diff --git a/src/components/FeatureAnnouncement.tsx b/src/components/FeatureAnnouncement.tsx
index 81b57ef66..c37c655dd 100644
--- a/src/components/FeatureAnnouncement.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FeatureAnnouncement.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,85 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { Modal } from './Modal.tsx';
+import { PartyPopper } from 'lucide-react';
+
 type FeatureAnnouncementProps = {};
 
 export function FeatureAnnouncement(props: FeatureAnnouncementProps) {
-  return (
-    <a
-      className="rounded-md border border-dashed border-purple-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-purple-400 transition-colors hover:border-purple-400 hover:text-purple-200"
-      href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lS3slfJ0x0"
-      target='_blank'
+  const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
+
+  const videoModal = (
+    <Modal
+      onClose={() => setIsPlaying(false)}
+      bodyClassName={'h-auto overflow-hidden'}
+      wrapperClassName={'md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-4xl xl:max-w-5xl'}
     >
-      <span className="relative -top-[1px] mr-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-white">
-        New
-      </span>{' '}
-      <span className={'hidden sm:inline'}>
-        Practice your skills with projects
-      </span>
-      <span className={'inline text-sm sm:hidden'}>
-        Build projects to skill up
-      </span>
-    </a>
+      <div className="text-balance bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 px-4 py-2 md:py-3 text-left text-sm lg:text-base">
+        <span
+          className="relative -top-px mr-1.5 rounded bg-blue-300 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-gray-800"
+          style={{ lineHeight: '1.5' }}
+        >
+          New
+        </span>
+        Projects are live on the{' '}
+        <a
+          href={'/backend/projects'}
+          className="font-medium text-blue-500 underline underline-offset-2"
+        >
+          backend roadmap
+        </a>
+        <span className={'hidden md:inline'}>
+          {' '}
+          and are coming soon on the others{' '}
+        </span>
+        <PartyPopper
+          className="relative -top-[3px] ml-2 md:ml-1 inline-block w-5 h-5 md:w-6 md:h-6 text-blue-500"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div
+        className="iframe-container"
+        style={{
+          position: 'relative',
+          paddingBottom: '56.25%',
+          height: 0,
+          overflow: 'hidden',
+          width: '300%',
+          left: '-100%',
+        }}
+      >
+        {/*https://www.youtube.com/embed/?playsinline=1&disablekb=1&&iv_load_policy=3&cc_load_policy=0&controls=0&rel=0&autoplay=1&mute=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fytch.xyz&widgetid=1*/}
+        <iframe
+          src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9lS3slfJ0x0?start=31&autoplay=1&disablekb=1&rel=0&cc_load_policy=0&controls=0&rel=0&autoplay=1&origin=https%3A%2F%2Froadmap.sh&widgetid=1&showinfo=0"
+          allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
+          allowFullScreen
+          style={{
+            position: 'absolute',
+            top: 0,
+            left: 0,
+            width: '100%',
+            height: '100%',
+          }}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </Modal>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {isPlaying && videoModal}
+      <button
+        className="rounded-md border border-dashed border-purple-600 px-3 py-1.5 text-purple-400 transition-colors hover:border-purple-400 hover:text-purple-200"
+        onClick={() => setIsPlaying(true)}
+      >
+        <span className="relative -top-[1px] mr-1 text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-white">
+          New
+        </span>{' '}
+        <span className={'hidden sm:inline'}>
+          Practice your skills with projects
+        </span>
+        <span className={'inline text-sm sm:hidden'}>
+          Build projects to skill up
+        </span>
+      </button>
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/HeroSection/HeroSection.astro b/src/components/HeroSection/HeroSection.astro
index 10eece507..a55867e59 100644
--- a/src/components/HeroSection/HeroSection.astro
+++ b/src/components/HeroSection/HeroSection.astro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { FeatureAnnouncement } from "../FeatureAnnouncement";
     id='hero-text'
   >
     <p class='-mt-4 mb-7 sm:-mt-10 sm:mb-4'>
-      <FeatureAnnouncement />
+      <FeatureAnnouncement client:load />
     </p>
 
     <h1