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| 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. |
| 2025 | California's public high schools are mandated to teach ethnic studies. |
| October 2024 | An iOS port of the game was released. |
| October 7 2024 | iOS port of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is released |
| June 2024 | Following Gainax's bankruptcy and closure, Studio Khara officially gained full copyright of the Evangelion franchise. |
| 2023 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Republican state senator Clay Yarborough proposed an expansion of the bill to prohibit teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, with DeSantis signaling support for potential signing if the bill passes the legislature.
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| January 19 2023 | Ports of Persona 4 Golden are released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| 2022 | The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe won the 'Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake' at the New York Game Awards. |
| 2022 | Crows Crows Crows announced that The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe sold over 100,000 copies on Steam within the first 24 hours of release. |
| 2022 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, prohibiting discussion of LGBTQ topics from kindergarten to third grade.
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| September 2022 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Youngkin's parent tip line for reporting critical race theory violations was quietly shut down after receiving very little volume.
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| April 27 2022 | The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, macOS, and Linux, with Steam owners of the 2013 remake receiving a two-week release discount. |
| April 27 2022 | The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe expanded edition is released, adding additional content and improved graphics |
| March 2022 |
The End of History and the Last Man
Fukuyama expresses his 'ultimate nightmare' scenario of potential Chinese support for Russia's Ukraine invasion and Russian support for a potential Taiwan invasion, which he believes would signify the true 'end of the end of history'.
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| January 15 2022 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order banning critical race theory in Virginia schools upon his inauguration.
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| 2021 | The game was further delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Multiple state legislatures introduced bills to restrict teaching of certain concepts like critical race theory (CRT) and sexism in public schools. 14 states passed such bills, all with Republican-majority legislatures and Republican governors.
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| 2021 | Khiara Bridges defined critical race theory as an 'intellectual movement', 'body of scholarship', and 'analytical toolset for interrogating the relationship between law and racial inequality'. |
| 2021 | Encyclopaedia Britannica described CRT as an 'intellectual and social movement' examining race as a socially constructed category used to oppress people of colour. |
| 2021 | Reuben Baron of The Verge publishes an article discussing Samurai Champloo as Watanabe's second most popular work. |
| December 2021 | Crows Crows Crows announced another delay, pushing the game's release to early 2022. |
| December 8 2021 | Collector's/Ultimate edition of Neon Genesis Evangelion was released by GKIDS. |
| December 8 2021 | Collector's/Ultimate edition Blu-ray was released, featuring the 'Classic Dub and Subtitled Version' including ADV and Manga English dubs and subs. |
| November 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Glenn Youngkin was elected Governor of Virginia, making education and banning critical race theory a core part of his political platform.
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| November 9 2021 | Standard edition Blu-ray of Neon Genesis Evangelion was released by GKIDS. |
| November 2 2021 | GKIDS released the TV series, Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion on major digital download services. |
| October 2021 |
Sokal affair
The scholarly journal Higher Education Quarterly published and subsequently retracted a bogus article as part of 'Sokal III', authored under the pseudonyms 'Sage Owens' and 'Kal Avers-Lynde III', continuing the tradition of exposing academic publishing vulnerabilities.
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| August 30 2021 | GKIDS announced multiple release editions including a Collector's Edition and a Standard edition, in addition to the previously planned Ultimate Edition. |
| June 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Professional organizations, including the American Association of University Professors and PEN America, released a joint statement opposing legislation restricting teaching about race and gender.
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| June 10 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Florida State Board of Education unanimously voted to ban critical race theory in public schools at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis.
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| May 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Tennessee House Bill 580 was passed, prohibiting the teaching of 14 concepts surrounding race and gender discrimination, including systemic racism.
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| May 4 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Idaho bill banning critical race theory was signed into law by Governor Brad Little.
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| April 2021 |
Censorship of school curricula in the United States
Idaho legislature introduced a bill to ban educational entities from teaching or advocating critical race theory or social justice programs.
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| February 2021 | California Board of Education approves a curriculum including contributions of Asian, Black, Latino, and Native Americans, with 33 optional lesson plans for schools. |
| 2020 | Conservative US lawmakers initiate efforts to ban or restrict the teaching of Critical Race Theory in primary and secondary schools, as well as in federal agency training programs. |
| November 2020 | Netflix conceded and offered to settle the Chooseco lawsuit on undisclosed terms. |
| October 3 2020 | GKIDS licensed the original TV series, Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion for home video, theatrical, and digital download release in North America, marking the first Blu-ray release of the franchise in the region. |
| June 13 2020 | Persona 4 Golden is released for Windows on Steam. |
| May 30 2020 | Anime Limited acquired home video distribution rights for the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series, Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with an Ultimate Edition Blu-ray release planned for 2021. |
| March 2020 | The 2013 remake of The Stanley Parable was made available for free for a limited time on the Epic Games Store to generate interest in Ultra Deluxe. |
| March 2020 | An updated version of Replicant, Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., was announced as part of the series' 10th anniversary celebrations. |
| 2019 | Ethnic studies course becomes compulsory for LAUSD students graduating in this year. |
| 2019 | Matthew Roe of Anime News Network writes a retrospective analyzing the series' stylistic blend and directorial approach. |
| 2019 | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won the Innovation Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild TV and Radio Awards |
| 2019 | Charlie Brooker won the Best Game Writing category at the Nebula Awards for Bandersnatch, recognizing the film's unique narrative approach. |
| 2019 | Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media Within a Scripted Program at the Primetime Emmy Awards |
| 2019 | Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker, and Russell McLean won Outstanding Television Movie at the Primetime Emmy Awards |
| November 2019 | The development studios announced a delay of Ultra Deluxe, shifting the release to mid-2020. |
| June 2019 | Black Mirror's fifth series was released, which was delayed due to the lengthy production of Bandersnatch. |
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