Anime-influenced animation
Non-Japanese animation inspired by Japanese animation
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| May 24 2025 | Moved from Peacock to Netflix as part of Universal's long-term streaming deal. |
| 2025 | Won multiple GEM Awards 2025, including GEM of the Year 2024, Best Art Direction, Best Debut (New IP), and Best Action/Adventure Game. |
| May 1 2025 | The film was released on Disney+ streaming platform. |
| April 2025 | China Academy of Art hosted the 'Black Myth: Wukong Art Exhibition' at the CAA Art Museum in Hangzhou. |
| April 2025 | Game Science, 8082 Audio, and QQ Music released an official Black Myth: Wukong music album on vinyl. |
| 2025 | Black Myth: Wukong wins Best Visual Art at Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Pending nominations at Game Developers Choice Awards across multiple categories including Game of the Year and Best Narrative |
| 2025 | Nominated for Game of the Year and Action Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards, winning Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| March 2 2025 | The Wild Robot is nominated for Academy Awards in three categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. |
| March 2 2025 | The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann), Best Original Score (Kris Bowers), and Best Sound (Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts). |
| February 8 2025 | The Wild Robot wins Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Producers Guild of America Awards. Chris Sanders also wins Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production at the Annie Awards. |
| February 8 2025 | The film wins multiple Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and awards for directing, character design, music, and voice acting by Lupita Nyong'o. |
| February 2 2025 | The film wins Best Animated Film at the Saturn Awards and is nominated for Best Animated Feature at the London Film Critics' Circle. |
| January 2025 | Feng Ji made a social media post addressing the Xbox version delay, mentioning challenges with the 10 GB of shared memory. |
| January 29 2025 | Released NOSTALGIAZ video to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary, featuring clips from their music videos set to 'Pirate's Progress'. |
| January 17 2025 | US theatrical re-release of the film. |
| January 17 2025 | Re-release of The Wild Robot in US theaters. |
| January 2025 | Physical PlayStation 5 edition released in some regions, containing the base game and a voucher for Deluxe Edition content. |
| January 2025 | Game Science released a Chinese New Year short film introducing their official merchandise brand BLACK MYTH. |
| 2024 | Received Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| 2024 | Feng Ji made a social media post about the Xbox version delay, citing challenges with the '10 GB of shared memory'. |
| 2024 | Game launch led to PlayStation 5 sales doubling compared to the previous year on Tmall, with sales reaching the top for video game hardware in the Chinese market. |
| 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong won multiple awards at Thailand Game Awards, including Game of the Year, Best PC/Console Game, Best Art Direction, and Best Action Game |
| 2024 | Game received generally favorable reviews from critics and won multiple Game of the Year awards. |
| 2024 | Won multiple awards at Equinox Latam Game Awards, including Game of the Year and Best PC Game |
| 2024 | Game won Golden Joystick Awards for Ultimate Game of the Year and Best Visual Design |
| 2024 | Nominated for multiple categories at The Game Awards, winning Best Action Game and Players' Voice |
| 2024 | Won three awards at The Steam Awards: Game of the Year, Best Game You Suck At, and Outstanding Story-Rich Game |
| 2024 | Beth Park was selected as a BAFTA Breakthrough, recognizing her work as a lead performance director on Black Myth: Wukong. |
| 2024 | Won Grand Award and Users' Choice at PlayStation Partner Awards |
| 2024 | A repress of the 'Something About Us' vinyl single was released on Record Store Day. |
| December 2024 | Game Science announced the release date as August 20, 2024 during The Game Awards |
| December 2024 | Game Science provided a free update with new content including a boss rush mode, chapter maps, and a Chinese New Year armor set. |
| December 13 2024 | Kris Bowers wins Best Original Score at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 12 2024 | The AI-upscaled remaster received a global theatrical rollout in over 1500 venues. |
| December 8 2024 | The Wild Robot wins the Truly Moving Picture Award at the Heartland Film Festival and wins Best Animated Feature at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. |
| December 8 2024 | Won Best Animated Feature and Best Voice Over Performance for Lupita Nyong'o at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards. |
| December 3 2024 | The Wild Robot was released on Blu-ray and DVD. |
| October 2024 | Queen Studios revealed Black Myth: Wukong figurines at the Wonder Festival Shanghai, including character and life-size bust models. |
| October 2024 | Game Science announced the master disc was ready and a physical PlayStation 5 edition would be available soon. |
| October 15 2024 | Released for digital streaming rental. |
| October 1 2024 | At Unreal Fest Seattle, Epic Games revealed the game had surpassed 20 million units sold the previous week, with Feng Ji highlighting their decision to develop on Unreal Engine. |
| September 2024 | Symphony concerts featuring the game's music were held in various Chinese cities by Poly Culture Group and Game Science. |
| September 2024 | During the Tokyo Game Show, Ken Kutaragi noted that Black Myth: Wukong sold 20 million units in its first month. |
| September 2024 | Game Science delayed the Xbox Series X/S version for optimization. |
| September 30 2024 | Sony revealed Black Myth: Wukong as a key contributor to increased sales in their Game and Network Services division for the three-month period ending this date. |
| September 8 2024 | The Wild Robot had its world premiere as the opening film at the Toronto International Film Festival Grand Opening celebration. |
| August 2024 | The game ranked first on Steam's global top sellers chart before release. |
| August 2024 | Game Science announced the game sold 10 million units and reached 3 million concurrent players across all platforms, becoming one of the fastest-selling titles of all time. |
| August 28 2024 | The first original song for the film, 'Kiss the Sky' by Maren Morris, was released. |
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