Closing out the final Night City Wire for Cyberpunk 2077 on Thursday was this: a meaty, five-minute look at gameplay inside CD Projekt Red’s highly anticipated role-playing game.
This is a start-to-finish examination of what you’ll be doing, and why, in Cyberpunk 2077’s open world. It touches on the game’s story, the broad origin for the player character, what Keanu Reeves is doing in this game and, more importantly, why he’s living rent-free in your character’s head. Literally.
Along the way, get a feel for how the game’s conversation choices, gun and melee combat, vehicle travel, and everything else will go. The character building ranges between guns-blazing, full-frontal assault and pure stealth and hackery, with many shades in between.
At long last, Cyberpunk 2077, launches Dec. 10 on Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. Optimized versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are due in 2021. Those who buy the game on PS4 and Xbox One will get the upgraded console version free.
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The game’s world
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- Cyberpunk 2077 is dad rock, not new wave
- Cyberpunk 2077’s mind-bending character progression systems explained
- Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay revealed on Xbox One/Xbox Series X, PS4/PS5
- Keanu talks about Cyberpunk 2077, and Johnny Silverhand, for four minutes
- Cyberpunk 2077 has three backstories for your player character
- Cyberpunk 2077 livestream reveals the ‘braindance’ and Mad Max-style mayhem
- Watch Cyberpunk 2077’s new (spoiler-free) trailer
- Cyberpunk 2077’s ESRB rating describes customizable genitalia, possible crucifixion
- New Cyberpunk 2077 faction protects sex workers from violence
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The specs
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- Cyberpunk 2077 photo mode may be the best way to see your custom character
- This is the best Cyberpunk 2077 can look right now
- Cyberpunk 2077 system requirements revealed
- Cyberpunk 2077’s minimum PC specs revealed by CD Projekt Red
- Cyberpunk 2077 will let players bring game saves forward to PS5, Xbox Series X
- Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed to be backward compatible on PS5, Xbox Series X
- Buy Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One, get Xbox Series X upgrade free
- Cyberpunk 2077 has a ‘streamer mode’ that disables copyrighted music
- Cyberpunk 2077 will also star Keanu Reeves’ motorcycle
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The development cycle
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- Cyberpunk 2077 has involved months of crunch, despite past promises
- It sucks that Cyberpunk 2077’s edgelord marketing worked so well
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again, won’t arrive until December
- The Cyberpunk 2077 crunch backlash
- Cyberpunk 2077 developer will require crunch ahead of November launch
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed again to November
- Cyberpunk 2077 developer says multiplayer won’t be available until after 2021
- Cyberpunk 2077 still needs crunch time to complete, CEO says
- Cyberpunk 2077 delayed to September
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Tabletop
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- Cyberpunk Red review: This pen-and-paper game is the key to understanding Cyberpunk 2077
- What Cyberpunk 2020 can teach us about Cyberpunk 2077
- Our Cyberpunk Red real play concludes its first story arc
- Cyberpunk Red, tabletop RPG and prequel to Cyberpunk 2077, out in November
- The prequel to Cyberpunk 2077, the Cyberpunk Red tabletop RPG, is delayed
- CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 sends Cyberpunk universe far into the future
- Spare parts 4
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Guides
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- Cyberpunk 2077 beginner’s guide
- Choosing a Lifepath
- Skills, Attributes, Perks, and Points, explained
- Best builds and Perks to unlock right away
- Attributes and Attribute Points, explained
- Breach Protocol, explained
- Perks and Perk Points, explained
- Street Cred, explained
- Where to spend your first Attribute Points
- How to fast travel
- “Disasterpiece” braindance walkthrough
- “Psycho Killer” Side Job
- “I Fought the Law” braindance walkthrough
- “Epistrophy” Delamain cab locations
- How to get new cars and motorcycles
- Cyberpunk 2077 guide: How to save Takemura in ‘Search and Destroy’
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