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Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Feature a Second City in Addition to Night City, Says Series Creator

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Will Feature a Second City in Addition to Night City, Says Series Creator

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A sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Project Orion, is in the works at CD Projekt Red. The Polish studio has stayed tightlipped on the project since it was first announced in 2022, but sparse details about the game have surfaced over time. Now, Cyberpunk franchise creator Mike Pondsmith has shared new information about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, revealing that the game would include a second location in addition to Night City. Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel to Feature New Location Pondsmith, who created the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG that inspired the setting, characters and story of Cyberpunk 2077, addressed Project Orion in a new interview with Polish outlet TVGRY at the Digital Dragons Conference. He said while he was not as directly involved with the sequel as he was with the first game, he had seen the scripts for the sequel. “Last week I was wandering around, talking to different departments and seeing what they had, ‘Oh look, this is the new cyberware, what do you think?’ ‘Oh yeah, that’s pretty good, that works here.’,” Pondsmith said. He …

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Could Get ‘Most Realistic and Reactive Crowd System’ in a Game Yet

Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Could Get ‘Most Realistic and Reactive Crowd System’ in a Game Yet

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CD Projekt Red has been working on the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, which was first announced in 2022. The Polish company set up a new studio in Boston, Massachusetts, at the time to spearhead development on the action-RPG alongside its existing Vancouver-based team. While CDPR revealed The Witcher 4 in December, the developer has remained tightlipped on the Cyberpunk sequel. New details about the game, however, have finally surfaced that shed some light on one of the game’s planned open world features. Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel Details According to role descriptions for an open position at CD Projekt Red’s Boston studio, the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel will feature “the most realistic and reactive crowd system in any game to date”. The studio is looking to hire a Lead Encounter Designer for the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, codenamed Orion. According to the job description, the role would require the person to “help formulate solutions for and help create memorable gameplay encounters that will thrill and excite our players”. Further daily responsibilities of the role require the person to “work …

The Game Awards 2024 Announcements: The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, Intergalactic and More

The Game Awards 2024 Announcements: The Witcher 4, Elden Ring Nightreign, Intergalactic and More

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The Game Awards 2024, held live at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday, honored the best games of the year across genres, celebrating developers and creators in the industry. Team Asobi’s PS5 exclusive Astro Bot was named Game of the Year at the ceremony, while breakout roguelike deckbuilder Balatro won in three categories, including Best Debut Indie Game, Best Independent Game and Best Mobile Game. We’ve covered the full list of winners from the show separately, but aside from the awards themselves, the event also featured several major announcements, game reveals and world premiere trailers. In addition to some expected updates, The Game Awards presented a few truly surprising announcements, including a new Elden Ring co-op title from FromSoftware, the reveal trailer for The Witcher 4 and a first look at Naughty Dog’s next game. As 2K had promised ahead of the event, Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country were showcased with first-look trailers; both games are set for release in 2025. Hazelight Studios’ Josef Fares also revealed his next game, Split Fiction. …

The Witcher 4 About to Enter ‘Full-Fledged’ Production Soon, CD Projekt Red Confirms

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The fourth Witcher game, codenamed Project Polaris, is set to enter production soon, developer CD Projekt Red confirmed Wednesday. In a statement detailing its earnings in the first half of the financial year, the studio said it was about to conclude pre-production on the title. The Witcher 4 was first announced by CD Projekt Red in 2022 and later confirmed to be the first in a new trilogy of The Witcher games. The Witcher 4 Set to Enter Production CD Projekt Red is set to begin the full-fledged production phase of Project Polaris, the company said in its press statement outlining its financial results for H1 2024. “Work on Polaris is progressing – its development team is nearing a major milestone which will mark the end of the preproduction phase,” Michał Nowakowski, CD Projekt Red joint CEO, said. The studio did not provide any other details about The Witcher 4, but did confirm it was “laying the groundwork” for Project Orion – the next game set in the Cyberpunk universe. Project Polaris was first announced …

Cyberpunk 2077 to Be Available for Free as Part of Limited Trial on Current-Gen Consoles This Weekend

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Cyberpunk 2077 will be available to play at no cost as part of a limited trial over the coming weekend, according to developer CD Projekt Red. The popular game will be free to play for a few hours on current generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony, but not for PC gamers. You will have access to the base Cyberpunk 2077 game — which will need to be downloaded in its entirety in order to access the trial. The Phantom Liberty expansion won’t be part of the trial this weekend. According to details on the Cyberpunk 2077 website, the free trial will begin on March 28 at 4pm CET (8pm IST) and end on April 1 at 8:59AM CEST (12:29pm IST). You will be able to play the game on current-gen consoles — PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S — for five hours, during the trial period. CDPR says trial doesn’t include PC gamers due to “technical reasons”. During the trial period, you can only play Cyberpunk within the five-hour period, after which …

The Witcher 3 Next-Gen Update: CD Projekt Red Details New Content Coming December 14

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is getting a next-gen update on December 14, and publisher CD Projekt Red has detailed all the enhancements coming with the update. Revealed during a REDstreams live stream, held late Wednesday, a group of developers outlined the improved visuals with ray tracing, faster load times on console, a photo mode, and the new Netflix DLC based on Netflix’s Henry Cavill-led The Witcher series. The update will be available as a free download to those who already own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. The update will make use of AMD’s FSR 2.1 and Nvidia’s DLSS 3 technology to ensure steady framerates while implementing better textures, reflections, and ray tracing in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. CD Projekt Red confirmed that new graphics settings will be included in the update, letting players on the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X pick between 60fps performance and 30fps quality modes. The latter prioritises visual fidelity over smoother frames, delivering ray-traced shadows and reflections on the 2015-released game. Haptic …