Cyberpunk 2077 News
CD Projekt apologise for Cyberpunk 2077 Ukrainian script's potentially "offensive" references to Russians
CD Projekt have formally commented on the presence of references to the Russia-Ukraine war in Cyberpunk 2077's recently added Ukrainian localisation, apologising for dialogue lines "that can be considered offensive by Russian gamers", while reiterating their support for Ukraine.
In case you missed it, the Ukrainian script and menu localisation currently includes a number of antagonistic references to Russians and to the on-going Russian invasion of Ukraine. One dialogue line refers to a particular bandit group as "rusnia", and there's photo mode menu text for a squatting character that translates as "like a Russian". There's also lore text that apparently riffs on Ukrainian government rhetoric during the war, and a piece of in-game wallart that alludes to the dispute between Ukraine and Russia over Crimea.
How and when you can get Cyberpunk 2077 Twitch drops
Cyberpunk 2077 Twitch drops let you earn free in-game items by watching your favourite streamers play. You'll need to own both the Cyberpunk 2077 base game and the Phantom Liberty expansion, and you'll need to link your GOG account to Twitch in order to claim the rewards. Don't worry, you can claim the rewards if you own the game on Steam too—I'll explain how below...
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Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC PSA: don't refuse to work with Idris Elba
If you want to see Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty all the way through to the end, you should be careful about which work you say no to.
Phantom Liberty is a big expansion, with the main quests taking up to 20 hours to beat on their own, making it the size of its own game. That's a whole lot of new story to experience, but you do need to mind yourself, as you can miss pretty much all of it. As noted by PC Gamer, there's a point early on in the DLC where you can opt out of helping a particular set of characters, and if you do so, you'll be locked out from finishing it. Some early spoilers ahead, but I'll keep them light!
The big decision comes at the end of a mission called Lucretia My Reflection, where you're talking with the president of the NUSA herself Rosalind Myers, and the new character Idris Elba plays, Solomon Reed. There's a point during your conversation with the characters where Reed will ask you, "is it worth it?" with three dialogue options. The first two will let you press on with the story, but the bottom option is the one you want to look out for, which reads "You're right, I'm out."
Cyberpunk 2077 2.0's new Edgerunners easter eggs just hit me with an existential crisis all over again
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is fantastic, and—like Cyberpunk 2077 itself—it's something I hadn't engaged with until recently. I'm new to the post-corpo war hellscape of this setting, but I figured after sinking about 20 hours into the game itself I might as well check out this anime everyone's been raving about. Spoilers ahead for Edgerunners, obviously...
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