Dieselpunk
Subgenre of science fiction
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| 2024 | Anticipated release of Frostpunk 2, a sequel continuing the dieselpunk-inspired narrative of survival and alternate history. |
| November 20 2024 | Factorio was nominated for 'Music Supervision – Video Game' at the 15th Hollywood Music in Media Awards |
| October 21 2024 | Space Age expansion and the free '2.0' update were simultaneously released, introducing significant gameplay and quality-of-life changes. |
| October 21 2024 | Space Age, a major paid expansion for Factorio, was released, adding 4 new planets and extending gameplay beyond the original rocket launch objective. |
| June 18 2024 |
Fallout
Activision announced a collaboration between Call of Duty and Fallout, introducing Fallout-themed cosmetic content in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Warzone.
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| April 10 2024 |
Fallout
Fallout television series premiered on Amazon Prime Video, consisting of eight episodes, and was subsequently renewed for a second season.
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| March 8 2024 |
Fallout
Wizards of the Coast released a Magic: The Gathering crossover set based on the Fallout video game franchise, featuring four pre-constructed Commander decks representing Survivors, Legions, Scientists, and Mutants. The set includes 146 new cards with art and elements from the Fallout universe.
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| September 15 2023 |
Fallout
Announced via newsletter that Fallout Factions would be released in 2024.
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| August 2023 | The expansion's theme and name, Space Age, were revealed, designed to be as big as the base game and extend gameplay to an interplanetary stage. |
| July 2023 |
Fallout
Physical copies of the 'Winter of Atom' expansion were scheduled to ship.
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| May 2023 |
Fallout
Physical pre-orders opened for the 'Winter of Atom' expansion, which included a digital PDF copy.
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| March 28 2023 |
Fallout
Filming for the Fallout television series was completed.
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| October 28 2022 | Factorio was released on Nintendo Switch, expanding the game's platform availability to console players. |
| September 10 2022 |
Fallout
Modiphius Entertainment announced Fallout Factions, a tabletop skirmishing wargame, during their online event ModCon 2022.
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| June 2022 |
Fallout
Todd Howard announced that Fallout 5 will be developed after the completion of The Elder Scrolls VI, indicating a long-term future project for Bethesda Game Studios.
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| April 26 2022 |
Fallout
A virtual tabletop version of Fallout: Wasteland Warfare was released on Fantasy Grounds digital platform.
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| February 2022 | On its sixth anniversary in February, Factorio passed 3.1 million copies sold. |
| January 2022 |
Fallout
Amazon officially moved forward with the Fallout television series, with Nolan directing the pilot and new showrunners added.
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| 2021 | Release of HighFleet, a dieselpunk video game featuring strategic aerial combat. |
| 2021 | Rock Paper Shotgun ranked Factorio the 7th best management game for PC. |
| 2021 | By the beginning of 2021, Factorio had sold over two and a half million copies. |
| October 26 2021 | Iron Harvest expanded to console platforms, released for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, broadening the game's availability to console gamers. |
| May 27 2021 | Operation Eagle DLC was released. |
| March 31 2021 |
Fallout
Fallout: The Roleplaying Game was released digitally by Modiphius Entertainment, featuring a modified SPECIAL system and a 2d20 dice pool mechanics, set in the Commonwealth from Fallout 4.
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| March 2 2021 | Factorio was nominated for 'Best Debut Game' at the 17th British Academy Games Awards |
| February 2021 | Developers announced the development of a new expansion pack for Factorio. |
| February 22 2021 | Factorio was nominated for 'Simulation' at the 20th National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards |
| 2020 |
Fallout
Emil Pagliarulo from Bethesda Softworks acknowledged that elements and lore from Fallout Tactics have been incorporated into subsequent Fallout series entries.
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| 2020 | Release of Iron Harvest, a real-time strategy game set in an alternate dieselpunk-inspired 1920s world. |
| 2020 | Factorio was named IndieGameReviewer.com's Indie Game of the Year. |
| 2020 | Factorio was officially released, receiving positive reviews from critics, including praise from Rick Lane of PC Gamer as a 'manufacturing masterpiece'. |
| 2020 | The game reached two million copies sold by the beginning of 2020. |
| December 2020 |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Announcement made that the series had more than 17 million copies in circulation.
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| December 2020 | DLC expansion 'Rusviet Revolution' was released. |
| September 1 2020 | Iron Harvest video game released for Windows PC, developed by King Art Games and published by Deep Silver, set in a dieselpunk alternate history world featuring mecha and infantry combat. |
| August 14 2020 | Official full release of Factorio for Windows, macOS, and Linux, concluding the early access development phase. |
| August 14 2020 | Factorio was officially released out of early access, a month earlier than originally planned to avoid competing with Cyberpunk 2077. |
| July 2020 |
Fallout
Fallout television series announced for Amazon Prime Video, to be written and produced by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan.
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| June 2020 | Demo version of the game was released on Steam. |
| June 1 2020 |
Fallout
Fallout Shelter Online is officially released on iOS and Android platforms in the pre-registered countries outside of China.
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| May 13 2020 |
Fallout
Supplement-sized expansion 'Winter of Atom' was announced, set in the Commonwealth before Fallout 4's events, introducing four new factions and additional player character origins.
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| March 2020 | IGN reviewed the game, with Seth Macy calling it 'awesome' and specifically praising the detailed mechanics of brick building collapse. |
| March 2020 | Polygon reviewed the game's beta version, praising its strategic unit, cover, and terrain mechanics, comparing it favorably to the Company of Heroes franchise. |
| March 2020 | Beta version of the game was made available. |
| March 18 2020 |
Fallout
Pre-registration for Fallout Shelter Online begins in multiple Southeast Asian and East Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan.
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| January 2020 | Developer King Art won multiple awards at the Deutscher Entwicklerpreis, including 'Best Game Design', 'Best Sound Design', and the game won 'Best German Game'. The studio was also nominated for 'Best Graphic' and 'Best Story' awards. |
| 2019 | Cherry Poppin' Daddies released a song and music video titled 'Diesel PunX', contributing to the dieselpunk music genre. |
| 2019 | Original release schedule was pushed back from fourth quarter of 2019 to 2020. |
| December 2019 |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
A kabuki play adaptation covering the events of the Nausicaä movie was performed.
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| November 10 2019 |
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer television series premiered on Disney Junior in Canada.
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