We have a jam-packed episode today including FREE Next Generation upgrades and how CDPR will be helping the consumer bridge the gap between current and next gen consoles, Grimes revealing a little bit too much about her Character Lizzy Wizzy in a Live Stream, CD PROJEKT RED setting a new substantial record in Europe, a new Cyberpunk Red image, Tons of new statues and figurines for Cyberpunk coming out of the toy fair some of which give some interesting story hints and more.
First up we have a tweet sent out by CD PROJEKT RED yesterday morning and says “Gamers should never be forced to purchase the same game twice or pay for upgrades. Owners of Cyberpunk 2077 for Xbox One will receive the Xbox Series X Upgrade for free when available.”
This all but confirms a next generation version for the Xbox Series X. At the same time this is incredible news for those who already pre-ordered or who will still buy an Xbox One version of the game, as if they ever decide to upgrade to the Xbox Series X there will be a shiny clean updated next gen version waiting for them to download.
Moving on we have some information via Grimes the Canadian Singer who will be playing famous Night City pop-star Lizzy Wizzy in the game. This part does possibly contain spoilers and although we do think this is purely related to the backstory and not anything that we will see in-game, this is not a guarantee. Anyways getting back to it, Grimes had a livestream a couple of days ago to talk about the release of her new album Miss Anthropocene.
At around 20 minutes into the livestream a question was asked about Cyberpunk 2077 and her character to which she responds with that she has done the voice acting for Lizzy Wizz and that the game is looking really good. She also sneaks in huge detail about her character saying that Lizzy Wizzy committed suicide on stage, and presumably trauma team or some ripperdocs had to quickly come and perform emergency surgery to replace her whole body with cybernetics. She was dead for an hour, but she ends up finishing the show as a cyborg. This is one of the greatest pieces of performance art ever made in Night City.
Next we have a Facebook message sent to me by a viewer featuring a question he asked to the official Cyberpunk 2077 Facebook page, who has in the past answered fan questions. Thanks to Joao Paulo for sending this one in. He asks “Regarding Cyberpunk do you guys intend to present more details abut the character creation as far as attributes and perks? I wish I could plan my build before launch, a list of perks and how point distribution works would help.
CDPR responds with “to some extent, maybe”
Now this is a reference to the 3 layered skill tree where Attributes run into skills and perks. We’ve heard of perks like Athletics where you can run with bodies faster as well as Cold-blooded which amps up your own damage when you are low on health.
Next up we have a ton of new Cyberpunk 2077 gear coming out of the New York toy fair, which are not only showpieces but also give some major Cyberpunk lore hints.
Starting off we have some new figures coming in from Dark Horse Comics in a Johnny Silverhand and V statue. While only the Male V statue with the mantis arm was shown, Rafal Jaki the Biz director at CDPR confirmed that a female piece will be coming.
We also have Johnny Silverhand, with one of his iconic weapons. This is the Malorian Arms 3516. Malorian firearms, Incorporated is a bespoke weapons designer and manufacturer based out of Night City, with their motto being distinctive firearms for distinctive people. The firm was founded by Eran Malour who has designed weapons for the best and brightest including Solo Morgan Blackhand. The most famous weapon designed by him however is the Malorian Arms 3516, which was custom made for famous rockerboy Johnny Silverhand. This one of a kind 14 mm heavy pistols titanium frame was manufactured in space, allowing for an almost zero chance of imperfection in the casting.
We also have a better look at the duffel bag Silverhand is carrying in the McFarlane series figure, which again seems to hold a nuke or explosive of some sort.
Next we have CD Projekt Red shattering some records in Europe, by becoming the second biggest video game company, valued at 8 Billion USD, only second to Ubisoft whose valuation goes as high as 9.6 billion USD. Considering that Ubisoft has multiple releases in a year versus CDPR who releases triple A games only when they are ready, this really shows how different approaches to the market yield similar results, at least in the quality versus quantity argument.
Moving on We have yet another new Cyberpunk Red image, and a dev update from RTalsorian about the lethality game mechanics in the TTRPG Cyberpunk Red.
Blog – https://rtalsoriangames.com/2020/02/21/balancetown-putting-the-red-in-cyberpunk-red-we-mean-blood/
