Battlestar Galactica

2004 American science fiction television series

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May 16 2024 Zen Studios released a Battlestar Galactica pinball table for Pinball FX as part of the Universal Pinball: TV Classics pack.
2021 Battlestar Galactica was ranked #70 on BBC's 100 Greatest Television Series of the 21st Century list, recognizing its significant impact and critical acclaim in television history.
2021 Fantasy Flight Games published Unfathomable, a horror-themed game reimplementing many of Battlestar Galactica's mechanics
August 29 2019 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock: Resurrection DLC is released, launching 'Season 2' of the game series.
March 19 2019 Sin and Sacrifice DLC is released, marking the end of 'Season 1' of the Battlestar Galactica Deadlock game series.
February 1 2019 Battlestar Galactica Online was officially discontinued after nearly eight years of operation.
August 31 2017 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is released on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, offering players a 3D strategy game set during the First Cylon War.
May 16 2017 Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is officially announced by Black Lab Games and Slitherine Software.
November 5 2014 Owners of the Battlestar Mercury sim announced its impending closure after six years, citing diminishing interest in the genre.
2013 Daybreak expansion released, adding new elements and content from the show's fourth season.
March 3 2013 Release of the Blood and Chrome soundtrack, featuring music from the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series, with tracks composed by Bear McCreary and including vocal performances by Raya Yarbrough, Brendan McCreary, and Joohyun Park.
December 2012 Battlestar Mercury owners announced a new unique Galactica story called 'Battlestar Mercury: New Genesis', set 150,000 years after the reimagined series.
September 2012 Diaspora, the fan-made Battlestar Galactica game based on the FreeSpace 2 engine, was officially released after four years of development.
2011 Battlestar: Thesis (BSG-82nd) simulation launched in Second Life, featuring a unique storyline set in the Second Cylon War where the colonies survived. The sim includes the colonial 82nd Recon Fleet and Cylon fleet, providing an alternative narrative expansion of the Battlestar Galactica universe.
2011 IGN.com ranked Battlestar Galactica as the #1 show on their 'Top 50 Sci-Fi Shows' list, highlighting the series' significant impact and critical acclaim in the science fiction television genre.
April 2011 An announcement was made about a merger between the Exodus and Twelve Colonies sims (renamed Tocana Colonies), which was later revealed to be an April Fool's Day hoax.
February 8 2011 Battlestar Galactica Online was released in open beta, utilizing the Unity Game Development Tool and featuring a game server written in Erlang. Within three months of launch, the game had attracted over 2 million registered users.
2010 Battlestar Galactica was ranked #1 on Boston.com's 'Top 50 Science Fiction Television Shows of All Time' list, recognizing the series' significant impact and critical acclaim in the science fiction television genre.
2010 Exodus expansion released, introducing new game mechanics and content from the show's third season.
December 28 2010 A Blu-ray of the unrated version of Razor was released.
December 7 2010 By this date, the majority of Battlestar Galactica-themed sims in Second Life had either shut down or significantly altered their content and storylines to avoid trademark issues.
July 2010 NBCUniversal initiated efforts to remove Battlestar Galactica-themed sims from Second Life, claiming intellectual property infringement against individual creators and Linden Labs.
April 2 2010 Battlestar Galactica: The Plan aired on Sky Premiere in the United Kingdom, further expanding its international broadcast.
February 23 2010 Release of the Razor/The Plan soundtrack featuring music from the Battlestar Galactica TV series films Razor and The Plan. The soundtrack includes 19 tracks with notable features like vocals by Raya Yarbrough and guitars by Scott Ian of Anthrax.
January 2010 Battlestar: The Twelve Colonies (BSG-118) sim opened, featuring a pre-Cylon attack cityscape and a non-canon Phoenix-class Battlestar.
January 2010 Battlestar Mercury concluded their first story and began a new storyline inspired by a prop painting from Commander Adama's quarters.
January 10 2010 The film made its television premiere on the Syfy channel, expanding its audience beyond the initial DVD release.

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