Tag: Cyberpunk
News Phantom Liberty to Boast the Biggest Budget CDPR Has Ever Allocated to DLC
Bigger is better
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has stated that its upcoming paid DLC Phantom Liberty will boast the "biggest budget" the company has ever invested in an expansion. That's according to wccftech, who in turn got it from Polish outlet
Random That Original Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer Is 10 Years Old Today
What a journey it's been
Ten years ago today — that's almost two years before the release of The Witcher 3 — CD Projekt Red dropped the now infamous teaser trailer for Cyberpunk 2077. It would take another eight years for the Polish studio to releases its open world RPG, but back then, this CG teaser was an absolutely huge deal. It's been...
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Recruits Idris Elba, Shows Car Combat
Save the president
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty got a new trailer at The Game Awards 2022, and CD Projekt Red's managed to lure another celebrity to Night City. That's right, acclaimed actor Idris Elba's in the expansion, as V appears to help the president of the New United States out of a jam. The trailer also gives us a very brief glimpse of...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Was Cut Because of Game's Troubled Launch, Admits CDPR
Working solo
Even before Cyberpunk 2077 had actually released back in 2020, developer CD Projekt Red had confirmed that it was working on some kind of multiplayer Cyberpunk title. Whether it would end up being a standalone game or a 2077 expansion, we never really knew, but all talk of the project pretty much died out after the open world RPG...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Will Get a Game of the Year Edition on PS5
But only after major expansion
As we reported on recently, Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying something of a resurgence on new-gen consoles, with more people playing than ever before. And as CD Projekt RED builds up to the release of the game’s first – and, admittedly, final – expansion, it’s confirmed that it is plotting a Game of the Year bundle...
News Rebounding Cyberpunk 2077 Sales Propel CD Projekt RED to Record Third Quarter
Choom boom
Credit where credit’s due: Cyberpunk 2077 is back. It’s been over two years since the game’s disastrous PS4 launch, but now running robustly on PS5 – and with a critically acclaimed anime to complement it – players are returning to Night City in their droves. In fact, the release’s resurgence has been so strong that Polish...
News Yes, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Is a Paid Expansion, Makes Headlines for Some Reason
We've known this for years
Sometimes you see a headline pop up across a handful of sites and think to yourself, "hold on, is this even news?" — and this is exactly what's happened with the latest Cyberpunk 2077 story that's currently doing the rounds. As initially reported on GamesRadar, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the game's upcoming...
News Cyberpunk 2077's New Patch Brings a Visual Boost on PS5
Thanks, FSR2
Cyberpunk 2077's most recent update — patch 1.6.1 — released about a week ago, but those lazy gits over at Digital Foundry have only just got around to telling us whether it actually does anything of note on PS5. We're just kidding, of course, but when the aforementioned update hit the current-gen console, the patch notes mentioned...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.61 Out Now, Fixes Bugs and Adds Umbrellas
Get all the patch notes here
CD Projekt RED has released the latest Cyberpunk 2077 update on PS5 and PS4, bringing the RPG up to version number 1.61. It's being rolled out across consoles as we speak, and acts as more of a bug and glitch-fixing patch rather than one that adds new content. For those sort of game-changing additions, you'll need to...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Popularity Still Soaring a Month After Edgerunners Anime and Update
City of dreams
Cyberpunk 2077 has been enjoying a significant revival since the release of the Edgerunners anime, and the large game update that tied into it. But that all happened back in September, so why are we still writing about it? Well, as it turns out, the open world RPG is still feeling the effects of a soaring player count, as the title...
News Sasha Grey to Voice Radio DJ in Upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion, Phantom Liberty
Coming at you from the mean streets of Night City
Twitch streamer, actress, model, musician, and former adult film star Sasha Grey is joining the gritty world of Cyberpunk 2077 in the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion. She will portray Ash, a radio DJ on one of the in-game radio stations, 89.7 Growl FM. Grey confirmed the news on
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Wants Your Music for Its New Community-Made Radio Station
You can send in your tracks now
Want your music featured in Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming expansion, Phantom Liberty? Well, you might be in luck. CD Projekt Red has revealed that the DLC — set to release in 2023 — will feature a brand new radio station called Growl FM. The station will feature 12 to 15 tracks created by the community, and anyone can...
News CDPR Is Betting Big on Cyberpunk 2077's Sequel
Nova
Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red revealed that it's forming a new studio in Boston, Massachusetts in the US. It's a big move for the Polish outfit, as this division of the company will be responsible for Project Orion — otherwise known as the full-blown sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. And CDPR certainly isn't skimping on this one. In its most...
News CD Projekt Red to Test Games on All Platforms Equally Going Forward, Not Just on PC
It's never too late to turn over a new leaf
The launch of Cyberpunk 2077 on console will live long in gamers' minds. The release was virtually unparalleled in terms of the shocking state of the game, which didn't seem like it had been tested on PS4 literally at all, and has attained a sort of mythical status. Where were you the day Cyberpunk 2077...
News CD Projekt Red Is Establishing a North American Studio to Develop Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel
With core members of the original team relocating
CD Projekt Red will establish a new studio based in North America, Boston specifically, in order to develop the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which is currently known by the code name Project Orion. This studio will be helmed by core members of Cyberpunk's development team, including quest...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Codenamed Project Orion Announced
Chippin' in
CD Projekt Red has formally announced that Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a sequel, currently codenamed Project Orion. It'll be developed in-house, and it sounds like it's still many years away from actually releasing. We wouldn't expect anything less! "Orion is a codename for our next Cyberpunk game, which will take the Cyberpunk franchise...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Tops 20 Million Copies Sold
Punk'd
CD Projekt Red has announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has surpassed an impressive 20 million copies sold. The open world RPG is closing in on its second anniversary, and if you've been following the game since its incredibly rough launch back in December 2020, then you'll know that it's been quite a wild ride. Indeed, 2077's initial release was...
TV Show Review Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix) - Hyperviolent Anime Is a Perfect 2077 Companion
Up and over the edge
Let's get right into it: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a really, really good show. Judged alone, it's one of the hardest-hitting anime we've watched in quite some time, but put it alongside Cyberpunk 2077, and it's a near perfect companion piece. This isn't some half-arsed video game adaptation scrapped together by people who don't...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Player Numbers Have Exploded Since the Edgerunners Update
Over the edge
Cyberpunk 2077 is enjoying yet another lease of life at the moment. You may remember that player numbers rocketed when the game was finally released on PS5 earlier this year, and now the open world RPG has been hit with a similar wave of enthusiasm. This week saw 2077 top the Steam charts for the most played single-player games on the...
Random Cyberpunk 2077 Update Adds Immersive Controller Vibration to Its Infamous Sex Toy Weapon
Is that someone's phone?
Oh, CD Projekt Red... You couldn't help yourselves, could you? The latest update for Cyberpunk 2077 — that is, patch 1.6 — is out now on PS5 and PS4, and buried deep within the patch notes is a headline-worthy surprise. If you've played the game, you may already be familiar with a melee weapon named Sir John...
News No More Cyberpunk 2077 Expansions Planned After Phantom Liberty
Game over
It appears the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion will be the RPG's only substantial piece of DLC, if a comment from the official CD Projekt RED YouTube channel is to be believed. When asked by a user if there's more content to come, the channel responded saying "Phantom Liberty is the only planned expansion for Cyberpunk...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.6 Adds Transmog, New Character Customisation, Out Now
The Edgerunners Update
Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.6 is out now on PS5 and PS4, and it's pretty hefty, weighing in at around 11.9GB. Dubbed the 'Edgerunners Update', it ties neatly into the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Netflix anime, adding weapons and armour from the show. But that's not all. 1.6 also brings some welcome additions and improvements...
News Future Cyberpunk 2077 Update Overhauls Police System, Vehicle Combat, Melee Gameplay
Sounds like a big one
During the latest Night City Wire broadcast, Cyberpunk 2077 game director Gabriel Amatangelo shared a few details on the title's next update (update 1.6 was only just released at the time of writing). Supposedly titled patch 1.7, the update doesn't have a release date yet, but it sounds like it's going to be a big deal...
News Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Expansion Revealed for PS5, Skips PS4 in 2023
God bless the USA
Cyberpunk 2077's first expansion has been teased. Officially titled 'Phantom Liberty', it apparently sees V swear an oath to the New United States government in order to undergo some kind of assignment. And, contrary to supposed leaks earlier in the year, Keanu Reeves will reprise his role as Johnny Silverhand for the DLC. That's...
News CDPR Confirms New Cyberpunk 2077 Update, Info Coming Next Week
A special Night City Wire broadcast
Update: Following on from its Night City Wire broadcast announcement, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it'll be sharing details on Cyberpunk 2077's next patch. A developer stream will take place after the show, and the team will be talking about "all the new stuff coming to Cyberpunk 2077 with the next update"...
News Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Netflix Anime Chips In on 13th September
NSFW trailer is a trip
Content Warning: The below trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners features bloody violence and sexual imagery, as well as strong strobe effects. Hey, this Cyberpunk anime is actually looking pretty darn good, isn't it? The stylishly titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners now has a 13th September Netflix release date, and the series will...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Anime, Edgerunners, Continues to Look Awesome in Official Trailer
Welcome to Night City
We got a teaser back in June, but today the first full trailer for Cyperpunk: Edgerunners was released. Edgerunners is a Netflix animated series set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a collaboration between developer CD Projekt Red and animation studio Trigger, perhaps best known for anime series like...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Edgerunners Anime Actually Looks Awesome in Teaser Trailer
On the edge
It was announced ages ago, but now we're finally getting a glimpse of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — the anime based around the world of Cyberpunk 2077. To be clear, this isn't a retelling of the open world RPG, but it is set in Night City, and fans of the game are surely going to spot some crossover when it comes to locales, stylisations,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Saw a Significant Sales Spike Thanks to PS5 Version
V good
Cyberpunk 2077 may have had a shockingly bad launch back in 2020, but it's easy to forget that the game still sold incredibly well — and the recent PS5 release has reportedly had a significant impact on those numbers. In its latest financial call, CD Projekt Red said that the current-gen console version of Cyberpunk accounted for the...
News CDPR Confirms Most Devs Now on Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion as New Witcher Enters Pre-Production
Busy busy
CD Projekt Red revealed its current development structure during the company's latest earnings call. It comes as no huge surprise, but it was confirmed that the majority of its workforce is now committed to Cyberpunk 2077's first expansion — details of which supposedly leaked earlier this week. Having just about everyone on the DLC...
Rumour Cyberpunk 2077 Leak Confirms First Expansion's Setting, Characters, and More
Cyberpunk'd
Hey, it's been a while since we had a big old Cyberpunk 2077 leak, hasn't it? If true, this latest blunder is a big one, because it tells us loads of stuff about the game's first expansion, which is yet to be officially revealed. Apparently, dataminers have managed to pull this information from a patch, and subsequently leak it all...
News The Witcher 3 Sales Top 40 Million, Cyberpunk 2077 Passes 18 Million
CD Projekt Red reports ridiculous figures
CD Projekt Red's latest financial call has revealed some impressive sales numbers for its two biggest games. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which first released in 2015, has surpassed a frankly staggering 40 million sales, making it one of the most commercially successful role-playing games ever made. Sales...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Expansion Aiming for 2023 Release, Details Dropping Later This Year
Back to Night City
Expansions for Cyberpunk 2077 were announced even before the game launched back in 2020 — but we still don't know what they're going to be about. The good news is that CD Projekt Red says we're getting details later this year. The bad news is that the first expansion isn't coming out until 2023. This release window was...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Reassures Fans That Expansions Are in the Works
Plus more updates
There's been quite a bit of speculation surrounding the future of Cyberpunk 2077 following the release of update 1.5 back in February. That game-changing patch launched alongside the infinitely improved PlayStation 5 version of 2077, b
News Cyberpunk 2077 Fans Left Wondering If the Game's Still Getting Two Expansions
"Expansion" without the s
When the brand new Witcher game was announced yesterday — developed using Unreal Engine 5 — CD Projekt Red also clarified that Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming expansion will still use the studio's in-house REDengine. However, the company's statement on the matter has raised some eyebrows because of its use of "expansion"...
News This Weekend Is Your Last Chance to Try Cyberpunk 2077 for Free on PS5
Punk it
If you're looking to sample the much improved Cyberpunk 2077 on PlayStation 5, then you had better get a move on. The game's free 'next-gen' trial will be removed from the PlayStation Store just after the coming weekend, on Tuesday the 15th March at 4PM UK time. Said trial lets you put Cyberpunk 2077 to the test for five hours. That's...
Poll Are You Playing Cyberpunk 2077 on PS5?
Night City's calling
It's been a long road, hasn't it? Regular readers will probably know that we absolutely slammed Cyberpunk 2077 when it launched in December 2020 for PlayStation 4. We went as far as to call it "the single biggest disappointment of the generation" in our Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 review. But here we are 14 months later, and the open...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Dev Investigating PS4 to PS5 Disc Issues, Trophy Transfers
Ping!
Cyberpunk 2077 has only just been reborn on PlayStation 5, but developer CD Projekt Red is already looking into some freshly reported issues. On Sony's platforms, this includes the problem that some players are having when trying to upgrade to Cyberpunk on PS5 using their PS4 disc. Indeed, it's a free upgrade if you already own 2077 on the...
News No Auto Trophies for Cyberpunk 2077 Owners Switching from PS4 to PS5
Time for a new gig
Cyberpunk 2077 is out now on the PlayStation 5, and hallelujah – it actually works! Our first impressions of this new-gen version are particularly positive, and while there are still underlying problems with the game itself, at least it’s not crashing every hour anymore. If you braved through the PS4 version, however,...
Hands On Cyberpunk 2077's PS5 Version Actually Feels Like a Finished Game
It only took 14 months
When CD Projekt Red announced that it was going to host a Cyberpunk 2077 livestream following months of silence on the game's future, we felt a small jolt of hope. But when the developer kicked said livestream off with a hugely underwhelming 'next-gen' demo, we knew that we'd have to play the newly released PlayStation 5...
News Try Cyberpunk 2077 for Free with PS5, PS4 Trial
Play for five hours without charge
If you've gotten caught up in all the excitement of Cyberpunk 2077 launching on PlayStation 5 today but you do not own the game just yet, look no further than the new PS5, PS4 trial available on the PS Store. You'll need to button through to the game's store page on either console, selectable below the option to...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.5 Patch Notes are Gigantic and Game-Changing
We hope you like scrolling
Cyberpunk 2077's long awaited update 1.5 is finally here (alongside the PS5 version of Cyberpunk 2077) and the patch notes are colossal. This is a truly huge update that promises to both add to and improve the overall Night City experience. Improvements range from AI overhauls and perk system reworkings to quest...
News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Version Out Now
A free upgrade for PS4 owners
The PlayStation 5 version of Cyberpunk 2077 is out now, and as promised, it's a free PS4 to PS5 upgrade if you already own the game. To find it, either go to your Game Library on PS5 and select the newly added PS5 version through the product page, or hit up the PS Store and grab it from there. You can find out
News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Version Detailed with 30 Minutes of Gameplay
Next-gen is here?
CD Projekt Red has pumped out 30 minutes of Cyberpunk 2077 on PlayStation 5, which covers a range of gameplay. Performance looks solid (thank god!) and the visuals seem pretty impressive. The developer's also outlined key improvements on PS5, which we've listed below. Raytracing Dynamic 4K resolution Faster loading times Visual...
Live Cyberpunk 2077 Returns with Official Stream
PS5 version inbound
CD Projekt Red will finally break its months-long silence on the future of the Cyberpunk 2077 today via an official livestream (which you can watch above). We don't know how long this thing is going to last, but we do know that it begins at 3PM UK / 4PM Central Europe / 10AM Eastern / 7AM Pacific. So, what's this all about,...
News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Version Almost Certainly Launching Today
Update already available on Xbox
Update: It's now been spotted on the Xbox Series X|S that the Cyberpunk 2077 current-gen update is already ready for download. It weighs in at 41.56GB on the Microsoft box. There's no sign of this on the PS5 since we'll need to wait for a separate native PS5 version to be uploaded to the PS Store. However, it...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Breaks Silence with Stream on 15th February
PS5 version, please
Is it finally time for Cyberpunk 2077 to return? Developer CD Projekt Red is teasing a livestream for the 15th February on its official channels, and we assume that the studio has quite a lot to talk about. There are currently no details on what this stream will include, but it's heavily implied that we're getting news on...
News Possible Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Cover Spotted on PlayStation Servers, News Could Be Incoming
Punk it
Supposedly set to launch in the first quarter of 2022, we're yet to hear anything official on the PlayStation 5 version of Cyberpunk 2077. That could change in the near future, however, if this fresh find from PlayStation Game Size is anything to go by. The reliable social media account has spotted new cover art for Cyberpunk 2077 on...
News It's Been One Year Since the Release of Cyberpunk 2077
A Night City story
This time last year, the Push Square office was in chaos. Cyberpunk 2077 was finally here — arguably the most important release of 2021 from a coverage point of view — and we had only just received review code. A desperate dash to provide written content ensued, and that's when the horror started to set in. The game was a...
News Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Version Aiming for Q1 2022 Release, Major Update Planned
Next time in Night City
In its latest company briefing, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that it's aiming to release the PlayStation 5 version of Cyberpunk 2077 in the first quarter of 2022. The developer reveals that it'll also be launching a "major" update on all platforms alongside the next-gen edition. There are no details on what this patch will...