2020

2020 (MMXX) is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

March

 * Announcement teaser released on the 25th for the then untitled Second Extinction game by Systemic Reaction.

May

 * Second Extinction officially announced for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on the 7th.
 * Social Media platforms, website, and forum launched alongside the War Support campaign.

June

 * Second Extinction gameplay world premiere on the IGN Summer of Gaming livestream on the 10th.
 * Everybody Do The Dinosaur – A Motion Capture Dev Diary released on the 16th.

July

 * Second Extinction limited playtest sign ups opened for 500 people on the 3rd.
 * Beta sign ups closed on the 9th.
 * Confidential Second Extinction limited playtest ran from the 13th to the 31st.
 * Second Extinction featured in Edge Magazine #348 on the 15th.
 * Your Move teaser released on the 17th.
 * Keep The Noise Down teaser released on the 24th.
 * Know Your Enemy teaser released on the 31st.

August

 * Mutated Nature – The Art of Second Extinction Dev Diary released on the 7th.
 * Beta officially canceled in favor of a September-release open Steam Early Access on the 11th.
 * Welcome to the War Effort teaser released on the 12th.
 * The War Effort soundtrack released by LudoWic on the 13th.
 * Official Discord server opened to the public on the 18th.
 * Introducing the Acid Raptor (to a Grenade Launcher) teaser released on the 19th.
 * Second Extinction gameplay presentation featured on the Future Games Show on the 28th.

September

 * What a Load of Bull teaser released on the 4th.
 * Early Access announced as being delayed for an October release on the 8th.
 * Several gaming news sites were allowed to play an early build of the game and then write about it on the 8th.
 * 13th of October, 2020 announced as the Early Access release date on the 14th.
 * Freak of the Week - The Digger teaser released on the 18th.
 * 16 minutes of gameplay footage for the mission, Research And Rescue, was released on the 24th.
 * Freak of the Week - The Watcher teaser released on the 25th.
 * Early Access roadmap revealed on the 25th.
 * Chaos By Design – The Design of Second Extinction Dev Diary released on the 29th.

October

 * Several YouTubers with early access to the game released videos showcasing the game on the 1st.
 * Freak of the Week - The Flatback teaser released on the 2nd.
 * A video explaining the War Effort was released on the 5th.
 * Freak of the Week - The Rex teaser released on the 9th.
 * Three competitions to win a free copy of the game announced on the 9th.
 * Competition winners announced on the 12th.
 * Twitch Drops system announced and fielded on the 12th to the 18th.
 * Early Access launch trailer released on the 12th.
 * Second Extinction releases into Early Access on the 13th.
 * Happy Early Access Launch! dev-letter released on the 14th.
 * Hotfix 0.1.0.1 announced on the 15th.
 * Hotfix 0.1.0.1 went live on the 16th.
 * First Weekly Action Report (WAR) stream went live on the 20th.
 * Patch 0.1.0.2 announced on the 23rd.
 * Freak of the Week - The Bull teaser released on the 23rd.
 * Patch 0.1.0.2 released on the 26th.

2020年