Philosophical fiction
Literary genre of fiction with philosophical themes
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Cowboy Bebop
Skins based on Cowboy Bebop characters Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine were added to Epic Games' Fortnite Battle Royale.
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| June 13 2025 | Trailer for the fifth episode was released. |
| June 13 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Woodkid's original soundtrack album for Death Stranding 2 is set to be released.
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| June 8 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Premiere event held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, featuring a panel discussion, live gameplay demo, and announcement of Woodkid's soundtrack album.
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| May 29 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Kojima Productions announces a cameo appearance by Hololive virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora in the game.
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| May 18 2025 | Kojima reveals the Death Stranding film is planned for a 2027 release. |
| May 9 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach goes gold, signifying completion of game development.
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| May 2025 | Netflix announced they would be pulling the last two interactive works Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ahead of a major user-interface update. |
| May 8 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Initial game previews released, showing critical acclaim and praising visual fidelity, story, performances, and combat system.
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| May 7 2025 |
Fullmetal Alchemist
Full-color Webtoon version of Fullmetal Alchemist launched, reformatted for vertical-scroll platform
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| 2025 | The planned animated series adaptation is scrapped due to the closure of Cyber Group Studios. |
| April 22 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Select journalists invited to Kojima Productions studio to play the game for thirty hours across four days.
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| April 2025 | Death Stranding reached over 20 million players worldwide, including both sales and subscription service players. |
| 2025 | A follow-up episode titled 'Plaything', set in the same universe as Bandersnatch and featuring Will Poulter and Asim Chaudhry, was released as part of Black Mirror's seventh season. |
| April 10 2025 | Night School Studio released the real-world mobile game Thronglets, which was inspired by the in-world video game from the Black Mirror season 7 episode 'Plaything', simultaneously with the episode's release. |
| April 10 2025 | Black Mirror series 7 was released to audiences. |
| April 10 2025 | Seventh series released on Netflix. |
| April 7 2025 | Michael Sarnoski was announced as the director of the Death Stranding film, with Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen signing on as producers. |
| 2025 | Comic Book Resources ranked the film at number 10 on its list of '10 Great Dramas From the 2020s That Are Already Instant Classics', praising its artistic success and non-formulaic storytelling. |
| March 2025 | Kodansha USA announces a new black-and-white paperback edition of Parasyte for Q4, featuring updated translation and design. |
| 2025 | Nominated for Best Game Writing at Nebula Awards (pending outcome) |
| March 2025 | The New York Times listed Everything Everywhere All at Once among 'The Movies We've Loved Since 2000', further cementing its cultural significance. |
| March 9 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Game's release date is officially announced at SXSW, revealing additional cast members and Woodkid's involvement in the soundtrack.
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| March 9 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
The game's official release date was announced via trailer.
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| 2025 |
Dekalog
Director Brady Corbet called Dekalog 'maybe the greatest achievement in the history of cinema' in a Criterion Closet Video.
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| March 2025 | By March 2025, Final Fantasy IX had sold 8.9 million copies worldwide. |
| 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Scheduled release for PlayStation 5, marking Kojima Productions' second collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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| 2025 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Scheduled release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for the PlayStation 5.
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| 2024 | Hugh Grant revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that Cloud Atlas saved his career, reinvigorating his love for character acting after years of romantic lead roles. |
| 2024 |
Cowboy Bebop
Skins based on Cowboy Bebop characters were added to Blizzard Entertainment's Overwatch 2.
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| 2024 | Within a week of premiering on Netflix, The Amazing Digital Circus reaches number four on the Netflix Top Ten. A survey reveals that 22% of people in the United States aged 14 to 24 have heard of the show. |
| 2024 | Pop-up stores themed around the series are established in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, Japan. |
| 2024 | Kevin Temmer was nominated at the 51st Annie Awards in the 'Best Character Animation – TV/Media' category for his work in The Amazing Digital Circus pilot. |
| 2024 |
Stalker
The documentary Shadowland is set to be released, borrowing the 'Zone' concept from Stalker as a tool of supernatural interpretation and manipulation.
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| 2024 |
Stalker
New York band Bodega releases the song 'Tarkovski', which references 'The Zone' from the film.
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| 2024 | Enys Men was nominated for Best Limited Release Movie at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards |
| 2024 | IndieWire named Martyrs the scariest horror film of the 2000s. |
| 2024 | The New York Times published a retrospective review of Martyrs, praising the film but noting its deeply disturbing final scene. |
| 2024 | Won World Soundtrack Awards Game Music Award |
| 2024 | Won Chumley's Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem at New York Game Awards |
| 2024 | Received Honorable Mention for Excellence in Narrative at Independent Games Festival |
| December 2024 | YouTube videos related to The Amazing Digital Circus reach a total of 25 billion views. |
| December 2024 | Black Ops III reached over 43 million copies sold by the end of December 2024. |
| December 2024 | PlatinumGames announced that Nier: Automata had sold over 9 million copies worldwide. |
| November 2024 | The pilot reaches over 350 million views on YouTube, becoming one of the most-watched animation pilots in YouTube history. By this time, the video stands at around 374 million views. |
| November 2024 | Slay the Princess surpassed 500,000 copies sold, establishing itself as a notable indie game success. |
| November 2024 |
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the Game Awards.
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| November 2024 | Death Stranding released for Amazon Luna and Xbox Series X/S. |
| November 20 2024 |
Stalker
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the sequel to the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game, was released.
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| October 2024 | An iOS port of the game was released. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Final Fantasy IX, The Stanley Parable, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Nier: Automata, The Amazing Digital Circus, Slay the Princess, Cowboy Bebop, Stalker (1979 film), Parasyte, Martyrs (2008 film), Dekalog, Cloud Atlas (film), Enys Men, Death Stranding, Fullmetal Alchemist, Everything Everywhere All at Once & Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.