Talks between BHVR and Scott began as early as 2022 with major considerations for a Chapter mostly happening in 2023. It was meant to be the Anniversary Chapter for 2024, but after BHVR pulled out (spoke of this before), they replaced it with Dungeons & Dragons which was originally planned for August 2024. Once BHVR gave in to Scott’s contract, it was then set in stone as the 2025 Anniversary Chapter in July 2024, one of his contractual obligations being an early announcement, which happened in August 2024. A fact I’ve never shared before is that they scrapped a “really cool”, *full* original Chapter that had already been planned for the 2025 Anniversary to put in FNAF instead as Scott and BHVR both agreed it had to be an Anniversary Chapter and nothing less. That planned Chapter has not come out and won’t come out since it majorly related to the now ended Twisted Masquerade. It wasn’t possible to move it to a later date since it was meant to be the “last and biggest hurrah” of the Event, finishing off Rewards for last few originals, as well as adding two new special Characters. There were not enough Characters otherwise for Event Rewards so it had to be ended early, replaced, and not fully realized after all. No further details. Sorry for any vagueness.