Historical fantasy
Genre of fiction
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We include updates on Bhool Bhulaiyaa, The Boy and the Heron, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Thangalaan, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Tumbbad, Princess Mononoke, Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, The Seventh Seal, Kubo and the Two Strings, My Lady Jane, Porco Rosso, A Discovery of Witches, Black Butler, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice ... and more.
| 2025 | The song 'Mugen' by My First Story and Hyde is pending for Best Anime Song at the 20th AnimaniA Awards |
| May 2025 | Limited Run Games revealed plans to distribute physical releases of Senua's Saga for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, along with a physical release of the original Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for Nintendo Switch. |
| May 27 2025 | 24 Frames Factory released an official statement alleging 'Sabotage and personal vendetta' after a hard drive containing film footage and critical VFX work was stolen during transit. |
| May 2025 | The game accumulated 2 million players by May 2025. |
| 2025 | Planned PlayStation 5 version launch scheduled for summer 2025. |
| May 2025 | Ninja Theory announced a PlayStation 5 release for the game in summer, with new features and optimizations for both base and PS5 Pro consoles, alongside free updates for existing Windows and Xbox versions. |
| 2025 | Tumbbad's re-release record is surpassed by Sanam Teri Kasam. |
| May 2025 | Crushcov's lawsuit was dismissed, with the judge ruling his claims 'go nowhere'. |
| May 2025 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown accumulated 2 million players. |
| April 25 2025 | Original scheduled release date for the film in Telugu and dubbed versions (Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and English languages), which was subsequently delayed due to VFX enhancement and post-production issues. |
| April 14 2025 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was released for Android and iOS mobile platforms. |
| April 14 2025 | Game released for Android and iOS mobile platforms |
| 2025 | Luis Leonardo Suárez was nominated for Best VA Performance (Spanish) for his role as Muzan Kibutsuji at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina were nominated for Best Score at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | The Hashira Training Arc was nominated for multiple categories at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Best Continuing Series, Best Action, Best Animation, and Best Background Art |
| 2025 | Akira Matsushima was nominated for Best Character Design at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | Won multiple awards at the Pégases 2025, including Best Accessibility, Best Game Design, Best Sound, and Best Video Game |
| 2025 | The game received multiple nominations at the 52nd Annie Awards and 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation and various technical and artistic categories. |
| 2025 | At the NAVGTR Awards 2024, the game won multiple awards including Game, Franchise Action, Lighting/Texturing, and Writing in a Drama. |
| 2025 | The 25th Game Developers Choice Awards saw the game receive nominations for Best Audio, Best Technology, with honorable mentions for Best Narrative and Best Visual Art. |
| 2025 | At the Game Audio Network Guild Awards, the game won Best Audio Mix and Best Voice Performance for Melina Juergens, with additional nominations in ensemble and dialogue categories. |
| 2025 | Melina Juergens was nominated for the Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game at the New York Game Awards. |
| 2025 | The 21st British Academy Games Awards has pending nominations for the game across multiple categories, including Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, and Performance categories for Melina Juergens and other cast members. |
| 2025 | Won Best Sound Universe at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Won Best Accessibility at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Won Best Game Design at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was longlisted for Animation at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was nominated for Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2024 at the 7th Global Demand Awards |
| 2025 | Nominated for NYC GWB Award for Best DLC (Mask of Darkness) at the 14th New York Game Awards |
| January 2025 | Lionel 'Seith' Gallat publicly reflected on their engine transition, stating it was worth the time, pain, and money, and they had reached a superior stage of development compared to their previous efforts. |
| 2024 | British writer Benjamin Crushcov filed a lawsuit against Sky and the series' executive producers, claiming Britannia was based on his spec project Tribus and seeking approximately $8.5 million in damages. |
| 2024 | At The Game Awards 2024, the game won Best Audio Design and Best Performance for Melina Juergens, while also being nominated for Best Narrative and Games for Impact. |
| 2024 | Senua's Saga: Hellblade II received multiple nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards, including Best Visual Design, Best Audio Design, and Best Lead and Supporting Performer categories. |
| 2024 | Film's teaser was unveiled at Cannes Film Festival during the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, receiving an appreciative audience response. |
| 2024 |
Black Butler
At Anime Expo, announcement of a fifth Black Butler anime season in production.
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| 2024 | An Associate Marketing Director at Ubisoft claimed the game had sold 1.3 million units in its first year since release. |
| 2024 | Nominated for Best Action/Adventure Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Ubisoft Montpellier completed development of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown after approximately three and a half years of work, creating an original story set in the Prince of Persia universe that features time powers and introduces a new protagonist named Sargon. |
| 2024 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was nominated for Original Score at the 15th Hollywood Music in Media Awards |
| 2024 | Won Innovation in Accessibility Award at The Game Awards 2024 |
| December 3 2024 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was released for macOS via the Mac App Store. |
| December 3 2024 | Game released for macOS via the Mac App Store. |
| December 3 2024 | Game is released for macOS platform, expanding its availability to additional computer systems. |
| October 2024 | Ubisoft confirmed reports that a planned sequel to The Lost Crown was rejected and the development team was disbanded, with team members relocated to support other game projects. |
| October 23 2024 | Tom Henderson reports that The Lost Crown had sold approximately 1 million units, which was below Ubisoft's sales expectations. |
| October 18 2024 |
Onmyōji
The prequel film was released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.
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| September 2024 | Tumbbad 2 was officially confirmed during the theatrical re-release of the original film. |
| September 17 2024 | A paid expansion titled 'Mask of Darkness' was released, introducing a new biome called Radjen's Mind Palace. |
| August 8 2024 | Game released on Windows via Steam platform. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Onmyōji (novel series), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series), Britannia (TV series), Tumbbad, Black Butler, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Kannappa (film) & Ghost of a Tale, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.