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.

## Real-world Events

### 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.