Table of ContentsTable of Contents7. Land of Bad (2024)6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)5. Carry-On (2024)4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)3. Civil War (2024)2. Rebel Ridge (2024)1. Dune: Part Two (2024)Looking back at the past year in film, action remains a reliable genre both at the box office and on streaming. Action occupies six spots on the list of the 12 highest-grossing movies of 2024. From blockbusters and IP-driven properties to superhero stories and monster epics, action continues to be embraced by audiences globally.You know its been a competitive year in action when a superhero movie doesnt crack the list of the top seven action movies of 2024. What films did make the cut? Check out the full rankings below.Recommended VideosNeed more recommendations? Then check out the best new movies to stream this week,the best action movies on Netflix, RelatedVariance FilmsIts early, but Land of BadFord v FerrariandMiracle. Land of Bad is a great example of how a solid movie with little attention in theaters can increase its popularity exponentially on Netflix.Sergeant JJ Kinney (Liam Hemsworth), aka Playboy, joins Delta Force for an extraction mission in the Philippines. Their mission is to rescue a CIA spy and escape the hostile environment. Eddie Reaper Grimm (Russell Crowe) pilots a Reaper drone remotely from the U.S., providing air support to the team. When the mission goes haywire, Playboy is the only survivor. Now, he must rely on Reaper to guide him through the jungle in this loud, explosive, and masculine thriller.Stream Land of Bad on Netflix.Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)Disney/20th Century StudiosWhat a wonderful day to include Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesKingdomsprotagonist, Noa (Owen Teague), a teenage ape and heir to his tribe.One night, a rival ape clan burns down Noas village and kidnaps the surviving members. Noa manages to escape, but hes now an ape without a clan.Forced to come of age, Noa embarks on a journey to the rival kingdom to rescue his friends and family. Along the way, Noa gains an unlikely ally in Mae (Freya Allan), a girl immune to the virus that turns humans feral.While Kingdomfails to live up to Matt Reeves Apes films,Kingdomis a solid first film in a new trilogy, and the franchise remains the gold standard for motion capture performances.Stream Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on Hulu.Carry-On | Sneak Peek #2 | NetflixJaume Collet-Serra has seemingly dedicated his life to keeping the mid-budget action thriller alive. Collet-Serras resume includes Unknown, Non-Stop, Run All Night, The Shallows, and The Commuter. Add Carry-OnUpon putting it into his ear, Ethan hears a message from a mysterious traveler (Jason Bateman), who demands a package make its way through security no questions asked. If Ethan refuses, his pregnant girlfriend, Nora (Sofia Carson), will be killed. Refusing to abide by the rules, Ethan goes full John McClane and embarks on a mission to save the day in this wildly entertaining Christmas thriller.Stream Carry-On on Netflix.Warner Bros.Unfortunately for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, its legacy will likely be associated with the films box office misfortunes and its inability to match the highs of the superb Mad Max: Fury Road. Its a shame because George Miller only has a finite number of films remaining in his career and should be praised for Furiosasbravery and boldness.Serving as a prequel toFury Road,Furiosafollows the origin stories of the titular character (Anya Taylor-Joy), a young girl kidnapped from her home as a girl and forced to hide her identity while working at the Citadel. Furiosa becomes a witness to the war over the Wasteland between the Citadels Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme) and the Biker Hordes leader, Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). WhileFuriosa is not a chase movie, Miller still flexes his prowess in the War Rig scenes, proving no living director shoots better vehicle sequences than him.Stream Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagaon Max.A24Alex Garlands dystopian thriller Civil WarSeveral reviews criticized Garland for refusing to fully explore American politics in 2024, believing he took an apolitical approach to an important discussion. As an action film and a story about journalists, Civil War is a harrowing escapade backed by terrific performances from its cast. Jesse Plemons gives the horror performance of the year in a sick-to-your-stomach scene. Also, Civil War, like many of Garlands films, sounds incredible.Stream Civil War on Max.NetflixTheres locked-in, and then theres Aaron Pierre explaining what PACE means to Don Johnson in Rebel Ridge.Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, Rebel Ridgestars Pierre as Terry Richmond, a former Marine veteran heading to a small Louisiana town to bail his cousin out of jail. Terry is stunned when the two police officers detain him and invoke a civil forfeiture clause to seize his $36,000 in bail money. When Terry tries to get his money back from the cops, the police chief (Johnson) refuses to listen.With the help of courthouse employee Summer McBride (AnnaSophia Robb), Terry learns about the towns corruption and realizes he must take matters into his own hands to get what he wants. Rebel Ridgehooks you in from the opening scene and keeps your attention throughout the 131-minute run time. Pierre is a revelation in a star-making performance that will catapult him to higher-profile projects, includingLanterns.Stream Rebel Ridge on Netflix.Warner Bros. PicturesDont overthink it. Dune: Part TwoPaul and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), are now with the Fremen tribe, with many members believing the heir to House Atreides is their messiah, the Lisan al-Gaib. For Paul to free the people of Arrakis from the Harkonnens, he must embrace his destiny and fulfill the Fremens prophecy, no matter how many times he tries to resist. Dune: Part Twois Villeneuves version ofThe Two Towers an epic adventure from a director who truly understands the material.Stream Dune: Part Two on Max.Editors Recommendations

In-N-Out is commonly thought of as a Californian chain, but I visited an In-N-Out restaurant in Austin.The In-N-Out location was painted a bright white to accent the chain's signature red branding. Erin McDowell/Business Insider When I arrived in Austin, In-N-Out Burger was one of the first places on my must-visit list. Luckily, the nearest location was just a short drive from my hotel in South Austin.When I arrived at the restaurant, I spotted the iconic yellow-and-red logo on the crisp white building. As someone from the East Coast, this would be my first time experiencing In-N-Out and I couldn't wait to try it. I ordered a Double-Double burger "animal style" and an order of fries.The burger came wrapped in paper. Erin McDowell/Insider In-N-Out's most iconic menu item is arguably its Double Double burger, so I knew I had to try it.Although I've heard mixed reviews on the chain's plain fries, since I ordered the burger animal style, I decided to order them on their own rather than "animal style" or with cheese. The burger came partially wrapped in paper, which made it easy to hold and bite into.The burger came with two patties, lettuce, tomato, and gooey cheese, plus sauce with onions. Erin McDowell/Business Insider The Double-Double includes two patties, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and spread, but ordering it animal-style adds mustard-cooked patties, pickles, extra spread, and grilled onions.When I visited in 2021, the entire meal came to $11.80, including tax, which I thought was a fair price considering how much food I received. The price of a Double Double has since risen from $4.50 to an average price of $5.29 at some locations, ABC News reported in June. The cheese and sauce practically oozed out of the burger. I wasn't complaining.The burger was large and loaded with flavorful toppings. Erin McDowell/Business Insider After biting into the massive burger, tangy mustard, pickles, and onions hit my tongue.The pickles were tart and crunchy, the beef patties were over-the-top juicy and flavorful, and the cheese-to-meat ratio was spot-on.The onions added a lot of flavor and the spread stood out with its rich, savory taste. It reminded me more of Thousand-Island dressing rather than a typical burger special sauce. The toppings tasted fresh and added a lot of flavor to the burger.I liked the toppings, sauce, and cheese on this burger. Erin McDowell/Business Insider The burger patties themselves were on the thinner side, and I thought they were just OK. To me, the real standouts of this burger were the layers of melted cheese, the tangy sauce, and the lettuce, tomato, and pickles.If I were grasping to find other criticisms, I also wasn't blown away by the bun. It was soft yet didn't have much flavor on its own, and it was slightly dry and crumbly.However, this was a truly exceptional burger, and once earned the top spot on my ranking of every fast-food double cheeseburger.I was eager to see how the New York-based chain would stack up against this West Coast icon. I was interested to see if 7th Street Burger in New York City could top In-N-Out as my favorite fast-food burger.I visited the 7th Street Burger location on the Lower East Side in Manhattan. Erin McDowell/Business Insider When I arrived at the Lower East Side location in Manhattan on a rainy weekday, there were hardly any people inside the small standing-room-only restaurant.However, on the weekend at its flagship East 7th Street location, you can typically expect to wait in line to try one of its famous smash burgers. I ordered a double cheeseburger with fries and a side of the chain's signature sauce for dipping.The cheeseburger was deliciously greasy. Erin McDowell/Business Insider When I unwrapped my burger, the first thing I noticed was how greasy it was. The paper was practically dripping.However, the burger patties appeared perfectly crispy, and I could see layers of gooey cheese emerging from the burger.The cheeseburger also smelled heavenly I imagined it would be the perfect antidote to the many nearly identical salads I typically eat during the workweek. The burger came smothered in sauce, cheese, and chopped grilled onions.The burger had a hearty serving of house sauce on it. Erin McDowell/Business Insider The double cheeseburger comes with two fresh beef burger patties, American cheese, onions, pickles, and house sauce on a Martin's potato bun.My burger cost $9.50, a side of fries set me back $4.50, and I paid an additional $1 for a side of the house sauce. This was almost double the price of the In-N-Out burger, so the West Coast chain immediately won in terms of value.No matter how good a fast-food burger is, I struggle to find a reason to pay nearly $10 for one.Potential reasons for In-N-Out's low prices include its limited menus, a focus on in-house production, and a strategic real-estate plan that places restaurants close to one another and to highways for more efficient deliveries.In-N-Out also has many more locations than 7th Street Burger, with around 400 total locations compared to just 19, and is a bigger, more profitable company, which could make it easier to keep prices lower for the consumer.Business Insider reached out to 7th Street Burger for comment on its prices but did not immediately hear back. The burger patties were decadently crispy but still retained their juiciness.The burger came on a Martin's potato roll. Erin McDowell/Business Insider Slices of gooey cheese were nestled between the two thin, perfectly griddled, and charred beef patties and a generous serving of the chain's house sauce, which resembled a tangy, creamy burger sauce.Held together by a squishy, soft potato roll, this burger was definitely no-frills. There wasn't any lettuce or tomato to cut through the intensely savory fat bomb I was eating, but I didn't mind.Topped with pickles and onions, this burger delivered a balanced, classic flavor profile that elevated what a standard smash burger can be. I was truly torn over which burger I preferred.I liked the patties and bun better on the 7th Street Burger cheeseburger. Erin McDowell/Business Insider The pros for the 7th Street Burger double cheeseburger were the sauce, crispy patties, and the bun.However, In-N-Out impressed me with its fresh toppings, equally gooey cheese, the sheer size of the burger, and the comparatively low price.The burgers were also so different in their design. 7th Street Burger does smash burgers, and does them well. Both burgers were incredible in their own right but, if I had to choose just one, I think I'd betray my East-Coast roots and opt for the burger from out west.In my opinion, In-N-Out's Double Double animal-style simply can't be topped in terms of flavor, size, and value.However, before I get out to the West Coast again, 7th Street Burger is a perfectly adequate alternative for an out-of-this-world fast-food burger.

My family recently visited Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, home of Potcake Place K9 Rescue.A potcake is a mixed-breed street dog in the Caribbean, and the rescue lets volunteers walk them.My family loved doing this and plan to volunteer again the next time we visit Providenciales.Several years ago, my family visited Turks and Caicos as part of a cruise itinerary. While researching things to do there, I read about a dog rescue where volunteers could walk puppies. Sadly, our cruise port was on Grand Turk and Potcake Place K9 Rescue on Providenciales two different (and very far apart) islands in Turks and Caicos, which is made up of 40 main islands and cays.Recently, though, as my family headed to an all-inclusive resort in Turks and Caicos, I was delighted to learn we'd be on the same island as Potcake Place. So, we made plans to take a taxi from our resort into town and visit the shelter.Potcakes are mixed-breed stray pups who live on many Caribbean islands Our potcake was named Heidi. Terri Peters A potcake is a term for a dog native to the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. The name came about because locals once fed the stray animals the remains in their cooking pots. Although there's no exact formula for a potcake's DNA, the breed is essentially a mixed-breed street dog.They're social and food-oriented and can be seen roaming the streets throughout these countries as strays. Contrary to popular belief, they are not wild dogs, simply domestic breeds without homes.Potcake Place runs on donations with a mission to reduce the number of homeless potcakes on the island, in part by adopting rescues out to approved, screened homes.And, if you happen to be visiting Providenciales, you can volunteer to walk one of its dogs.We were given helpful instructions for walking our pup I was so excited to walk a dog around the island. Terri Peters Beyond the $30 cab ride we took into town, the experience was completely free. To walk a puppy, we got to Potcake Place a little before 10 a.m. and waited in line with many other visitors who were there to volunteer. After filling out a form and waiting our turn, a volunteer brought Heidi out to meet us. A sweet black-and-white pup who was just a few months old, Heidi was handed off to us with a leash and a tote full of poop bags, treats, water, and a collapsible bowl. We were able to walk our pup around town in the morning. Terri Peters We were told we could walk her all over the town and given some simple rules: Heidi had to be back to the rescue by 12:30 p.m., and we should stick to dog-friendly parts of town.A volunteer also suggested some good, dog-walker-friendly spots, including a local coffee shop and the Ritz Carlton in town.This was an incredible way to soak up the sun and sightsee We loved exploring the island on foot. Terri Peters After a rundown of the rules, we were off with Heidi in tow. Not only was she a super-sweet pup, but also this activity was an amazing way to explore downtown Providenciales. We got coffee at a local shop, shopped for souvenirs, walked on the beach, and rested on the beautiful lawns of the Providenciales Ritz Carlton, all with Heidi leashed up next to us. She seemed as thrilled to be out and about with us as we were to have her, even if she did get tired of walking a few times and needed to be carried (a possibility the volunteers at Potcake Place warned us about).Spending a morning exploring Providenciales with my husband, two teenagers, and a puppy was everything I hoped it would be. What's more, Potcake Place staff can help families adopt the dog they walk and get them home to the US.I'd have brought Heidi back to Florida with us in a heartbeat, but my particular airline wouldn't allow it. If I visit the island again, I'll be sure to go back and fly with a dog-friendly airline.

PwC hosts "prompting parties" to help employees experiment with generative AI tools.The firm's chief learning officer said employees needed a safe, low-stakes format to experiment with it.PwC announced last year it was investing $1 billion over three years to expand its AI capabilities.Generative AI is reshaping the workplace, but many employees are still unsure how to use it.PwC, a Big Four professional services firm, is addressing that gap with "prompting parties."In 2023, PwC announced it was investing $1 billion over three years to expand its AI capabilities. Later that year the company launched My AI, an upskilling initiative for employees to get trained on how to use AI responsibly.But Leah Houde, the chief learning officer at PwC, told Business Insider that after the initial AI trainings, there was still a skill gap when it came to employees actually putting the technology to use, even though employees wanted to know more about how to use it.In 2024, AI was among the top five terms searched in PwC's internal learning and development platform, compared to being in the top 15 in 2023 and not even in the top 100 in 2022, PwC represenatives told BI."The cognitive load that it takes to just try something new in the course of doing what you're normally doing is hard," Houde said, adding that many employees just didn't know where to start with AI prompts, which are the written instructions given to an AI tool in order to elicit a useful response.People needed a safe, low-stakes place to play with the tools. That's where the AI prompting parties came in.The group sessions, which can be run independently amongst teams or by a company AI leader, are aimed at making employees comfortable using AI tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatPwC the company's internal version of ChatGPT.The sessions focus on real use cases, so employees can collaboratively experiment with using AI to help them solve a problem or accomplish a task that's specific to their team.Houde said the sessions are like a"playground where I'm not working on a client deliverable or writing an email to my boss or something that might give me anxiety that I don't want to mess up with AI."She said experimenting in a group setting also allows employees to learn from each others' prompts, giving them new ideas about what AI can do. It's also made them more likely to try out AI on their own time too, Houde said.Since launching in March, PwC said it has hosted nearly 500 prompting parties and over 880 more have been requested, so they are scaling up to meet the demand.Houde said becoming familiar with AI was especially important for employees at PwC as a professional services firm, since the company's clients often turn to its employees to get their own questions about AI answered.Workforce experts previously told BI's Tim Paradisthat getting employees up to speed with AI is necessary, and that it will require the help and investment of employers. A survey published by Slack in November found the rate of AI adoption among desk workers had plateaued, despite companies continuing to invest heavily in AI for their business.But Houde said it's not just AI or other technical skills that employees at PwC want more training on. Terms like"inclusion" and "inclusive mindset" are among the top searched on the company's training platform every year."The thing that it says to me is that the human interaction is always going to matter," she said.Going forward, Houde said she's most excited about how AI can be used to create personalized learning and development plans for people based on their current skills and where they want to go in their careers.Instead of generically recommending the same trainings to everyone, AI can flag trainings that are most relevant to each individual."AI is now enabling us to understand the skills our people have and make connections between the skills that they have and the skills that they're going to need to progress," Houde said.Have a news tip or a story to share? Do you work in consulting or have you worked with a consulting career coach? Contact this reporter at kvlamis@businessinsider.com.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft in a wide-ranging probe that will examine whether the companys business practices have run afoul of antitrust laws, according to people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, FTC attorneys have been conducting interviews and setting up meetings with Microsoft competitors. One key area of interest is how the worlds largest software provider packages popular Office products together with cybersecurity and cloud computing services, said one of the people, who asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. This so-called bundling was the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, which detailed how, beginning in 2021, Microsoft used the practice to vastly expand its business with the U.S. government while boxing competitors out of lucrative federal contracts. At the time, many federal employees used a software license that included the Windows operating system and products like Word, Outlook and Excel. In the wake of several devastating cyberattacks, Microsoft offered to upgrade those license bundles for free for a limited time, giving the government access to its more advanced cybersecurity products. The company also provided consultants to install the upgrades.Vast swaths of the federal bureaucracy accepted, including all of the military services in the Defense Department and then began paying for those enhanced services when the free trial ended. Former sales leaders involved in the effort likened it to a drug dealer hooking a user with free samples, as they knew federal customers would be effectively locked into the upgrades once they were installed. Microsofts offer not only displaced some existing cybersecurity vendors but also took market share from cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, as the government began using products that ran on Azure, Microsofts own cloud platform. Some experts told ProPublica that the companys tactics might have violated laws regulating contracting and competition, and the news organization reported that even some of Microsofts own attorneys had antitrust worries about the deals.Microsoft has said its offer was structured to avoid antitrust concerns. The companys sole goal during this period was to support an urgent request by the Administration to enhance the security posture of federal agencies who were continuously being targeted by sophisticated nation-state threat actors, Steve Faehl, the security leader for Microsofts federal business, told ProPublica. Some of those incursions were the result of Microsofts own security lapses. As ProPublica reported in June, Russian state-sponsored hackers in the so-called SolarWinds attack exploited a weakness in a Microsoft product to steal sensitive data from the National Nuclear Security Administration and the National Institutes of Health, among other victims. Years before the attack was discovered, a Microsoft engineer warned product leaders about the flaw, but they refused to address it for fear of alienating the federal government and losing ground to competitors, ProPublica reported.While the engineers proposed fix would have kept customers safe, it also would have created a speed bump for users logging on to their devices. Adding such friction was unacceptable to the managers of the product group, which at the time was in a fierce rivalry with competitors in the market for so-called identity tools, the news organization reported. These tools, which ensure that users have permission to log on to cloud-based programs, are important to Microsofts business strategy because they often lead to demand for the companys other cloud services. According to a person familiar with the FTCs probe, one such identity product, Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is another focus of the agencys investigation.Microsoft has defended its decision against addressing the SolarWinds-related flaw, telling ProPublica in June that the companys assessment included multiple reviews at the time and that its response to security issues is based on potential customer disruption, exploitability, and available mitigations. It has pledged to put security above all else. The FTC views the fact that Microsoft has won more federal business even as it left the government vulnerable to hacks as an example of the companys problematic power over the market, a person familiar with the probe told the news organization.The commission is not alone in that view. These guys are sort of a version of too big to fail, said Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee and a longtime critic of Microsoft. I think its time to amp up the antitrust side of the house, dealing with antitrust abuses. The FTCs investigation of Microsoft, which was first reported by the Financial Times and Bloomberg, is far from the companys first brush with federal regulators over antitrust issues. More than two decades ago, the Department of Justice sued the company in a landmark antitrust case that nearly resulted in its breakup. Federal prosecutors alleged that Microsoft maintained an illegal monopoly in the operating system market through anticompetitive behaviors that prevented rivals from getting a foothold. Ultimately, the Justice Department settled with Microsoft, and a federal judge approved a consent decree that imposed restrictions on how the company could develop and license software. John Lopatka, a former consultant to the FTC who now teaches antitrust law at Penn State, told ProPublica that the Microsoft actions detailed in the news organizations recent reporting followed a very familiar pattern of behavior.It does echo the Microsoft case from decades ago, said Lopatka, who co-authored a book on that case. In the new investigation, the FTC has sent Microsoft a civil investigative demand, the agencys version of a subpoena, compelling the company to turn over information, people familiar with the probe said. Microsoft confirmed that it received the document. Company spokesperson David Cuddy did not comment on the specifics of the investigation but said the FTCs demand is broad, wide ranging, and requests things that are out of the realm of possibility to even be logical. He declined to provide on-the-record examples. The FTC declined to comment. The agencys investigation follows a public comment period in 2023 during which it sought information on the business practices of cloud computing providers. When that concluded, the FTC said it had ongoing interest in whether certain business practices are inhibiting competition.The recent demand to Microsoft represents one of FTC Commissioner Lina Khans final moves as chair, and the probe appears to be picking up steam as the Biden administration winds down. The commissions new leadership, however, will decide the future of the investigation. President-elect Donald Trump said this month that he will elevate Commissioner Andrew Ferguson, a Republican attorney, to lead the agency. Following the announcement, Ferguson said in a post on X, At the FTC, we will end Big Techs vendetta against competition and free speech. We will make sure that America is the worlds technological leader and the best place for innovators to bring new ideas to life.Trump also said he would nominate Republican lawyer Mark Meador as a commissioner, describing him as an antitrust enforcer who previously worked at the FTC and the Justice Department. Meador is also a former aide to Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican who introduced legislation to break up Google. Doris Burke contributed research.

SummaryThis podcast episode focuses on debugging and troubleshooting VFX in Unreal Engine, a critical but often overlooked aspect of working with visual effects. The episode features Ashif Ali, a resident expert, who shares his knowledge on common VFX issues, debugging techniques, and best practices for future projects. He covers a wide range of topics, including performance problems, visual artifacts, lighting issues, and shader compilation errors. Ashif also discusses essential debugging tools and provides practical solutions for fixing these issues, empowering VFX artists to create polished and efficient effects.

The existence of SMILE Fruit was first introduced during the Punk Hazard arc. Caesar Clown was the primary scientist behind its creation, using new and existing technology to ensure mass production.

As the most elusive area in Genshin Impact, Mare Jivari has been the talk of the town since Mondstadt was released. Snippets of its lore have been spread by either the Anemo Archon or the people of Natlan, yet despite this, not much is still known.

Xbox Game Pass has come a long way since its 2017 launch. When it debuted, Xbox Game Pass was home to just over 100 games, with some of the biggest being Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, Saints Row 4, and NBA 2K16. Seven years later, Xbox Game Pass is now home to almost 500 titles, many of which can be played on consoles, PC, or on a variety of devices thanks to Xbox Cloud streaming.

Dreams on a Pillow is a video game experience about the 1948 Nakba, an event where roughly 700,000 people were displaced from their land and homes due to Zionist occupation.The game, described as a pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land, is from Palestinian developer Rasheed Abu-Eideh. But before I tell you more about that, let me tell you about his previous game.In 2016, Abu-Eideh released Liyla and the Shadows of War, a game about a 2014 assault on Gaza by Israel, known as Operation Protective Edge. Liyla follows a Palestinian girl and her family as they navigate attacks in their neighborhood. Its short but emotional, and it blends elements of platformers and choose-your-own-adventure storytelling. In 2021, the game was a part of an Indie Bundle Pack that raised nearly $900,000 for Palestinian aid through UNRWA USA. @polygon Dreams on a Pillow by Rasheed Abu-Eideh is a video game experience about the 1948 Nakba- plus how you can support it at the end of the video. original sound Polygon Currently, Liyla and the Shadows of War is free on mobile and Windows. But back in 2016, it was initially rejected as a game in the Apple App Store. Abu-Eideh was told to remove all description of it as a Game and re-categorize it as News or Reference due to its political nature. The hypocrisy of the decision was noted by many at the time: As reported by Eurogamer, Apple denied Liyla as a game, but allowed a game called Israeli Heroes in the game section. After Abu-Eideh spoke about Apples decision on social media, Apple finally allowed Liyla to be categorized as a game.Dreams on a Pillow is currently being crowdfunded by Abu-Eideh on LaunchGood till Jan. 13, and funds raised from the LaunchGood campaign will go towards asset creation, outsourcing, and salaries for the current team of 9 individuals. The game is aiming to launch in Q4 2026.