Retrofuturism

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June 2025 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion released for Nintendo Switch 2, expanding the game's platform availability.
June 2025 During Summer Game Fest 2025, Mundfish announced the sequel to Atomic Heart and a new MMORPG shooter called The Cube, expanding their game universe.
May 2025 Mundfish announced that Atomic Heart had surpassed 10 million players worldwide.
2025 During the Digital Dragons 2025 conference, Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith publicly hinted about the sequel's potential setting, describing a second metropolis that would differ from Night City's aesthetic.
2025 The series was nominated for 17 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Walton Goggins.
May 2025 The series was renewed for a third season prior to the second season's premiere.
May 2025 CD Projekt announced that Phantom Liberty had sold over 10 million units, marking a major milestone for the expansion.
May 7 2025 Filming for the second season of the Fallout TV series wrapped up.
May 2025 CD Projekt confirmed that Project Orion (informally called Cyberpunk 2) has officially moved into pre-production.
2025 Cyberpunk 2077 and its expansion scheduled for release on macOS and as a Nintendo Switch 2 launch title.
April 2025 During Nintendo Direct, CD Projekt announced the Ultimate Edition would be a launch title for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025.
March 26 2025
Tomorrowland
Magic Kingdom announced that an unspecified original attraction would be temporarily closed in August 2025 for refurbishment, set to reopen in 2026 with new vehicles, blasters, targets, animatronics, and scenes as part of Walt Disney World Resort's 55th anniversary celebration.
March 14 2025 Netflix released the film adaptation of The Electric State, produced by Andy and Barbara Muschietti, with the Russo brothers involved in the project.
2025 The Outer Worlds 2 is set to be released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S by Obsidian and Xbox Game Studios.
2025
Mars Attacks!
A park management video game titled 'Mars Attracts', based on the Mars Attacks! film series, is set to be released.
February 23 2025 Fallout was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
February 22 2025 Tod A. Maitland, Steve Bucino, Keith Rogers, and Mike Marino were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing at the Cinema Audio Society Awards.
2025 CD Projekt announces the base game and Phantom Liberty expansion will be released for macOS.
2025 An hour-long fan film titled 'Black Dog' was released, which later received congratulations from Paweł Sasko, the original game director.
2025 A macOS version of the base game and Phantom Liberty expansion is scheduled for release.
February 15 2025 Howard Cummings won Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Fantasy Single-Camera Series at the Art Directors Guild Awards for the episode 'The End'.
February 12 2025 John Papsidera, Julie Tucker, and Ross Meyerson were nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Casting at the Artios Awards.
February 8 2025 Fallout was nominated for the Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic – Drama at the Producers Guild of America Awards.
February 6 2025 Amy Westcott was nominated for Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
February 2 2025 Won Best Science Fiction Television Series and the Spotlight Award at the Saturn Awards.
January 28 2025 Third DLC, Enchantment Under the Sea, released, introducing new weapons, abilities, and allowing players to explore the underwater Triton complex.
January 26 2025 Walton Goggins was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Satellite Awards.
January 2025 Amphoreus character was released in the game, and the Path of Remembrance was made playable.
January 2025 Over four years after its launch, Cyberpunk 2077 achieved an 'overwhelmingly positive' rating on Steam.
January 2025 Filming for the second season was paused due to the Los Angeles fires.
2024
Tomorrowland
Completion of the Marvel area and planned opening of the Avengers Quinjet E-Ticket attraction, taking over the former Autopia circuit, as part of Stark Expo.
2024
Tomorrowland
Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters attractions scheduled to close.
2024 The TV series adaptation triggered a significant resurgence in the Fallout video game franchise, causing the original game to experience a 160% increase in player base on Steam.
2024 Nominated for Best Character Animation at Annie Awards
2024 Won National Internet Content Award for 'Constructing a new reality'
2024 Won Best Original Action Game at NAVGTR Awards
2024 Creative Assembly announced that a sequel to Alien: Isolation is in development.
2024 Received the Still Playing Award (Mobile) at the Golden Joystick Awards
2024 Won the A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game at the 13th New York Game Awards
2024 Nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
2024 Won Best Ongoing Game at the Google Play Awards
2024 Receives first British Academy Games Award in the Evolving Game category.
December 2024 Filming for the second season had begun in Los Angeles and Toronto by early December.
December 2024 Unexpected Update 2.2 is released, featuring Johnny Silverhand sitting in the passenger seat during driving segments.
December 2024 CD Projekt announced Phantom Liberty and base game would be released for macOS in 2025
December 2024 CD Projekt announced that Phantom Liberty expansion had sold over 8 million units.
December 17 2024 The Outer Worlds adaptation episode 'The Company We Keep' is released on Amazon Prime Video as part of the Secret Level series.
December 12 2024 The series won Best Adaptation at The Game Awards.
December 8 2024 Fallout received multiple nominations at the Astra TV Awards, including Best Streaming Drama Series, with Kyle MacLachlan winning Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

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