Tag: Cyberpunk 2077
Reminder Cyberpunk 2077's Special Xbox Refund Policy Has Now Expired
Did you leave Night City behind?
When Cyberpunk 2077 failed to live up to expectations on last-generation systems, Microsoft began to offer refunds for digital copies of the Xbox version. Last month, we heard how Microsoft would soon be reverting back to the standard refund procedure, and today is your reminder that from here on out (for both new...
News CD Projekt Believes Cyberpunk 2077's Stability Is Now At A 'Satisfactory Level'
With work on the game continuing
At the beginning of the year, all eyes were on CD Projekt after the arguably disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Months later and the game is still receiving patches and hotfixes on a regular basis, but according to the company, it now believes the game's stability is at a "satisfactory level". Speaking at WSE...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Special Refund Policy Expires On Xbox This July
Due to the "hard work" of CD Projekt Red
It's now been over six months since Microsoft committed to issue full refunds to those who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 digitally, acknowledging "some players have been unhappy with the current experience on older consoles." However, that's all about to change as of July 6, with the official Xbox Support team...
News CDPR Releases Patch 1.23 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here’s Everything Included
More quest and bug fixes
It's been a little while since we've had one of these, but now another Cyberpunk 2077 patch is out in the wild. This time, the focus seems to primarily be on quests, sorting out an array of issues that have plagued players up until this point. Not only that, but Patch 1.23 also brings a variety of other small fixes and...
News Leaked Early Cyberpunk 2077 Pre-Alpha Footage Shows Bugs And Glitches Galore
Uh-oh
Unless you've been living under a rock, the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 wasn't the best. Not counting the issues it faced on last-gen systems, it was also plagued with bugs, broken quests, and glitches. Following the cyber attack on CD Projekt earlier this year, internal bug compilation videos appear to have leaked online, showing a range of...
News CD Projekt Reports A Drastic Drop In Profits Following Cyberpunk 2077
"We intend to live up to what we promised"
Despite boasting a financial success last year, the first quarter of CD Projekt's current financial year has seen a huge drop off in net profits following the fiasco of Cyberpunk 2077. According to a slide shown during the company's earning presentation, net profi
News Cyberpunk 2077 Reportedly Has A New Game Director
To helm future expansions and DLCs
Following Adam Badowski stepping down as Cyberpunk 2077's game director, who will now "focus on other leadership duties inside the company," CD Projekt Red has reportedly drafted in Gabriel Amatangelo. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Amatangelo follows the departure of former quest director Mateusz...
News CDPR Releases Hotfix 1.22 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here's Everything Included
Mainly focusing on quest fixes
Here we are again with another Cyberpunk 2077 patch. Surprisingly, this hotfix is a lot lighter than more recent updates and looks to rectify "the most frequently reported issues since the last patch." Mainly focusing on quest and open world issues, here's everything you can expect in Hotfix 1.22: This update...
News Next-Gen Upgrade Can 'Influence The Atmosphere About Cyberpunk', Says CD Projekt
"The next-gen version will be crucial for longevity"
CD Projekt held its latest earnings call earlier this week, and talked a little bit about the planned free next-gen upgrade for Cyberpunk 2077, which is currently scheduled to arrive in the second half of 2021. Asked about the upgrade, VP of finance Piotr Nielubowicz highlighted it as one of the...
News CD Projekt Shares Impressive Sales Results For Cyberpunk 2077 And The Witcher Series
That's a lot of moolah
It's no surprise that both the Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher franchises have been extremely popular. The hype around both has reached astronomical levels, with heavy expectations put on CD Projekt and the games they make. But how well did they both do? The company has shared a few key stats which show just how well the...
Over four times more than the previous year
It's no secret that Cyberpunk 2077 suffered a rough launch. In fact, that's perhaps putting it too mildly, but that's not stopped the game from making 2020 a highly successful year financially for CD Projekt. According to a new report from GamesIndustry.biz, CD Projekt announced two preliminary numbers...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Hotfix 1.21 Aims To Fix Another Sizeable List Of Issues
Get ready for another update, folks
After the huge update late last month, CD Projekt Red has now released another patch for Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox consoles, which again seeks to rectify an assortment of issues and stability fixes. Hotfix 1.21 focuses on the game's overall stability, whilst also addressing a variety of progression blocks that were...
News CDPR Says It's 'Convinced' It Can Make Cyberpunk 2077 A Game To Be Proud Of
There are no plans to abandon it
We're all well aware of the rocky launch suffered by Cyberpunk 2077 late last year, and since then, developer CD Projekt has started releasing a series of patches to try and fix technical issues with the game. The team has a big job to get the game up to scratch on last-gen consoles specifically, but speaking to...
News Cyberpunk 2077 'Continues To Disappoint' On Xbox One, Reveals Patch 1.2 Analysis
"It remains the worst performing version of Cyberpunk"
CD Projekt Red released Cyberpunk 2077's massive Patch 1.2 last week, which featured an absolutely huge list of fixes and improvements across all platforms, but unfortunately Xbox One performance appears to remain poor. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry took a look at the game on PlayStation 4 and...
News CD Projekt Will Market Games Much Closer To Release Following Cyberpunk 2077's Reception
"Going forward, our campaigns will be much shorter"
It's no secret - Cyberpunk 2077's launch was a disaster. Expectations were high after years of build up, and the final result failed to meet the weighty expectations of fans, as promised by CD Projekt Red. This has prompted the company to look back at its marketing campaigns and reassess how it...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Multiplayer Has Been 'Reconsidered', Says CD Projekt Red
"We are focusing on bringing online into all of our franchises one day"
There have been plans for Cyberpunk 2077 to be adding multiplayer in the future for a while now. It was never fully confirmed whether this would be a separate entry entirely, or built into the game as it is. However, whatever the plans are, CD Projekt Red has now "decided to...
News CDPR Reveals Everything Included In Patch 1.2 For Cyberpunk 2077
Here are the full (and long) patch notes
Update: The patch is now live on Xbox with a huge size of 40GB. Go check it out! Original story: CD Projekt Red did tell us that Cyberpunk 2077's Patch 1.2 would be a huge one, and the studio wasn't lying! We've today received the full patch notes for the update, and it seems to just go on and on with fixes...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Patch 1.2 Will Attempt To Fix The Much Complained About Police AI
Along with some car related issues
CD Projekt Red has released some new information on the upcoming Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077. While there's still no release date, it has confirmed that certain requested elements will be changed in the update - one of the main aspects being police behaviour. Up until now, players have complained at how the...
News Cyberpunk 2077's Biggest Patch Yet Has Been Delayed Until Late March
"We want to make sure we launch this update properly"
CD Projekt Red had intended to release Cyberpunk 2077's biggest patch yet in the form of Patch 1.2 this February, but the developer has revealed that it needs a little more time to get it ready for launch. Taking to Twitter, CDPR explained that the extensive scope of the update, along with a...
News CD Projekt Red Hackers Are Reportedly Beginning To Auction Leaked Files
With a starting bid of $1,000,000
Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red confirmed it had been a victim of a cyber attack. At the time, it stated it was being held ransom as a third-party party claimed to have obtained the source code for multiple games - alongside insider documents. Now, it seems the source codes are starting to leak and are being...
News CD Projekt Red Reveals It Has Been Hit By A 'Targeted Cyber Attack'
It has said it will not give in to ransoms
CD Projekt Red has been infiltrated by a "targeted cyber attack", in which the hacker group has claimed to have obtained the source code for many of its games - including Cyberpunk 2077. The company announced the cyber attack via Twitter, where it confirmed it had identified unauthorised access after some...
"I wasn't thoughtful in the way I presented my thoughts"
After a colourful rant towards the development practices in games such as No Man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077, director of the Ori series, Thomas Mahler, has apologised for the comments he made. In the lengthy post, Mahler compared certain developers on games such as the original
News CDPR Releases Hotfix 1.11 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here's What's Included
It's another sizable download
Here we go again! CD Projekt Red has just released the latest update for Cyberpunk 2077 in the form of Hotfix 1.11, which serves to address two issues that appeared following the release of Patch 1.1 last week. Specifically, here's what you can expect from the hotfix: This update addresses two issues that appeared...
News CDPR Releases Patch 1.1 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here's What's Included
Laying the groundwork for the future
Ready for another Cyberpunk 2077 update? This time it's in the form of Patch 1.1, which unfortunately isn't the most feature-packed update, but rather serves to "lay the groundwork for upcoming patches" with stability improvements. Nevertheless, it's available right now, and takes the form of another 16GB-ish...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Was Originally Going To Be A Third-Person Game
It was changed to first-person in 2016
The immersive world of Cyberpunk 2077 has been a grand topic of discussion for weeks now, but would anything be different if the game was in third-person? According to a journalist, that was CD Projekt Red's initial ambition. Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier posted some details on the game's development and...
News Valve's Gabe Newell Gives His Thoughts On The Cyberpunk 2077 Launch
"People get mad because they care"
We're all well aware of the controversy that embroiled Cyberpunk 2077 at launch - specifically related to its last-gen console versions - and now Valve boss Gabe Newell has given his thoughts on the fiasco. Speaking to TVNZ, Newell expressed his sympathy for the dev
News CD Projekt Is Facing Another Cyberpunk 2077 Class Action Lawsuit
Yep, it's happened again
Things keep getting worse for CD Projekt, now facing another lawsuit over the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. An announcement on its investor website shows a new lawsuit has been filed in the US over “Market Abuse Regulation”, to which the publisher has stated it “will undertake vigorous action to defend itself against any...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Expected It To Be Ready In 2022, Claims Report
Developers "made bets" about it being delayed
It seems like it's going to be a long time before Cyberpunk 2077 finally stops hitting the press in a negative way, as Bloomberg has posted a lengthy report talking to developers about the behind-the-scenes of making the game. One of the most interesting parts of this report relates to Cyberpunk 2077's...
News CD Projekt Has 'Many Plans' For The Future Beyond Cyberpunk
What could they be for?
Towards the end of CD Projekt's latest video message about its "commitment" to Cyberpunk 2077, co-founder Marcin Iwinski briefly touched on the Polish company's future and what's ahead. While he had no specific updates to share about what comes next after the latest game's roadmap is completed, he did mention how there are...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Was 'Constantly Challenged' By Last-Gen Consoles
"We've underestimated the task"
As we've already highlighted, CD Projekt has put out a video today providing some explanations for Cyberpunk 2077's issues on last-gen consoles at launch, admitting that it "underestimated the task". In a statement both in the video and on the game's official website, the company explained that the biggest issue was...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Next-Gen Update To Arrive Second Half Of 2021
Free DLC plans also pushed back
CD Projekt has today released a video called "our commitment to quality", giving some more insight into the days leading up to Cyberpunk 2077's launch, as well as confirming some details about updates. In regards to next-gen specifically, Cyberpunk 2077's dedicated Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions are now...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Multiplayer Details Allegedly Emerge Via Dataminers
It's said to include a mode known as "Heists"
While CD Projekt Red has already confirmed that Cyberpunk 2077 will be receiving a multiplayer mode in the future, details on its inclusion have been justifiably scarce. However, it appears some dataminers may have uncovered the first details about the mode. In a recent report from DSO Gaming, a source...
News Polish Consumer Protection Office Monitoring Cyberpunk 2077 Progress
CD Projekt could potentially face a large fine
CD Projekt just can't stay out of the press at the moment, and the latest news comes courtesy of Polish outlets Gazeta Prawna and Benchmark, which report that that the UOKiK is monitoring the status of Cyberpunk 2077. This is Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, which reportedly...
News CDPR Slams Latest Cyberpunk 2077 Rumour As 'Simply Not True'
"Normally we don't comment on rumours"
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 has suffered a turbulent launch to say the least, and a recent rumour hasn't been making things any better - but now the studio has come out and dismissed it as "simply not true". Like our friends at Push Square, we decided not to cover this rumour at the time because of its...
News UK Boxed Charts: Cyberpunk 2077 Drops Out The Top Ten, GTA V Returns
Nintendo takes the top spot
The final UK boxed charts roundup of 2020 has arrived, revealing that CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 dropped out of the top ten for the first time, and the top spot went to Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Like many games that suffered sales drops over the New Year period, Cyberpunk 2077 recorded a 66% sales...
News CDPR Still Targeting Early 2021 Release For Cyberpunk 2077 DLC
"Stay tuned"
If you thought CD Projekt Red might perhaps delay the release Cyberpunk 2077's DLC after all the glitches, bugs and crashes players have been encountering since the base game's launch, think again. The company recently sent its DLC webpage live, reminding users to "stay tuned" when its entirely free DLC starts to arrive early on this...
News CD Projekt Will 'Vigorously' Defend Itself Against Recent Lawsuit
After an investor filed a class action suit against the company
Following the news that investors would be filling a lawsuit against CD Projekt SA and its buggy launch of Cyberpunk 2077, the publisher has responded saying they will “vigorously” defend itself. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company has vowed to make a case for...
News CDPR Releases Hotfix 1.06 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here's What's Included
It's another 16GB update
It's Cyberpunk 2077 hotfix time! Just days after the release of Hotfix 1.05, CD Projekt Red has rolled out the latest hotfix for the game in the form of 1.06, although this one is far less exhaustive. We haven't got a full list of patch notes this time, but rather this very small overview of changes: Quests Dum Dum will...
News CD Projekt Has Already Sold 13 Million Copies Of Cyberpunk 2077
Despite troubled launch period
Although CD Projekt is under fire at the moment for all sorts of bugs, glitches and crashes in Cyberpunk 2077, it seems Night City is doing just fine in terms of sales. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the Polish company's latest release has already shifted 13 million units, as of 20th December. This same...
News UK Boxed Charts: Assassin's Creed Valhalla Beats Cyberpunk 2077 To Christmas No. 1
CD Projekt Red's RPG drops to third
The Christmas No. 1 has officially been crowned in the UK boxed charts, and that honour goes to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which was the top selling physical game in the region over the past week. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the game enjoyed a 66% increase in sales due to recent discounts, while CD...
Reaction After Cyberpunk 2077, Halo Infinite's Delay Feels Like A Relief
It could have been a sticky situation for Xbox
Cast your mind back to August, and you'll undoubtedly remember when 343 Industries dropped the bombshell that Halo Infinite would no longer be releasing alongside the Xbox Series X, and instead would be delayed until 2021 "to ensure the team has adequate time to deliver a Halo game experience that meets...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Studio CD Projekt Might Face Class-Action Lawsuits
Night City's future is looking bleak
It's been an incredibly tough period for CD Projekt since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 last week and it may not necessarily get better anytime soon. The New York Times has now published an article about all the drama, and at the very end, it's mentioned how lawyers in Warsaw, Poland are currently considering a...
News Microsoft Adds Warning About Cyberpunk 2077 To The Xbox Store
"Users may experience performance issues"
It feels like we can't go a day without reporting on something Cyberpunk 2077 related at the moment, and the latest news is that Microsoft has decided to warn potential customers about the current state of the game on Xbox One. Anyone who attempts to buy the game from the Xbox Store is greeted with an...
News CDPR Releases Hotfix 1.05 For Cyberpunk 2077, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Another 16GB update is required
As the whole drama with Cyberpunk 2077 seemingly worsens, CD Projekt Red has been busy rolling out regular patches for the game, in an attempt to resolve all the bugs, glitches and crashes, and improve the overall experience. It's now released Hotfix 1.05 for the console versions (that includes the Xbox release). It...
News Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Reportedly Fire 'Hostile' Questions At Management
Said to be 'angry' and 'frustrated'
CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 has got off to a pretty calamitous start with reports of bugs and poor performance on last-gen consoles, and various staff at the studio have allegedly grown hostile as a result. According to Bloomberg, "frustrated and angry" staff fired questions at management during an internal...
News Xbox Is Now Offering Full Refunds To Anyone Who Bought Cyberpunk 2077 Digitally
Available until further notice
Microsoft has announced today that it will be expanding its refund policy to offer refunds for anyone who bought Cyberpunk 2077 from the digital Xbox Store, available via the Xbox refund page on the Xbox Support website. In a statement on Twitter, the company explained it wanted to "ensure that every player can get...
News BBC News Anchor Mocks CD Projekt Red Over Cyberpunk 2077 Apology
The sarcasm is strong with this one
Cyberpunk 2077 has once again been the talk of the week for all the wrong reasons, and it all started with a statement this past Monday where CD Projekt Red apologised for the state of the game on last-gen consoles. Today, PlayStation's decision to pull the game from its digital store has pushed C
News It Looks Like Cyberpunk 2077 Will Remain On The Xbox Store For Now
CDPR isn't in discussions with Microsoft
The controversy surrounding the poor performance of the base Xbox One and PS4 versions of Cyberpunk 2077 is heating up once again today, with PlayStation having shockingly pulled the game from its digital store a few hours ago, and promising to offer a full refund to everyone who has purchased it via that...
News Xbox Rival PlayStation Pulls Cyberpunk 2077 From Its Digital Store
Update: No signs of being pulled from the Xbox Store
Update (Fri 18th Dec, 2020 11:30 GMT): CD Projekt Red has told Reuters that it hasn't been talking to Microsoft about removing Cyberpunk 2077 from the Xbox Store, so it looks like it'll remain for now.
News Searches For Cyberpunk 2077 Are Spiking On Adult Video Sites
Whatever floats your boat
It appears Cyberpunk 2077 fans are not getting satisfied enough by the game, as searches on popular adult video sites (you know what we're talking about) seem to indicate there's some serious demand for more! The adult site xHamster posted some interesting stats on Reddit, which through Google Analytics has shown a 3420%...
