Timeline (Lore)
| The following this article contains details that may be considered spoilers for .hack series in its entirety. Proceed at your own discretion. |
About
The story of .hack takes place in an alternate timeline to our own. At the time of release, most entries of the series were set in the near future. While similar to our reality, several key events differentiate the history of .hack's world from our own.
The timeline on this page details lore events that occurred in the .hack universe. Some events may be included multiple times depending on the source of the information. Any conflicts will be noted with a ‡.
- The order of the series can be viewed via the Chronology page.
- For a timeline of media releases, view the Production page.
1900s
Near the turn of the 21st century, a catastrophic computer virus wipes out most of the internet and forces world leaders to restrict access to regular citizens. In the following years, only governments and some businesses are allowed use the remaining network infrastructure. The ALTIMIT OS (Altimit Operating System) is released to ensure greater security and avoid future security threats. Over time, citizens are allowed to access the new network and it becomes widely adopted, gaining 100% of the market share for all computer systems around the offline world in everyday applications and use; from desktop computers, government systems, schools, phones, transportation networks, municipal and hospital systems.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Cold War Begins[1] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| October 04, 1957 | Sputnik 1 Launched[1] | |
| July 21, 1969 | The Moon Landing[1] | |
| 1969 | ARPANET Established[1] | |
| January 19, 1986 | Brain (computer virus) Released[2] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 1988 | Hacker Martin Mitnick apprehended[3] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 1990 | ARPANET Closed[1] | |
| June 1990 | Boston Games & Publishing targeted in cyberattack[4] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 1991 | Cold War Ends[1] | |
| 1991 | Yankee Doodle (computer virus)[5] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| End of
the 20th Century |
"The U.S. Department of Defense develops the ARPANET, which becomes the basis of the Internet. By 1999, almost everyone across the world has access." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
2000-2009
A company known as CyberConnect Corporation, commonly referred to as "CC Corp," takes advantage of the dearth of network games and releases a MMORPG called "The World." As the first network game since the crisis, The World is incredibly popular, gaining over 4.5 million players on its first day before going on to having 20 million players by the time of the events that occur in the first set of games in the series.
The basis for The World was created by a German programmer named Harald Hoerwick, based on an epic poem called The Epitaph of Twilight, written by Emma Wieland. Harald sought to use the game to create the Ultimate AI as the daughter he could never have with Emma after her untimely death. Unbeknownst to CC Corp, the development of the Ultimate AI was integrated with the game and was intrinsically linked with ALTIMIT OS and the network's vital operations upon which the majority of Earth's population now depends. As unexpected factors hinder the Ultimate AI's development, the network gradually becomes unstable and the effects begin blurring the boundaries separating offline and online life.
The shift is gradual enough that initially it can be handwaved away by CC Corp, but the frequency of incidents accelerates past the point of being able to conceal it from the general public. Players start to see strange errors spread across The World. Rumors spread of invincible monsters, unusual abilities, and players falling into a coma while playing the game. Strange incidents escalate to the point regular players start to search for answers as CC Corp attempts to cover up the game's involvement.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning
of the 21st Century |
"As the Internet increases in popularity, classified government information becomes harder to conceal and easier to obtain. Hackers continue to attack networks, cyber crime increases." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| October 2002 | Homepage Timeline | |
| October 2002 | "The United Nations subsystem, WNC, is implemented." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| January 2003 | WNC Winter Meeting | New Testament Novel 「.hack」Homepage Timeline |
| January 2003 | "WNC Winter meeting." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| January 2003 | ||
| 2003 | Hello, WNC (virus)[6] launched after WNC Winter meeting | |
| April 2003 | "A new virus called Hello, WNC infects up to ten million users" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| April 2003 | Outbreak of the new type of virus,
"Hello WNC," occurs. The M Company's e-mail program, which held 70% of the market share at the time, is targeted. In the end, there were over several million reports of damage. |
Homepage Timeline |
| July 2003 | WNC Summer General Meeting is held. The main agenda on the table is the counter-measure against "Hello WNC." International public opinion opposing this necessity quickly rises as WNC is unable to reach any decision or take any drastic or landmark measures. | Homepage Timeline |
| December 2003 | Deadly Flash (virus)[7] | |
| December 2003 | "The Japanese Youth who created the Deadly Flash virus is sentenced to death." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| April 2004 | WNC Spring General Meeting is held. The Japanese, German, and Italian delegations propose the concept of "New Generation Hyper Net," but it is vetoed by the objections from the United States and China. As a result, only agendas such as the "Advancement of Research and Investigation of New Type of Viruses," "Support for New Development of Security Techniques," and "Stronger Punishment for Cyber Crimes such as Hacking and Computer Virus Creations" are voted upon. | Homepage Timeline |
| April 2004 | "At the WNC Spring Meeting, the following bills are passed: Investigation and Research of New Viruses, Technical Security Development Aid, and Strengthening Reinforced Penal Regulations of Net Crime." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| August 2004 | "Emma Weilant dies.." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| "The net poem Epitaph of Twilight is lost before it can be completed." | ||
| "The Swiss Bank's main computer gets hacked, losing more than $84 million." | ||
| August 2004 | The host computer of the Swiss Banks is hacked. Losses are reported to be over 80 billion dollars. A terrorist organization active in the 20th century claims responsibility, but the culprit is yet to be apprehended. | Homepage Timeline |
| 2004~2006年 | fragment in development | |
| January 2005 | "Hacking causes the New York Stock market's prices to hike." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| January 2005 | Stock prices in the New York Stock Exchange repeatedly show high surges and drops. From a manifesto issued by the culprit, it becomes clear that the main computers in the Stock Exchange on Wall Street and major securities companies have been hacked. The culprit is yet to be caught. | Homepage Timeline |
| Spring - Fall 2005
(April-October) |
With the surge in cyber crime, the existence of the WNC, which only displays the slogan of "Support for Security Development" and "Elimination of Cyber Crimes," becomes questionable. | Homepage Timeline |
| December 24, 2005 | Pluto's Kiss (virus)[8] | |
| December 2005 | "On December 24th, Pluto Kiss shuts down the Internet; all network computersand communication control systems crash, only to recover 77 minutes later.
A 10-year old elementary school student caused the virus." |
AI buster 2 Timeline |
| December 2005 | "Pluto's Kiss" outbreak occurs. All networks on the globe crash on December 24th. Almost all computers and communication control systems connected to the network experience malfunctions, wreaking havoc and chaos over the world. This day the network that has spread to the far reaches of the globe, "meets death." The network recovers 77 minutes after the incident, but inherent dangers such as the triggering of the United States' nuclear defense systems and automated counter-strike program, still loom. The culprit is a 10-year-old grade school student. The "Democratization of Cyber Crimes" results as a consequence of the "Democratization of Information." | Homepage Timeline |
| January 2006 | ALTIMIT OS adopted as international standard | |
| January 2006 | "America's 44th President, Jim Stonecold, resigns." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| "ALTIMIT OS becomes The World's most commonly used operating system." | ||
| January 2006 | Jim Stonecold, the 44th President of the United states of America, resigns, taking responsibility for the "Pluto's Kiss" incident.
WNC Winter General Meeting is held. The proposal of "New Generation Hyper Net" from 2005 resurfaces and the only OS that evaded the "Pluto's Kiss," ALTIMIT is designated as the universal basic operating system. |
Homepage Timeline |
| 2006 | "fragment" ver. α-01[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs |
| Summer 2006
(July-September |
The business OS, "ALTIMIT," becomes available to the general public. Also around this time, the core members of the ALTIMIT developing team depart from the company and establish CyberConnect Corporation.
A German programmer named Harald Hörwick brings the network game, "Fragment," to CC Corporation. |
Homepage Timeline |
| 2006 Summer | "CyberConnect Corporation (CC Corp.) takes over and becomes the foundation for The World." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| "Harald Hoerwick sells Fragment to CC Corp." | ||
| August 2006 | Harald travels to San Diego to pitch his game prototype to CC Corp[11] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| September 2006 | Harald has become integrated with the team at CC Corp[12] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| October 2006 | The game prototype is officially named fragment.[12] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| Winter 2006 | Harald's health declines[13] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| January 2007 | The next generation network system using ALTIMIT spreads across the world. A communication network volume before the "Pluto's Kiss" is completed. ALTIMIT Co. (headquartered in San Francisco), establishes local subsidiaries in 12 different locations throughout the globe. | Homepage Timeline |
| January 2007 | "The ALTIMIT OS Corporation (head office in San Francisco) establishes 12 overseas affiliation firms." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| May 2007 | Testing of the ALTIMIT network game, "Fragment," begins. After the "Pluto's Kiss" incident, all forms of network entertainment are restricted, but this project is granted special permission from the WNC to be conducted to "invigorate the currently dead network entertainment markets." | Homepage Timeline |
| May 2007 | "Watarai and Junichiro Tokuoka begin work on the Japanese Version of Fragment, which later becomes The World." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| "ALTIMIT OS' Fragment begins its test play." | ||
| May 2007 | Balmung, Albireo, and Helba[14] first start playing Fragment, and eventually The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| January 2007–Summer 2007 | Harald's health improves slightly, but one day he never returns to work[13] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 2007[15] | The events of .hack//Epitaph of Twilight Novels occur. Lara and her father visit Harald in Germany.
Lara becomes trapped in fragment. |
.hack//Epitaph of Twilight Novels |
| July 2007 | fragment beta is launched despite Harald's disappearance[16] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| July 2007
2008? |
Orca[14] starts playing Fragment, and eventually The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2007 | "fragment" ver. β-02[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs |
| .hack//Epitaph of Twilight Novels Take place | Bandai Timeline | |
| 1024 people were selected by lottery to participate in the beta. | ||
| Balmung and Albireo participate in the beta test | ||
| July 2007 | "Fragment becomes the most popular topic among network game users." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| July 2007 | "Fragment" dominates the board for network users. Rumors spread that "Fragment" is based upon the network epic, "Epitaph of Twilight," which is famous among certain groups of users. CC Corporation joins the international stock market. | Homepage Timeline |
| October 2007 | fragment beta test ends prematurely[16] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| October 2007 | WNC makes an official announcement that as of October 31st, nearly 100% of all network servers in the world have been ported to ALTIMIT OS. It is also announced that all network restrictions will be lifted as of midnight December 24th (Network Peace Proclamation). The United Nations votes to make this day an international holiday known as "Virgin's Kiss."
CC Corporation issues a press release and officially announces the release of the Massive Multi-player Online Role Playing Game, "The World," which is laso the official title of the game known as "Fragment." The release date is almost universal throughout the globe, with download available beginning at midnight on December 24th, as "Virgin's Kiss" holiday begins. |
Homepage Timeline |
| October 2007 | "WNC announces that all computers switch to ALITIMIT OS.
On December 24th, the United Nations names The Mother Mary's Kiss an international holiday. CC Corp. announces the release of Fragment." |
AI buster 2 Timeline |
| First half of November 2007 | Reservation for "The World" begins. 1 million users log in the first hour. CC Corporation's total stock value surpasses ALTIMIT Co. | Homepage Timeline |
| 2007.11
Beginning of the month |
"Within the beginning of the first hour, The World receives more than 100,000 orders." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| Second half of November 2007 | Rumors of "The World" not being released spreads among the network community. CC Corporation denies the rumor. | Homepage Timeline |
| 2007.11
End of the month |
"CC Corp. denies the rumors of discontinuing The World." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| December 2007 | The World is launched[16] | |
| 2007(end) | "The World" ver. 1.00[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs |
| beta test cut short, "The World" launched | ||
| December 24, 2007 | "Virgin's Kiss" arrives. President Alex Coleman announces the "Network Peace Proclamation" to the world. Download of "The World" commences. | Homepage Timeline |
| 2007.12.24 | "The World's Network Security Declaration, President Alex Coleman, is informed of the start of The World's download sale." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| Harald travels to Nuremberg to visit Emma's grave[17] | ||
| 2008 | Hokuto[14] starts playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2008 | Lycoris[14] appears in The world | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2008 | "The World" ver. 1.40[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs |
| Unknown update before SIGN | Crystallization status removed | Intermezzo |
| Late 2008 | Crim and Silver Knight[14] start playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2008-2009 | "Lycoris Erasure Incident" Era | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2009 | CC Corp. establishes the Cobalt Knights. | Archives 03 Timeline |
| Orca and Balmung clear the “The One Sin” event. | ||
| Krim and Subaru form the Crimson Knights. | ||
| 2009 | "The World" ver. 1.81[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs |
| 2009[15] | .hack//AI buster | Bandai Timeline |
| 2009 | 2nd Character () | |
| "2010" ‡ | "While debugging, Watarai meets with the Vagrant AI (Story#1, 2nd Character)" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| ‡ Note: 2nd Character is a retelling of AI buster events from Hokuto's perspective. It is listed as occurring in 2010 in the AI buster 2 Timeline.
This conflicts with other timelines, which state that AI buster happened in 2009. Thus, this should have occurred in 2009. | ||
| "2010" ‡ | "Watarai investigates the cat PC (Story #2, Wotan's Spear based on .hack//Sign)" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| ‡ Note: Wotan's Spear is Listed as occurring in 2010 in the AI buster 2 Timeline. This event occurs after AI buster and immediately before the inciting incident of SIGN.
This conflicts with other timelines, which state SIGN happened in 2009. Thus, this should have occurred in 2009. | ||
| 2009 | Watarai falls unconscious after the events of Wotan's Spear. | |
| 2009-2010 | "Key of Twilight Incident" Era | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2009 | The character Tsukasa registers in “The World”. | Archives 03 Timeline |
| Early 2009 | Tsukasa and Subaru start playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| Mimiru, Bear, BT start playing The World. | ||
| Sora starts playing The World. | ||
| Aura and Mia[14] appear in The world | ||
| 2009 | Krim and Subaru form the Crimson Knights. | Archives 03 Timeline |
| Late 2009 | Sieg[14] starts playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2009[15] | .hack//SIGN | Bandai Timeline |
| 2009 | Tsukasa becomes unable to log out. Tsukasa's player is found unconscious and is hospitalized. | .hack//SIGN |
| 2009 | The player behind Silver Knight loses consciousness after encountering Tsukasa's Guardian. He wakes shortly afterwards, but suffers mild amnesia. | .hack//SIGN |
| 2009 | Tsukasa's player regains consciousness after 6 month-long coma. | .hack//SIGN |
| 2009 | SIGN SKT | |
| 2009 | .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack//SIGN Chapters | |
| 2009 | Aura awakens. Tsukasa achieves logout. | Archives 03 Timeline |
| 2009 Autumn | Around a year before[18] Kite's final encounter with Skeith, Sora is data drained[19] | .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack//SIGN Chapter 4: Catasrophe
.hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// chapters |
| 2009 | "Intermezzo" | |
| 2009[15] | .hack//ZERO | Bandai Timeline |
2010-2019
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Spring–2010.10 | "Aura On the Run" Era (.hack//ZERO) | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| Spring 2010 | Wiseman, Curl, and Alph start playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2010 Spring–2010.10
(Late Summer or Early Autumn?) |
Kazu starts playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2010 | "The World" ver. 2.01[10] | Liminality Easter Eggs,
.hack Infection (Japan)[20] |
| Kazu is data drained by Skeith,[21] the player falls into a coma. | .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection | |
| 2010 | WNC Chairman and American President Alex Coleman announces the “Network Layoff Day” concept. | Archives 03 Timeline |
| Cumulative sales of “The World” surpass 20 million units. | ||
| ALTIMIT Corporation announces plans for a major version upgrade of “ALTIMIT OS”.
This move responds to the growing prevalence of constant connections exceeding 100Mbps in urban households, driven by the spread of next-generation fiber-optic networks. | ||
| The next-generation “ALTIMIT OS” focuses on improving communication quality and stability,and is said to be “nearly perfect in terms of security” (CC Corp Press Release). | ||
| SONES releases the new interface “NeuroGoggle FMD,” fully compatible with “The World.” | ||
| 2010.10-2011 Spring | Cursed Wave Incident | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2010 October | The events in .hack//Infection, and Liminality Vol. 1: In the Case of Minase Mai occur. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2010 October | Kite, Sanjuro, Mistral, Piroshi, Gardenia, Elk, Moonstone, Marlow, Rachel, Nuke Usagimaru, and Lios begin playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| Slightly later than above | BlackRose, Natsume, and Terajima Ryoko begin playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2010 Autumn | The .hack//Games Tetralogy, .hack//Another Birth, .hack//XXXX, The Kite Novels, .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection, and other retellings begin. | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 2010 | "The second Internet Crash, Pluto Again, occurs. (Based on the PS2 game)" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| 2010 | The events in .hack//Infection, and Liminality Vol. 1: In the Case of Minase Mai, Vol.1 LGT occur. | |
| Sora witnesses Kite and Orca's first encounter with Skeith. Orca is data drained by Skeith,[22] the player falls into a coma. | .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection | |
| 2010 | New Transportation System Operational | .hack//Infection News |
| "The World" Tops 20 Million | ||
| Neuro Goggle FMD | ||
| 0.49% Error Rate | ||
| WNC Official Statement | ||
| "The World" for Idiots | ||
| New Weapon in Online Retail | ||
| Public Phone Network Completion | ||
| "WonderHawk" Announcement | ||
| Cat Toilet | ||
| ALTIMIT Information | ||
| Neuro Goggle Sales | ||
| Induced Coma with Online Game? | ||
| Comatose: Reason Unknown | ||
| Network Safety Law Reform | ||
| Success in Cultivation of Apples | ||
| Bigfoot Investigation | ||
| Nearly a year after being data drained, Sora witnesses Kite's final encounter with Skeith. Despite being freed from Skeith, he finds that he is still unable to log out. [23] | .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection | |
| 2010 | "The World" ver. 2.75[24][25][26][27] | .hack//Infection (North America, PAL and Korean releases)
.hack//Mutation (Japan) |
| 2010 | The events in .hack//Mutation, and Liminality Vol. 2: In the Case of Yuki Aihara occur. | |
| SOL-NET Dominates Network | ||
| Game Coma Impossible, Says Professor | ||
| "International Geographic" Discontinued | ||
| 2010 | "The World" ver. 2.90 | .hack//Mutation (North America, PAL and Korean releases)
.hack//Oubreak (Japan) |
| 2010 | The events in .hack//Outbreak, and Liminality Vol. 3: In the Case of Kyoko Tohno occur. | |
| 2010 | "The World" ver. 3.02 | .hack//Outbreak (North America, PAL and Korean releases)
.hack//Quarantine (Japan) |
| 2010 | The events of .hack//Quarantine occur. | |
| 2010 | "The World" ver. 3.65 | .hack//Quarantine(North America, PAL and Korean releases) |
| 2010 | Mistral's player gives birth to a daughter. | .hack//Quarantine,
.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet |
| December 24, 2010 | Kite and Party defeat Corbenik. | .hack//Quarantine |
| December 24, 2010 | The events of Liminality Vol. 4: Trismegistus occur. | Liminality Vol. 4: Trismegistus |
| December 24, 2010 | Aura is successfully born. | |
| December 24, 2010 | Network Problems resolve thanks to Kite's actions in-game[28] | New Testament Novel 「.hack」 |
| 2010 | .hack//fragment (PS2) | |
| 2010 | .hack//GIFT | |
| 2010 | .hack//Another Birth, .hack//XXXX, The Kite Novels, .hack//G.U. Begins: Games chapters, and other adaptations of the Games Tetralogy take place. | |
| 2011 | Unison | |
| Spring 2011 | .hack//Legacy | .hack//Legacy
Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| Spring 2011 | Kite stops playing The World | .hack//Present: From Mother to Daughter
Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2011 | "Watarai leaves CC Corp." | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| The above may conflict with other timelines. | ||
| ??? | Knucklemaster class added | |
| 2011-2014
(after Spring 2011?) |
"Legend of Twilight Bracelet" Era | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2011 (after Spring?) | Kamui, Magi, Reki begin playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2011 (after Spring?) | Mireille, Ouka begin playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2011 | Mirei struggles to fit in at preschool due to her advanced intellect. Her mother, Mayumi, worries about her. Sakura, a college student, tutors Mirei when Mayumi leaves to work a part time job. | .hack//Present: From Mother to Daughter |
| 2011 | .hack//Present: From Mother to Daughter.
Mistral's player acquires the rare item "Whisper of Myulin," which allows her to change her PC's name before gifting the character to her daughter. |
.hack//Present: From Mother to Daughter |
| 2013 | "Shibayama, Saki takes over as official debugger. (Story #3, Kamui)" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| "Kunisaki, Rena purchases The World. (Story #4, Rumor)" | ||
| (slight conflict for Rumor) | ||
| 2014 | Shugo, Rena, Hokuto, Komiyan III begin playing The World. | Archives 03 "Login Time of Each Character" Timeline |
| 2014 | ".hackers Official Limited Edition Character Exhibition. (Story #5, Firefly, based on .hack//Legend of the Twilight)" | AI buster 2 Timeline |
| 2014 | Legend of the Twilight Bracelet | |
| ??? | A year after they started playing The World, Shugo, Rena, and the rest of their party meet offline to view Cherry Blossoms. During the reunion, they speak to Zefie using a laptop. The twins reveal that their characters have been frozen and that they are turning the data over to CC Corp, as per the agreement they made with Kamui.
Reki's player checks on them from a distance because Balmung asked him to. Meanwhile, the players behind Kamui and Magi are shopping together while on break from work. Balmung and Piroshi are working at CC Corp, planning an upcoming event for The World. Piroshi invites Balmung out to drink as comrades rather than as coworkers. Balmung brings up the fact that Wiseman's player might become their junior. The players behind Hokuto and Albireo meet in a net cafe to go dungeon crawling in The World. Zefie encounters the remaining fragment of Lycoris before she fades away. Shugo, Rena, and the rest of their party see a commercial for The World on a digital billboard as Zefie reflects that there's no need to feel lonely, since a new version of the game is in development. |
.hack//Logout: Graduation |
| ??? | The player behind Wiseman is hired on at CC Corp. | .hack//Logout: Graduation |
| ??? | .hack//ChupChopCase | |
| 2015 | The World R:1 service abruptly ended due to the failure of the RA Project. | |
| 2015 | The World R:2 is released? | |
| 2016 | The World R:2 launched. There are approximately 12 million users. | |
| 2016 | First Login | |
| 2016 | .hack//Roots | |
| 2016 | .hack//G.U. Begins: Roots Chapters | |
| 2016 | .hack//Alcor | |
| 2017 | .hack//GnU | |
| 2017 | .hack//Cell | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Games vo.1-3 | |
| 2017 | Online Jack | |
| 2017 | The Journal of the Dark and Wicked | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Trilogy | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. novels | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U.+ | |
| 2017 | .hack//4koma Peaco's Story | |
| 2017 | .hack//G.U. Returner | |
| 2017 | The Duplicate Phenomenon | The Duplicate Phenomenon Cover |
| 2018 | .hack//G.U. RAGTIME | |
| 2018 | .hack//G.U. Innocent Call | |
| 2018 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode:
.hack//G.U. vol.4 Reconnection |
|
| 2018 December | "The World R:2" ver. 4.20 | .hack//G.U. vol.4 Reconnection |
| December 31, 2018 | The World R:2 discontinued. | .hack//G.U. vol.4 Reconnection |
| The World R:X launched. (6 month waitlist due to popular demand.) | ||
2020-2029
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The events of .hack//Link game and manga occur. | |
| 2022 | .hack//Quantum i(Introduction) | |
| 2022 | The events of .hack//Quantum OVA occur. | |
| 2022 | .hack//Quantum Novel | |
| 2022 | .hack//Quantum+ | |
| 2023 | .hack//Bullet | |
| 2023? | .hack//bullet: Versus Magician | |
| The World FORCE:ERA | ||
| 2024 | .hack//Beyond The World | |
| 2024 | Beyond The World: SORA | |
| VS The World | ||
| 2025 | .hack//Versus | |
| 2025 | .hack//Versus: Thanatos Report | |
| The World: Armed Conflict |
2030-2039
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | Guilty Dragon | |
| 2030 | GuilDra G: A Gag Concept | |
| The World: Re-vice age | ||
| 2032 | New World |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Chapter 4, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 8, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 18, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 16, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 10, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 12, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 14, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 1, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 25, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 [./Liminality_DVD_Easter_Eggs#"Mysteries" DVD Easter Egg]. .hack//Liminality Volume 2 (DVD) Bandai. North American Release, 06 May 2003.
- ↑ Chapter 27, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Chapter 32, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Chapter 39, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Archives 03 (Digital Version) Page 236
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Timeline via Bandai .hack Page
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Chapter 64, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ Chapter 22, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.
- ↑ .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter
- ↑ .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack//SIGN – Chapter 4: Catastrophe
- ↑ Bandai Co., Ltd. [./Infection .hack//感染拡大 Vol.1]. Japanese Release. PlayStation 2. CyberConnect2, 2002.
- ↑ .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection, Page 2
- ↑ .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection, page 3
- ↑ .hack//G.U. Begins: .hack// – Chapter 1: Infection, Page 10
- ↑ Bandai America, Inc. [./Infection .hack//INFECTION]. North America Release. PlayStation 2. CyberConnect2, 2003.
- ↑ Bandai, Atari Europe SASU. [./Infection .hack//INFECTION]. PAL Release. PlayStation 2. CyberConnect2, 2004.
- ↑ Bandai Korea Co., Ltd [./Infection .hack//감염확대 Vol.1].Korean Release. PlayStation 2. CyberConnect2, 2003.
- ↑ Bandai Co., Ltd. [./Mutation .hack//悪性変異 Vol.2]. Japanese Release. PlayStation 2. CyberConnect2, 2002.
- ↑ Chapter 68, New Testament Novel 「.hack」 (2017, Digital Release) CyberConnect2.