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14 months later, Cyberpunk 2077 gets next-gen console patch, free 5-hour trial

Enlarge / Virtual Keanu Reeves rests on his laurels after the latest Cyberpunk 2077 patch. But should he get up and do more before relaxing? We look into it. (credit: CD Projekt Red) A surprise Tuesday presentation from game studio CD Projekt Red confirmed that its historically buggy 2020 game Cyberpunk 2077 is finally getting a “current-gen” […]

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Sony relists Cyberpunk 2077, includes new warning: Base PS4 “not recommended”

Enlarge / You can finally buy CP77 on Sony’s digital storefront. But depending on the console, Sony suggests you still might not want to. (credit: CD Projekt Red / Sam Machkovech) After facing arguably the biggest retail delisting yet on PlayStation consoles, Cyberpunk 2077 has returned to the PlayStation Network online store today—though even after […]

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Cyberpunk 2007 developer hit with ransomware attack

Enlarge / How would Johnny Silverhand deal with this ransomware threat? Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red announced that it has “become the victim of a targeted cyberattack” that has allegedly exposed the source code for many of its games. In a message the developer shared on Twitter Tuesday morning, the hackers allege they’ve stolen […]

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CDPR CEO blames “in-game streaming” for Cyberpunk’s console problems

CD Projekt Red is still trying to contain the damage from widespread reports of major technical problems in the versions of Cyberpunk 2077 released for the PS4 and Xbox One last month. To that end, studio co-founder and CEO Marcin Iwinski today tweeted a video message seeking to explain the internal situation leading up to […]

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2020’s most disappointing games, as led by Blizzard’s WarCraft III: Reforged

Enlarge / Is there any chance WarCraft III: Reforged might receive another reforging this year? (credit: Aurich Lawson / Blizzard) You may have heard that 2020 wasn’t the greatest year—an issue we try not to belabor when covering the fun and escapism of video games at Ars Technica. But “disappointing” games are different than bad […]

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CD Projekt Red investors sue company over Cyberpunk 2077 debacle

Enlarge / People are complaining about situations like this in Cyberpunk 2077. (credit: CDPR / Twitter) On its release day, Cyberpunk 2077 immediately pivoted from one of the holiday season’s most hotly anticipated new games to one of this year’s biggest debacles, as bugs both comical and game-breaking proved to be so prolific on consoles […]

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CDPR admits it”Dismissed the Signs” of All Cyberpunk 2077’s console Problems

Expand / / Folks are whining about situations similar to this at Cyberpunk 2077, however I am not sure I find the issue. (charge: CDPR / / Twitter) Amid widespread reports of important gameplay and technical trouble in the PS4 and Xbox Among variations of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red is admitting that it required”the […]

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Cyberpunk 2077, Later Moving gold, Has Postponed an Additional month

Expand / / when you look carefully at the colors, you may observe the results of the information: Cyberpunk 2077 was postponed again, today to December 10, 2020. (charge: CD Projekt Red / / Aurich Lawson) CD Projekt Red’s next huge adventure sport, Cyberpunk 2077, was postponed for what seems to be that the 4,000th […]