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01 Jun

Cyberpunk 2077 Sales Figures Help Explain CDPR’s Falling Stock

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Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has released more information about their Q1 earnings, and the financial report finally seems to shed a little light on how bad Cyberpunk 2077‘s sales have been since launch and how those sales are negatively impacting the company’s stock. While CDPR enjoyed a 2% increase in product sales during Q1 2021, the company has watched its net profits plummet 64.7% during that time from the previous year. The company reportedly expected a net profit of 80 million zlotys during that quarter and instead only recorded a net profit of 32.5 million zlotys. Surprisingly, the…

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23 Apr

Cyberpunk 2077: Revisiting the Game on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop

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For a place that constantly reminds you how grim the future could be, Night City sure is beautiful with the right hardware. When the weather is good and you’re strolling through the Heywood District, seeing the sun glint off windows and watching the world go by, it’s almost possible to forget this is a nightmare vision of where humankind could end up. Until you notice that all the pedestrians are cybernetically augmented and it all comes flooding back. When night time rolls in, the graphics take on a more seedy vibe. Without natural light, the world becomes drenched in the…

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22 Apr

Cyberpunk 2077 Sales Figures Prove the Hype Was Bigger Than the Bugs

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While we had heard that Cyberpunk 2077 ended up recouping most of its development costs based on pre-orders alone, a series of unusually generous refund policy adjustments instituted in response to the game’s technical problems led some to wonder whether or not the game’s 2020 sales figures would reflect all of the bugs, missing features, and increasingly bad word of mouth. Well, according to this figure tweeted out by Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Project Red, it seems that Cyberpunk 2077 may have ended up exceeding many sales expectations despite the circumstances that negatively impacted the game’s launch. pic.twitter.com/tShgt8LRqN— CD PROJEKT…

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29 Mar

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 Fixes Problems You Didn’t Know Existed

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The Cyberpunk 2077 team has revealed the full patch notes for the game’s recently released 1.2 update and all we can say is “wow.” There’s no use trying to breakdown the entirety of this patch since it contains over 500 updates, fixes, changes, and improvements. I highly recommend that you check out the (mostly) full rundown of the update if you’ve been waiting for that massive Cyberpunk 2077 patch that will finally make the game significantly more playable. This won’t be Cyberpunk 2077‘s last update, but it feels like the first of the game’s updates that are trying to do…

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01 Mar

How Elden Ring Hype Recalls Cyberpunk 2077

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In case you haven’t heard, the internet is wild about Elden Ring: an upcoming FromSoftware open-world title that sees Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki team up with Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin. Even though we haven’t seen much of the game since it was revealed in 2019 with a simple teaser trailer, the mere suggestion of what the title “could be” has been enough to spawn a rapidly growing and increasingly obsessed fanbase. However, as we saw most recently with Cyberpunk 2077 (a game that fell victim to its hype in both avoidable and unavoidable ways), this kind…

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20 Jan

Cyberpunk 2077 Lawsuits Explained

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CD Projekt Red has promised to fix Cyberpunk 2077 following the game’s disastrous launch, but one item you won’t find on the game’s recently released developmental roadmap is the time spent dealing with the class action lawsuits that have been filed against the studio. If you follow gaming at all, you’re probably familiar with class action lawsuits and how they’re typically filed by groups of fans/consumers who are disappointed with a particular product. Nintendo, for example, has been battling class action lawsuits related to the Joy-Con’s “drifting” issues for quite some time now. So while these kinds of lawsuits are…

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19 Jan

Can Cyberpunk 2077 Bring Fans Back with an Apology, a Patch Roadmap, and a Multiplayer Mode?

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Much has already been written about Cyberpunk 2077‘s successes and failures. Is the game a financial success? Well, according to developer CD Projekt Red, the game sold over 13 million copies in its first two weeks despite being removed from the PlayStation Store, one of the industry’s biggest digital marketplaces. So yes. But has the game also turned out to be a PR and legal nightmare? Undoubtedly. The buggy state of the game, especially on last-gen consoles, dominated the discussion surrounding Cyberpunk 2077 at launch. So huge was the quality gap between the PC version that CD Projekt showcased in…

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14 Jan

Cyberpunk 2077 Roadmap Proves the Game Should Have Been Delayed to 2021

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Along with an apology video that attempted to make sense of why Cyberpunk 2077 turned out the way it did, developer CD Projekt Red posted a roadmap designed to explain what comes next. Here’s an image of that roadmap for reference: While that roadmap does indeed offer a vague idea of what’s coming next, fans still have questions regarding some of the specifics of what they should expect. CD Projekt Red tried to expand upon the meaning of this roadmap in an accompanying blog post, but many of the questions about content specifics and release dates remain unanswered. Yet, the…

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07 Jan

Has Cyberpunk 2077 Met Sales and Review Expectations?

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Nearly a month after its release, Cyberpunk 2077 remains a hotly contested game. From those who have seen all of the game’s endings to those who are just trying to understand what all the buzz is about, nearly everyone seems to have an opinion on Cyberpunk 2077 and those opinions are rarely exactly alike. Cut through the divisiveness, opinions, and occasional drama, though, and you’re left with the question “Is Cyberpunk 2077 a Success?” It’s a seemingly simple question that proves to be much more complicated than you may anticipate. In an attempt to add some statistical context to the…

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23 Dec

Link Tank: Cyberpunk 2077 Sold Over 13 Million Copies So Far

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Despite a controversial and flawed launch, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 13 million copies thus far. “Cyberpunk 2077 continues to be lambasted for all the problems experienced attempting to play the game, especially on last-gen consoles, but that hasn’t stopped it selling extremely well. As Eurogamer reports, a regulatory filing released yesterday by developer CD Projekt for its investors, reveals the game has sold over 13 million copies as of Dec. 20.” Read more at PCMag. Don’t forget to watch Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix before it leaves the streaming service on Christmas Day. “I started 2018 with Black…

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21 Dec

Cyberpunk 2077 Review

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A preface: Cyberpunk 2077 has had one hell of a rocky release, and it’s almost impossible to play the game while also ignoring the controversy surrounding its disastrous console launch, among other points of contention. That being said, in my time with the game—which I reviewed on PC—I remained focused on assessing the game that was in front of me, period. Cyberpunk 2077 is without a doubt a mixed bag, though its strengths ultimately outweigh its weaknesses. The game blew my hair back with its immersiveness, art and sound design, staggering scope, and production value (at least on PC). But…

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19 Dec

Are Cyberpunk 2077’s Bugs Hiding Its Bigger Problems?

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Even with all the Cyberpunk 2077 post-release blowback (which includes reactions to the game’s bugs, the title’s nearly unplayable PS4 and Xbox One versions, and Sony’s decision to delist the game from the PlayStation Store), my mind keeps wandering to this 2019 interview with lead Cyberpunk 2077 quest designer, Pawel Sasko. While the part of that interview where Sasko says the developers obviously aren’t overworking themselves rings loud following CD Projekt Red’s decision to implement crunch scheduling, the bit that stands out most is the implication that at that time, Cyberpunk 2077 was nearly content complete. According to Sasko, the…

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18 Dec

Does Cyberpunk 2077’s PlayStation Store Removal Make it The Worst Launch Ever?

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Late last night, Sony revealed via the PlayStation website that they have decided to honor refund requests for those who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 via the PlayStation Store. More importantly, they have decided to remove Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store “until further notice.” Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red was quick to respond to this decision with one of their “yellow background tweets of doom” that have come to define the year in Cyberpunk 2077 updates. In it, the team noted they were aware of Sony’s decision and are still working to improve the game and get it back on…

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17 Dec

How the Cyberpunk 2077 Soundtrack Found Its Dystopian Sound in a Soviet-Era Synthesizer

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CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably the the biggest video game release of 2020, transporting players to a gritty sci-fi world full of bio-augmented criminals and lowlives. True to its name, the game explores some pretty deep concepts about cyberspace and what life might be like in a futuristic transhuman society where technological advancements have turned us less human and more machine. So it’s no surprise that the game’s score often sounds like something recovered from the year 2077 and brought back to our time. At its very best, the soundtrack elevates this grim dystopia. In the wake of…

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16 Dec

Best Cyberpunk 2077 Weapons and Where to Find Them

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One of the more pleasant Cyberpunk 2077 surprises so far has been the game’s diverse selection of incredible weapons that can drastically change the way you play the game. While most of the guns you loot in the aftermath of Cyberpunk 2077‘s gunfights offer little more than slight statistical advantages over similar weapons, Cyberpunk 2077‘s open-world contains a variety of iconic guns that offer advantages you won’t find anywhere else. So if you’re tired of relying on the same selections of pistols, rifles, and shotguns, be sure to hunt down some of the best (and most enjoyable) weapons in Cyberpunk…

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16 Dec

Best Cyberpunk 2077 Mods So Far

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While the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 has already secured its status as the definitive way to play the game by virtue of its surprisingly solid performance (at least compared to the nightmarish console ports of the game), its long-term value lies in the growth of the game’s mod scene. Cyberpunk 2077‘s collection of PC mods will undoubtedly grow to include entirely new ways to play the game, but for the moment, the small initial sampling of Cyberpunk 2077 mods currently available largely focuses on addressing some of the game’s fundamental technical issues and other design shortcomings. So while bigger…

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15 Dec

Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds: Why Some Players Are Calling the Game a Failure

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We knew fans were going to want to manage their expectations for Cyberpunk 2077, but the post-release conversations and mad dashes for refunds have ensured that Cyberpunk 2077 will contend with The Last of Us Part 2 for the honor of being this year’s most divisive title. While we’ve previously covered the many, many controversies that impacted Cyberpunk 2077 ahead of its release, few could have predicted that the pre-release debates would only be the start of a much larger argument that has turned Cyberpunk 2077 into a title that has inspired venomous scorn and outright hate from many. While…

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15 Dec

Cyberpunk 2077: The Best Cyberware Upgrades

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Cyberpunk 2077‘s character upgrade system includes perks, attributes, mods, and more, but you’re never going to get the most out of this game’s upgrade options if you don’t explore the wonderful, and sometimes confusing, world of Cyberware upgrades. Cyberware upgrades are a key part of the character-building experience in Cyberpunk 2077, but many players may end up overlooking it due to both the confusing nature of the system itself and the lingering worry that you can somehow choose the “wrong” Cyberware upgrade. While it’s not really possible to choose a strictly wrong upgrade, you can take a lot of the…

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14 Dec

Cyberpunk 2077: Every Ending Explained

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This Cyberpunk 2077 article contains spoilers. Whether you blaze through Cyberpunk 2077‘s main story or take your time and complete as many side missions as possible, all roads through CD Projekt Red’s incredibly controversial game lead to one of several possible endings. Yes, there are multiple endings in Cyberpunk 2077, but you’re certainly forgiven if your first run through the game didn’t leave you with the impression that there are different conclusions. In fact, most of Cyberpunk 2077‘s endings aren’t even accessible to those who just fought all the game’s bugs and blazed through the main story. Here’s what we…

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12 Dec

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.04 Notes: Glitches and Bugs Fixed So Far

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Right on the heels of Patch 1.03 comes yet another hotfix for Cyberpunk 2077, which continues to suffer from a whole host of glitches and bugs across all platforms. Patch 1.04 has already rolled out for PlayStation consoles and PC, addressing all kinds of issues plaguing quests, visuals, and overall performance. At the time of writing, the patch Xbox consoles hadn’t rolled out yet, although CD Projekt Red promised that it is “working to have the update out as soon as possible.” Keep an eye out for that fix. Judging from the reports we’ve heard so far, it’s the PS4…

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