Procedural generation
Method in which data is created algorithmically as opposed to manually
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| April 2025 | A live-action Minecraft movie was released, expanding the game's franchise beyond video games. |
| April 2025 | Devolver Digital announced Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, a multiplayer-focused sequel, during a Nintendo Direct, scheduled for release in 2026. |
| April 4 2025 | Removal of all Hellraiser content due to licensing issues, with Pinhead and Chatterer cosmetic remaining available to previous purchasers. |
| April 3 2025 | Developer Massive Monster announced the unfortunate passing of River Boy, the original soundtrack composer for Cult of the Lamb, with the cause of death unknown to the public. |
| March 22 2025 | Announcement of 'Vibrant Visuals', a new optional graphical overhaul for Minecraft, promising modern rendering features without requiring RTX-capable hardware. |
| March 20 2025 | Dead by Daylight Mobile became completely inaccessible. |
| 2025 | Five Nights at Freddy's DLC planned for release in Summer 2025, with details of killer and survivors yet to be announced. |
| 2025 | Tentative release of Mewgenics planned for digital distribution on Steam, concluding the game's long development cycle. |
| 2025 | Markus Persson announced through a poll on X that he was seriously considering developing a spiritual successor to Minecraft, potentially titled 'Minecraft 2'. |
| January 2025 | Dead by Daylight Mobile was removed from iOS and Android storefronts. |
| 2024 | Ark 2 scheduled to enter early access on Windows and Xbox Series X/S, co-developed with Grove Street Games and using Unreal Engine 5. |
| 2024 | Game Rant recognized Stardew Valley as one of the greatest entries in the farming simulation genre, noting its role in reviving the indie game scene and inspiring new farming simulator titles. |
| 2024 | Featured as one of the Games of the Year by Gamesindustry.biz. |
| 2024 | Received Best Ongoing Game award from PC Gamer. |
| 2024 | The 2-year-long construction of the Stardew Valley town out of Lego won the 'People's Choice' award at BrickCon 2024. |
| 2024 | Stardew Valley was nominated for The Steam Awards in the Labor of Love category, highlighting the game's continued popularity and ongoing community support. |
| 2024 | Starfield received nominations at the New York Game Awards in multiple categories, including Game of the Year, Best Writing, and Best World. |
| 2024 | Starfield won Most Innovative Gameplay at the Steam Awards and the Video Game Award for Best Music at the BMI Film & TV Awards. |
| 2024 | At the 20th British Academy Games Awards, Starfield was longlisted for Narrative and New Intellectual Property, and nominated for Technical Achievement. |
| 2024 | A 'Cult of the Lamb Temple' was built at PAX Australia gaming convention, which hosted two legally recognised marriage ceremonies with hundreds in attendance, showcasing the game's unique cultural impact. |
| 2024 | The game's composer River Boy held a rave at the Cult of the Lamb Temple during PAX Australia, further expanding the game's cultural presence. |
| 2024 | Three new ships released with Supercruise Overcharge technology: Python Mk II, Type-8, Mandalay, and Cobra Mk V. |
| 2024 | Postponed release date for Amazing Cultivation Simulator 2 sequel |
| 2024 | Cross-progression implemented, allowing players to share unlocked content across different platform accounts. Game upgraded from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5. |
| December 2024 | Stardew Valley reached over 41 million copies sold, with 26 million on PC and 7.9 million on Nintendo Switch. |
| December 2024 | NetEase announced that Dead by Daylight Mobile would permanently shut down by March 2025. |
| November 2024 | Barone published a significant update expanding the game's initial features, released across PC, Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and Xbox platforms. |
| November 2024 | PlayStation 5 Pro support added with cross-platform save testing. |
| November 2024 | Artificial intelligence companies Decart and Etched released Oasis, an AI-generated version of Minecraft that creates game elements in real-time without storing world data. |
| November 20 2024 | ConcernedApe announced the second Stardew Valley concert tour, 'Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons'. |
| November 19 2024 | Starfield reached over 15 million players. |
| October 2024 | 'Friends of Jimbo 2' update for the Balatro video game featured some Stardew Valley characters. |
| October 2024 | American singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy released a song called 'Abigail', referencing the Stardew Valley character. |
| October 2024 | Jason Blum comments on the Dead by Daylight film script development, indicating the script is actively being worked on, but with an uncertain timeline ranging from 12 months to 5 years for completion. |
| October 22 2024 | PlayStation 5 version of Minecraft launched as part of Bedrock Edition. |
| October 21 2024 | Massive Monster announced an extended play (EP) titled 'Hymns of the Unholy', featuring metal remixes of Cult of the Lamb's soundtrack by Pick Up Goliath. The remixes involve musicians from bands including Light the Torch, Trivium, While She Sleeps, and Polyphia. |
| October 20 2024 | During Frontier Unlocked livestream, interstellar colonization feature is announced, allowing players to purchase colonization megaships, claim star systems, and build space stations. |
| October 19 2024 | CitizenCon 2954 event held, with a gameplay demonstration of Squadron 42 presented after a two-week crunch period involving a 7-day work week for employees. |
| October 14 2024 | Contact Pack introduced PvE encounters, endgame blocks, and added new turrets, gates, and modular furniture sets |
| September 2024 | System Era Softworks announced the 'Glitchwalkers' expansion for Astroneer, introducing new planets and maps. |
| September 2024 | Minecraft team announced they would discontinue PlayStation VR support, with the final update to be released by March 2025. |
| September 2024 | Mojang announces the retirement of the Mob Vote in a blog post detailing future development plans for Minecraft. |
| September 30 2024 | The first downloadable content (DLC) for Starfield, called Shattered Space, is released. |
| September 17 2024 | Project T was canceled due to 'unsatisfactory' playtest results. On the same day, Behavior Interactive announced the closure of Midwinter Entertainment. |
| September 3 2024 | Supermassive Games releases 'The Casting of Frank Stone', an interactive drama horror game set across multiple time periods, featuring a branching narrative centered on the killer Frank Stone and the paranormal Entity. |
| August 2024 | Spelunky was announced as part of the cast for Secret Level, an Amazon Prime Video video game anthology series. |
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