiplayer functionality. |
| July 23 2019 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released 'Missing Link' on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States. |
| July 9 2019 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released the film 'Missing Link' digitally in the United States. |
| July 5 2019 |
Expedition Everest
A 41-year-old woman suffered a seizure after riding the Expedition Everest attraction.
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| June 2019 | Hong Kong protests began, which influenced Tibetans' ongoing efforts to request Unicode extend their timeline for the Tibetan flag emoji release, seeking to minimize mainland Chinese influence in social media platform operations. |
| April 12 2019 | 'Missing Link' is theatrically released in the United States by Annapurna Pictures through United Artists Releasing. |
| April 12 2019 | The film was theatrically released in the United States by Annapurna Pictures through United Artists Releasing. |
| April 12 2019 | Film's soundtrack released by Lakeshore Records, coinciding with the theatrical release of Missing Link. |
| April 7 2019 | Missing Link premiered in New York City. |
| October 9 2018 | Carter Burwell confirmed as the film's music composer. |
| June 2018 | Laika announced the film would be released in April 2019. |
| May 2018 | Production was underway, with Laika's artists having constructed over 110 sets across 65 unique locations for the film. |
| May 19 2018 |
Expedition Everest
A 26-year-old man suffered a seizure after riding the Expedition Everest attraction.
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| May 7 2018 | Film officially titled 'Missing Link', with additional voice actors confirmed including Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Ching Valdez-Aran, and Amrita Acharia. |
| April 2018 | Development of the stop-motion animated film 'Missing Link' begins, with Chris Butler set to direct and write the project. |
| April 25 2018 | Laika announced development of 'Film Five', an animated film written and directed by Chris Butler, starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, and Zach Galifianakis, to be distributed by Annapurna Pictures. |
| 2016 |
Visitor from the East
Harry Turtledove wrote and published 'Visitor from the East' as part of the anthology 'Thirty Days Later: Steaming Forward: 30 Adventures in Time', edited by A.J. Sikes, B.J. Sikes, and Dover Whitecliff from Thinking Ink Press.
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| 2015 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was re-released as part of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for the PlayStation 4, featuring improved gameplay mechanics, updated cutscene visuals, and enhanced lighting and character models. |
| October 28 2015 |
Tomb Raider II
The game was released for Android.
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| December 3 2014 |
Tomb Raider II
A version of Tomb Raider II was published for iOS by Square Enix.
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| 2013 |
Expedition Everest
At the D23 Expo, Joe Rohde discusses ongoing attempts to repair the yeti animatronic, acknowledging the complexity of fixing the giant machine within the completed building.
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| 2012 |
Tomb Raider II
The PC version of Tomb Raider II was re-released digitally by GOG.com.
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| September 7 2012 |
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II made available for download on PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network store.
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| 2011 |
Expedition Everest
Guinness World Records lists Expedition Everest as the most expensive roller coaster in the world, with a total construction cost of US$30 million over six years of planning and development.
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| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, the sequel to Among Thieves, was released. |
| December 2011 | Total worldwide sales of Uncharted 2 reached over 5 million copies. |
| October 2011 |
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II was released for Mac OS X and sold via the Mac App Store.
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| 2010 | Wins Story, Action, Use of Audio, and Original Score categories at the British Academy Video Games Awards (BAFTA) |
| 2010 | Ethnic Tibetans worldwide began a campaign calling on Unicode Consortium and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to approve and release the Tibetan flag emoji, aiming to enhance cultural representation and sense of belonging. |
| December 12 2010 | Released 'Golden Guns' DLC featuring gold skins for AK-47 and Beretta weapons. |
| October 12 2010 | Game of the Year Edition of Uncharted 2 was released, featuring all previously released downloadable content, four motion comics, and Pinball Heroes: Uncharted for the PSP. |
| September 2010 | Naughty Dog reported that Uncharted 2 had sold 3.8 million copies worldwide. |
| August 26 2010 | Released 'Sidekick Skin Pack' with 6 alternate character appearances and 2 new villain skins (Dillon and Mac). |
| May 27 2010 | Released the 'Uncharted Fortune Hunter's Apartment' in the Asian version of PlayStation Home. |
| May 6 2010 | Released the 'Uncharted Fortune Hunter's Apartment' in European and North American versions of PlayStation Home. |
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