Anime-influenced animation
Non-Japanese animation inspired by Japanese animation
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| April 2025 | China Academy of Art hosted the 'Black Myth: Wukong Art Exhibition' at the CAA Art Museum in Hangzhou. |
| April 2025 | Game Science, 8082 Audio, and QQ Music released an official Black Myth: Wukong music album on vinyl. |
| 2025 | Black Myth: Wukong wins Best Visual Art at Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Pending nominations at Game Developers Choice Awards across multiple categories including Game of the Year and Best Narrative |
| 2025 | Nominated for Game of the Year and Action Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards, winning Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction |
| March 2 2025 | The Wild Robot is nominated for Academy Awards in three categories: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, and Best Sound. |
| March 2 2025 | The film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature (Chris Sanders and Jeff Hermann), Best Original Score (Kris Bowers), and Best Sound (Randy Thom, Brian Chumney, Gary A. Rizzo and Leff Lefferts). |
| February 8 2025 | The film wins multiple Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and awards for directing, character design, music, and voice acting by Lupita Nyong'o. |
| February 2 2025 | The film wins Best Animated Film at the Saturn Awards and is nominated for Best Animated Feature at the London Film Critics' Circle. |
| January 2025 | Feng Ji made a social media post addressing the Xbox version delay, mentioning challenges with the 10 GB of shared memory. |
| January 29 2025 | Released NOSTALGIAZ video to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary, featuring clips from their music videos set to 'Pirate's Progress'. |
| January 17 2025 | Re-release of The Wild Robot in US theaters. |
| January 2025 | Physical PlayStation 5 edition released in some regions, containing the base game and a voucher for Deluxe Edition content. |
| January 2025 | Game Science released a Chinese New Year short film introducing their official merchandise brand BLACK MYTH. |
| 2024 | Feng Ji made a social media post about the Xbox version delay, citing challenges with the '10 GB of shared memory'. |
| 2024 | Game launch led to PlayStation 5 sales doubling compared to the previous year on Tmall, with sales reaching the top for video game hardware in the Chinese market. |
| 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong won multiple awards at Thailand Game Awards, including Game of the Year, Best PC/Console Game, Best Art Direction, and Best Action Game |
| 2024 | Game received generally favorable reviews from critics and won multiple Game of the Year awards. |
| 2024 | Won multiple awards at Equinox Latam Game Awards, including Game of the Year and Best PC Game |
| 2024 | Game won Golden Joystick Awards for Ultimate Game of the Year and Best Visual Design |
| 2024 | Nominated for multiple categories at The Game Awards, winning Best Action Game and Players' Voice |
| 2024 | Won three awards at The Steam Awards: Game of the Year, Best Game You Suck At, and Outstanding Story-Rich Game |
| 2024 | Beth Park was selected as a BAFTA Breakthrough, recognizing her work as a lead performance director on Black Myth: Wukong. |
| 2024 | Won Grand Award and Users' Choice at PlayStation Partner Awards |
| 2024 | A repress of the 'Something About Us' vinyl single was released on Record Store Day. |
| December 2024 | Game Science announced the release date as August 20, 2024 during The Game Awards |
| December 2024 | Game Science provided a free update with new content including a boss rush mode, chapter maps, and a Chinese New Year armor set. |
| December 13 2024 | Kris Bowers wins Best Original Score at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards. |
| December 12 2024 | The AI-upscaled remaster received a global theatrical rollout in over 1500 venues. |
| December 8 2024 | Won Best Animated Feature and Best Voice Over Performance for Lupita Nyong'o at the Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards. |
| December 3 2024 | The Wild Robot was released on Blu-ray and DVD. |
| October 2024 | Game Science announced the master disc was ready and a physical PlayStation 5 edition would be available soon. |
| October 1 2024 | At Unreal Fest Seattle, Epic Games revealed the game had surpassed 20 million units sold the previous week, with Feng Ji highlighting their decision to develop on Unreal Engine. |
| September 2024 | During the Tokyo Game Show, Ken Kutaragi noted that Black Myth: Wukong sold 20 million units in its first month. |
| September 2024 | Game Science delayed the Xbox Series X/S version for optimization. |
| September 30 2024 | Sony revealed Black Myth: Wukong as a key contributor to increased sales in their Game and Network Services division for the three-month period ending this date. |
| September 8 2024 | The Wild Robot had its world premiere as the opening film at the Toronto International Film Festival Grand Opening celebration. |
| August 2024 | Game Science announced the game sold 10 million units and reached 3 million concurrent players across all platforms, becoming one of the fastest-selling titles of all time. |
| August 28 2024 | The first original song for the film, 'Kiss the Sky' by Maren Morris, was released. |
| August 22 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong reached an all-time peak of over 2.4 million concurrent players on Steam, following only PUBG: Battlegrounds. |
| August 20 2024 | Black Myth: Wukong officially released for PlayStation 5 and Windows, marking the debut of the action role-playing game developed by Game Science. |
| June 2024 | A 4K AI-upscaled remaster of the film was shown at UGC Normandie in Paris and Tribeca Festival, marking its North American theatrical premiere. |
| June 8 2024 | Pre-orders for Black Myth: Wukong launched, offering the in-game content Trailblazer's Scarlet Gourd. |
| March 2024 | Kris Bowers was announced as the composer for 'The Wild Robot', marking his first score for a fully animated film. |
| February 22 2024 | Daft Punk streamed the film in full on Twitch as part of the third 'Daft Punk Day' celebration, marking the anniversary of the duo's split. |
| January 2024 | Game Science published a short film revealing the game would be released in summer 2024 |
| 2023 | Production began on Beyond the Spider-Verse, the third film in the animated Spider-Verse film series. |
| 2023 | Tom Holland reiterated his praise for the film, calling it 'the best Spider-Man movie that's ever been made'. |
| 2023 | Kemp Powers, who co-directed the sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, recalled the film's early impact on the animation industry during its initial screenings. |
| 2023 | The film grossed $381.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $309.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $690.9 million. |
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