South Park: The Fractured but Whole
2017 video game
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| 2022 | In the second episode of season 25 'The Big Fix', Tolkien's name is officially retconned from 'Token' to 'Tolkien', named after J.R.R. Tolkien. During an assembly, he expresses his dislike for the author's work, calling it 'nerdy, jive-ass dragon shit'. |
| 2018 | Nominated for 'Excellence in Convergence' at the SXSW Gaming Awards. |
| July 31 2018 | Second story-based DLC 'Bring the Crunch' is launched, featuring a mission with Mint-Berry Crunch to investigate mysterious camp counselor disappearances and introducing the Final Girl class. |
| April 24 2018 | Nintendo Switch version of the game, adapted by Ubisoft Pune, is released. |
| March 20 2018 | Story-based DLC 'From Dusk till Casa Bonita' is released, introducing the Netherborn class and featuring a mission to rescue Mysterion's sister Karen from the Vamp Kids at Casa Bonita. |
| 2017 | Ranked 12th on EGM's list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. |
| 2017 | Nominated for Best Role Playing Game at The Game Awards, ultimately losing to Persona 5. |
| 2017 | Nominated for Best Xbox One Game and Best RPG in IGN's staff-nominated, user-voted 'Best of 2017' series. |
| 2017 | Game was nominated for 'Best RPG' at the Gamescom Awards. |
| 2017 | Won the 'Best Collectibles' award in Game Informer's RPG of the Year Awards. |
| 2017 | Nominated for 'Best Narrative Design', 'Best Adventure/Role-Playing Game', and 'Best Interpretation' at the Titanium Awards, losing two awards to Horizon Zero Dawn and one to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. |
| 2017 | Sound team created over 100 unique fart sounds for the game, using specialized equipment including plungers, a vuvuzela, and noise putty to reduce sound repetitiveness and add variety to the game's audio effects. |
| 2017 | Ubisoft San Francisco (USF) developed an original sound design for South Park: The Fractured but Whole, creating unique audio that retained the show's signature style while drawing inspiration from superhero film scores like The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Avengers, and X-Men series. |
| December 19 2017 | First post-release DLC 'Danger Deck' is launched, offering combat challenges in Doctor Timothy's training room with rewards of items and costumes. |
| November 2017 | By its second week of sales, the game dropped to eighth place in UK sales charts. |
| November 2017 | By its third week, the game fell out of the top ten, ranking twelfth in UK sales charts. |
| October 2017 | The game contributed to over $160 million in digital sales for the month, ranking eighth globally in console digital sales. |
| October 2017 | The game ranked as the sixth-best-selling game overall in the UK for October 2017. |
| October 2017 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole became the fourth-best-selling game in North America across all platforms, the third-best-selling game on PlayStation 4, and the fourth-best-selling game on Xbox One. |
| October 2017 | In the United Kingdom, the game became the third-best-selling game across all formats during its first week of sales, with first-week sales 7% lower than its predecessor The Stick of Truth. |
| October 2017 | Ubisoft runs the worldwide 'I am the fart' competition, where a jury including Mr. Methane selects a winner to record their fart sound for inclusion in the game. |
| October 2017 | A twelve-character series of collectible figures based on The Fractured but Whole cast is released. |
| October 2017 | South Park episode 'Franchise Prequel' first broadcasts, serving as a narrative prequel to the game and featuring characters in their game-inspired superhero roles. |
| October 17 2017 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole was released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. |
| September 22 2017 | The Fractured but Whole was officially released to manufacturing. |
| May 2017 | Final release date of October 17 was confirmed. |
| February 2017 | Game was again postponed, with a new release window between April 2017 and March 2018. |
| 2016 | MCV and IGN named South Park: The Fractured but Whole the best role-playing game of that year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. |
| December 2016 | The game was initially scheduled for release in December 2016 but was postponed. |
| September 2016 | Ubisoft showcases the Nosulus Rift, a parody promotional device, at PAX West event as a joke about creating an olfactory-immersive experience for the game. |
| September 2016 | Game's release was first postponed to early 2017. |
| June 2016 | Initial release date of December 6 was set for the game. |
| June 15 2015 | The Fractured but Whole is publicly revealed at Ubisoft's press conference during the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo. |
| March 2014 | Matt Stone and Trey Parker initially express openness to making a sequel to The Stick of Truth, contingent on the first game's reception. |
| 2013 | Ubisoft purchased the rights to The Stick of Truth, moving game development from Obsidian Entertainment to Ubisoft San Francisco. |
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