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| January 2025 | Amphoreus character was released in the game, and the Path of Remembrance was made playable. |
| 2024 | MetaZoo Games filed for bankruptcy and sold the game to MetaTwo LLC, marking a significant transition for the card game's ownership and future. |
| 2024 | MetaZoo was sold to MetaTwo LLC in bankruptcy court for $2 million, with plans to re-release the game in 2025 by GameQbator Labs. |
| 2024 | Nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2024 | Received the Still Playing Award (Mobile) at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | Won Best Ongoing Game at the Google Play Awards |
| 2024 | Won the A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game at the 13th New York Game Awards |
| December 6 2024 | Funko Fusion expanded its release to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch platforms, broadening its accessibility to a wider range of gaming audiences. |
| September 13 2024 | Funko Fusion was initially released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S platforms, marking the game's debut on primary next-generation gaming systems. |
| February 2024 | Penacony was released as a new region/chapter in the Honkai: Star Rail game, introducing new playable characters including Gallagher, Misha, and Robin. |
| February 6 2024 | Launch of version 2.0, with the game's download count exceeding 100 million. |
| January 29 2024 | MetaZoo Games founder Michael Waddell announced the immediate shutdown of production on the company's official Discord server. The company subsequently wiped its social media and closed its Discord server. |
| 2023 | Swept multiple categories at the Google Play Awards, winning Best Game, Best Story, and Best for Tablets |
| 2023 | Received Best Mobile Game award at The Game Awards 2023 |
| 2023 | Won the App Store Awards' iPhone Game of the Year |
| 2023 | Won the World Science Fiction Game Annual Awards' Best Popularity Award |
| 2023 | Won the Best Popularity Award at the World Science Fiction Game Annual Awards, recognizing the game's widespread appeal. |
| 2023 | Received the Best Mobile Game Award at the Game Awards, highlighting its success in the mobile gaming category. |
| 2023 | Returnal won Best Physical Soundtrack Release at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards |
| November 17 2023 | MetaZoo announced and released Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival, a promotional crossover set with Sanrio featuring Hello Kitty and related characters, which was first revealed during the San Diego Comic-Con. |
| October 11 2023 | PlayStation 5 port of Honkai: Star Rail released, expanding the game's platform availability. |
| July 13 2023 | miHoYo launched a high-speed train named 'Star Dome Railway High-speed Railway Brand Special Train' to promote the game. |
| May 2023 | HoYoverse began displaying advertisements in Japan, prominently in Akihabara, Tokyo, and collaborated with Chichibu Railway to launch a special steam train service that ran for a month. |
| April 2023 | The Xianzhou Luofu flagship was released as part of the game Honkai: Star Rail, introducing new characters and storylines from the Xianzhou Alliance. |
| April 2023 | Herta Space Station was officially released as a playable location in the game Honkai: Star Rail, featuring multiple unique characters including Herta, Arlan, Asta, and Ruan Mei. |
| April 2023 | The Astral Express was officially released as a game, introducing players to its core characters and storyline. |
| April 2023 | Belobog was released as a playable region in the game Honkai: Star Rail, introducing multiple characters from the region including Bronya, Clara, Gepard, Hook, Luka, Lynx, Natasha, Pela, Sampo, Seele, and Serval. |
| April 29 2023 | miHoYo began train advertisements on Xiamen Rail Transit Line 1 and jointly issued NFTs to promote the game (campaign ran until May 13). |
| April 28 2023 | miHoYo held its first theme exhibition 'Galaxy Gathering' in Xujiahui. |
| April 28 2023 | miHoYo announced the game had exceeded 20 million downloads. |
| April 26 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail was officially launched globally. |
| April 26 2023 | International public release of Honkai: Star Rail for Windows and mobile devices, making the game widely accessible to global players. |
| April 26 2023 | Global launch of Honkai: Star Rail, reaching top spot on App Store bestseller list in mainland China within five hours and ranking in top 10 bestseller lists in 42 countries and regions. |
| April 25 2023 | miHoYo released the game's opening theme animation 'Star Travel'. |
| April 23 2023 | Game topped free charts on App Store in over 113 countries and regions on pre-download day, ranking first in mainland China, United States, Japan, and South Korea. |
| February 15 2023 | Returnal officially released for Windows PC, expanding beyond its original PlayStation 5 exclusivity. |
| February 15 2023 | Returnal was ported to Windows by Climax Studios and released on this date. |
| February 10 2023 | The game conducted its third closed test. On the same day, the Apple App Store page revealed the official launch date as April 26. |
| January 17 2023 | The mobile version of the game received a game version number approved by the National Press and Publication Administration, and was approved for distribution in mainland China. |
| 2022 | Honkai: Star Rail was nominated for the Golden Joystick Awards' Most Wanted Award |
| 2022 | Nominated for the Most Wanted Game Award at the Golden Joystick Awards, indicating significant pre-release anticipation. |
| 2022 | At the 18th British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA), Returnal won Best Game, Audio Achievement, Music, and Performer in a Leading Role for Jane Perry as Selene Vassos, while also receiving nominations in several other categories |
| 2022 | Returnal was ported to Windows PC, expanding its platform availability beyond the initial PlayStation 5 exclusive release. |
| 2022 | At the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, Returnal won Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, and was nominated for Game of the Year, Action Game of the Year, and Outstanding Technical Achievement |
| 2022 | At the 22nd Game Developers Choice Awards, Returnal was nominated for Best Audio and Best Technology |
| December 8 2022 | At The Game Awards 2022, announcement made about porting Returnal to PC in early 2023. |
| September 16 2022 | MetaZoo released Hiroquest: Genesis, a promotional crossover set accompanying Steve Aoki's concept album, featuring characters from a magical journey centered around finding mystical rings mentioned in the Black Pullet grimoire. |
| August 23 2022 | A game story trailer was unveiled on the opening night of Gamescom 2022. |
| August 15 2022 | The game received support from the 'Special Fund for Cultural Development' issued by the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Xuhui District, Shanghai. |
| May 25 2022 | Honkai: Star Rail conducted its second closed beta test. |
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