In today’s Cyberpunk 2077 News we’ll be looking at potential space travel for a quest, The significance of January 10th, A hint at what we may see for Cyberpunk 2077’s online aspect *cough* social hubs, Mike Pondsmith and his deeper than expected relationship between CD Projekt Red, A London gaming conference in the new year in which CD Projekt Red is attending and a potential collector’s edition statue, featuring a cyberpsycho with mantis blades.
So first up we have news from the pre Cyberpunk 2077 E3 trailer era with some insider Cyberpunk information and rumors acquired by GameRant via GamePressure. In these rumors it was noted by an insider, that “Cyberpunk 2077 will allow players to visit the moon for a fragment of the game”. Now this article went on to mention things about E3 that were true including the fact that CD Projekt red was transitioning to a purely first person perspective after promising a first person / third person hybridized game . Polish Publication GRYOnline also mentioned how Cyberpunk 2077 would have a significant presence at E3 with a trailer, and a playable demo, which GamePressure echoed but later added the fact that the gameplay demo would only be for journalists. At E3 these rumors became known as legitimate facts. The only thing that wasn’t confirmed was the moon mission and space travel sections, but based on what we’ve seen we can say that piece of information, which was in the pool with all the other right predictions, is probably factual as well. In the E3 trailer we can see a low orbit spaceship in this particular scene as we look out the windows and see space and the topography and curvature of the earth, as well as seeing Orbital air in the gameplay demo. Orbital air is a megacorporation originating from Nairobi Kenya that specializes in cargo and passenger transport to earth orbit, and maintanence of commenrcial orbital facilities. We can see that these people, on what seems to be an Orbital air flight, are involved in passenger transport.
Next up we have rumors from again, pre E3 times where a cyberpunk 2077 online multiplayer leak was floating around. In this leak obtained by Triple S League in conjunction with The Mad Queen it was noted that Cyberpunk 2077’s online element which is currently in research and development and being outsourced to Vancouver Based Developer Digital Scapes, would be a large social hub. IN the context of the lore, this makes sense as The AfterLife in the world of Cyberpunk is a bar where mercenaries and fixers congregate. The player, who plays as mercenary V, can take part in mini games and social interactions via the social hub. These job listings were used for scouting out developers and employees precisely focused on “Seamless Multiplayer Design”. This job listing description includes comprehensive technology that enables the creation of unique gameplay for Many players, taking into account the search of opponents, session management, replication facilities and support of a variety of game modes. CD Projekt Red has also tacked on developer Strange New Things in a studio in Wroclaw to form a more core team, meaning their development team is looking very strong for 2077.
Next we have a potential collector’s edition statue being shown off by CDPR as gifts they’ve given to employees for the holiday season. The cyberpsycho with the mantis blades was featured in the Cyberpunk 2077 teaser trailer and also given in press kits for journalists who saw the E3 cyberpunk gameplay demo. Now these press kit statues are online for pretty rediculous prices, but there are a couple notable things about this statue.
Next we have the significance of January 10th. Im sure all of you guys were just as disappointed as me about Cyberpunk 2077 and CD Projekt Red being absent from the video game awards 2018, but we can pretty much say we are due for at least something soon from Cyberpunk.
It’s been 3 months since the gameplay demo and if 2019 predictions for the release date are right, then we should be on pace for marketing to kick in. Now January 10th 2013 was the day the cyberpunk 2077 teaser trailer was released, and January 10th2018 was also the day that Cyberpunk 2077 tweeted beep after a very long absence from social media.
Next we have PC Connect London. PC Connects London is a Global PC Games industry conference that takes place from January 21st to the 22nd. CD Projekt Red will make an appearance with level designer Max Pears taking the stage.
Next we have a couple of interesting details and news items. First we have a Borderlands 3 leak. Now this is only relevant due to a leaked characters jacket. Does it look familiar? I thought it was pretty interesting to see that CDPR and Gearbox are in the same mindset design wise.
Lastsly we have Mike Pondsmith at PAX East earlier in the year mentioning how he eventually ended up Licensing his IP to CD Projekt Red for Cyberpunk 2077.