Cyberpunk 2077 - News Roundup

CD Projeckt Red devs explain the three life paths you can play in Cyberpunk 2077: Street Kid, Nomad, and Corpo.

Everyone in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 knows the name Johnny Silverhand. He's a veteran, a rockerboy and, above all, a revolutionary. In an inspired stroke of casting, he's also being portrayed by Keanu Reeves in CD Projekt Red's upcoming first person RPG. In preparation for its November release, we're going to look back at the origins and history of this key character so you'll fully understand his role when you begin your adventure in Night City.

Go behind the scenes with Refused, the real life band behind Johnny Silverhand's in-game band, Samurai.

Cyberpunk 2077 devs breakdown the three primary types of firearm: power, tech, and smart.

Check out the complete second episode of Cyberpunk 2077's Night City Wire featuring life paths and guns, and Resused, the band behind Johnny Silverhand.

The recent delay of Halo Infinite should start making everyone nervous that their favorite big fall releases may…not make it out this year after all. But which will survive, and which will be pushed?

Usually by mid-August, the board is pretty much set. But we are still in the midst of the COVID pandemic, which has forced many developers to switch to making games mostly from home, which complicates already complicated projects, and so delays, standard in the AAA games industry, and now more likely than ever. And if Halo Infinite can be delayed, which was quite literally tied to the launch of the Xbox Series X, anything is fair game.

One game that is on my mind constantly these days is Cyberpunk 2077. This year alone it was delayed from an April release to September, and then September to November. Is this it? Is that the last one? Or are we in for more heartbreak in the coming weeks?

All three lifepaths seem like fun choices, so it's no surprise the public is split somewhat evenly on them. The poll is six hours old and has 113,000 votes at the time of this writing, and here's where things stand: Street kid holds the lead at 37%, Nomad's in the middle with 33% of the votes, and corpo is the least popular choice - but it's still getting just about 30% of the votes. There's still two days left before the poll closes and the winning lifepath is decided, so corpo diehards still have some time to turn the tables.

Originally Posted by Old Grognard
Official Cyberpunk 2077 poll reveals most popular lifepath so far - Gamesradar

All three lifepaths seem like fun choices, so it's no surprise the public is split somewhat evenly on them. The poll is six hours old and has 113,000 votes at the time of this writing, and here's where things stand: Street kid holds the lead at 37%, Nomad's in the middle with 33% of the votes, and corpo is the least popular choice - but it's still getting just about 30% of the votes. There's still two days left before the poll closes and the winning lifepath is decided, so corpo diehards still have some time to turn the tables.

Originally Posted by henriquejr
"Most popular lifepath" here is a force of expression. 100% divided by 3 equals 33,33%, thus putting all lifepaths within a tight 10% margin one from another. There is no clear, absolute "winner" here.

I haven't pre-ordered CP2077 yet, but if you ask me today I'd be choosing between either Corporation guy or Nomad, with a slight preference towards Corp.

Originally Posted by Old Grognard
(…)remember in polls if one option is even a .1% percent more that option is the winner.

-THIS IS NOT A OFFICIAL INTERVIEW- Just a Community Discord chat with the Developers

00:00 - Will the story always justify why doors are blocked?
01:34 - What room required the most iteration to get just right?
03:56 - Level Designers own Quests in Cyberpunk (vs Locations in The Witcher)
06:37 - Has there been anything who's positive reception made you happy?
10:13 - Are there areas where weapons aren't allowed?
11:45 - Do we know who the glitchy mask guys are?
12:13 - Who is Takemura?
12:46 - Which district is the most open in terms of buildings?
13:43 - How do you recommend getting into level design and working for a company like CDPR?
16:03 - Cyberpunk cookbook?
18:01 - How many weapons per class (power, tech, smart, etc…)?
19:52 - How far can you customise yer… uh… willy?
22:04 - Does the fact that you can't experience this game like other people would change how you feel about it?
24:51 - Winding down

In the second episode of the publisher’s Night City Wire video series, members of the development team took a deep dive into several aspects of the game, including weapons and combat. Following on from our chat about all things narrative and story last time around, we again had a chance to take things even deeper, sitting down with senior gameplay designer Pawel Kapala, also a Witcher 3 veteran at the studio, to talk all things weapons.

Below you find the full, lengthy transcript. We cover everything from ongoing improvements to melee and how players will get their hands on legendary weapons as quest rewards to weapon mods, character progression with firearms and that nebulous but vital concept of ‘gun feel’. Read on, Samurai.

Originally Posted by Old Grognard
Alert…Alert…someone stop that damn alarm.

Anyway looks like someone didn't read the article as he gives two opinions.

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Originally Posted by Old Grognard
No offence my friend but stop being so nit-picky about everything.

Originally Posted by JFarrell71
But that's my brand!