Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 video game
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| April 1 2025 | Bendy and the Brine Barrel, a pickle-themed joke game remaking the first chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine, was released for Windows as an April Fools' Day special. |
| 2024 | Announcement that Boris and the Dark Survival would be discontinued, with Bendy: Lone Wolf planned as a replacement game. Existing game owners will receive Bendy: Lone Wolf for free. |
| October 31 2024 | André Øvredal was confirmed as the director of the Bendy and the Ink Machine film adaptation. He expressed commitment to creating a movie that would honor the game's characters and world, promising a special experience for fans. |
| August 2024 | Proposed release date for the Bendy graphic novel adaptation of 'Dreams Come to Life'. |
| May 2024 | Trademark for 'Bendy's Rubberhose Revenge' game was leaked, marking a potential new project in the Bendy franchise, though no official details have been confirmed by the developers. |
| April 18 2024 | The third mainline Bendy game was formally announced. |
| April 14 2024 | Bendy: Secrets of the Machine was released on Steam as a free game, allowing players to explore Gent's creation and solve puzzles in the Dark Puddles realm, revealing a game called 'B3ndy'. |
| April 2 2024 | Steam store-page for Bendy: Secrets of the Machine was released to the public, introducing a game about the abandoned Gent Corporation and its mysteries. |
| January 1 2024 | Mike Crawford addressed the status of Bendy: The Silent City, confirming ongoing development but noting it remains a low-priority project far from release. |
| December 25 2023 | Bendy Twitter account officially announced a film adaptation of Bendy and the Ink Machine, with Radar Pictures involved in the production. |
| December 25 2023 | A film adaptation of Bendy and the Ink Machine was officially announced on the game's Twitter account, marking the beginning of the movie project. |
| October 31 2023 | A trailer for the new game Bendy: The Cage was revealed on Halloween. The game is set in The Pit, a hellscape where protagonist Henry Stein is imprisoned by the Keepers, and aims to escape. Two teasers were released, with one hinting at the return of Sammy Lawrence, referred to as 'THE COMPOSER'. |
| October 3 2023 | Scholastic publishes 'Bendy: Fade to Black', the fourth novel in the Bendy franchise by Adrienne Kress. |
| September 12 2023 | Kress revealed the cover of the upcoming graphic novel on her Twitter account, featuring the Ink Demon as he appears in Bendy and The Dark Revival. |
| July 31 2023 | Kress announced on her personal Twitter account that her first Bendy novel, 'Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life', would be adapted into a graphic novel illustrated by Alex Arizmendi and adapted by Christopher Hastings. |
| May 10 2023 | Prototype footage of Bendy: The Silent City was accidentally uploaded and then quickly deleted from the Joey Drew Studios YouTube channel, revealing an early version of the first-person shooter game. |
| March 1 2023 | Game released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One. |
| January 11 2023 | Adrienne Kress publicly announces the Bendy novel 'Fade to Black' on her personal Twitter account. |
| 2022 | Nominated for Outstanding Visual Style category in the Steam Awards, but did not win. |
| November 15 2022 | Game released for Windows. |
| November 15 2022 | Sequel, Bendy and the Dark Revival, was released, continuing the game's narrative and franchise. |
| October 31 2022 | Official Bendy social media accounts announced a trailer would be uploaded the next day. |
| December 7 2021 | Bendy: The Lost Ones novel was released by Scholastic, written by Adrienne Kress and set in 1946 Atlantic City, following three protagonists who become infected by the Ink Machine. |
| February 2 2021 | Scholastic published 'Bendy: The Illusion of Living', a novel written by Adrienne Kress that explores Joey Drew's life and the creation of the Bendy franchise, featuring first-person narrative by Joey Drew and commentary from Nathan Arch. |
| 2020 | Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise, expressed interest in developing a television adaptation of the Bendy and the Ink Machine video game. |
| November 30 2020 | Developers announced another delay, pushing the game's release to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, also stating the game would be ten times larger than the original. |
| September 1 2020 | Scholastic published the 'Bendy: Crack-Up Comics Collection', a compilation book of vintage-style Bendy comic strips written by Vannotes and Mady Giuliani. |
| August 1 2020 | Original scheduled release date for the novel 'Bendy and the Ink Machine: Sent from Above', which was subsequently removed from the publishing schedule. |
| June 30 2020 | Symphony of Shadows update was released for Boris and the Dark Survival game. |
| June 1 2020 | A trailer revealed the game would be released with all five chapters and was expected in the latter half of 2020. |
| April 2020 | Joey Drew Studios released a joke game trailer 'Bendy Royale', a Fortnite battle royale-style parody featuring Bendy and the Ink Machine characters. |
| February 10 2020 | Boris and the Dark Survival spin-off game was released on Bendy and the Ink Machine's 3-year anniversary. |
| December 2019 | A new trailer was released announcing the game's delay from its original 2019 release date to 2020. |
| December 17 2019 | Seventh animated short 'Cheap Seats' uploaded. |
| September 3 2019 | Adrienne Kress publishes the novel 'Bendy and the Ink Machine: Dreams Come to Life' through Scholastic, serving as a prequel to the Bendy game franchise. |
| July 30 2019 | Cala Spinner published the Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook through Scholastic, a comprehensive guide book covering the five chapters and secrets of Bendy and the Ink Machine |
| June 24 2019 | A gameplay trailer was released, initially announcing the game's release for Fall 2019. |
| April 14 2019 | Bendy and the Dark Revival was officially announced. |
| March 5 2019 | 'Hellfire Fighters' short uploaded from the game. |
| February 23 2019 | The mobile port of Bendy and the Ink Machine received the 'Game of the Day' award. |
| February 13 2019 | Mike Desjardins confirmed the game would not be a direct sequel to Bendy and the Ink Machine. |
| February 10 2019 | Fifth animated short 'Tasty Trio Troubles' uploaded in celebration of the game's second anniversary. |
| December 24 2018 | Fourth animated short 'Cookie Cookin' uploaded, a year after 'Snow Sillies'. |
| December 22 2018 | A Bendy and Cuphead crossover was created in animated form by Javier Ulloa, Shelbie Copas, and Chris Rudolph, with the script written by Luis Cruz. |
| December 21 2018 | TouchArcade nominated the mobile port of Bendy and the Ink Machine as the 'Game of the Week'. |
| December 21 2018 | Mobile version of Bendy and the Ink Machine launched for iOS and Android platforms. |
| December 15 2018 | Mobile port of the game announced by TheMeatly and Joey Drew Studios. |
| November 20 2018 | Game released on multiple console platforms including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, published by Rooster Teeth Games. |
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