Cyberpunk 2077 will not be appearing at this year’s Game Awards. The studio’s community manager has clarified their intentions for the event, which are non-existent.
Marcin Momot, the community manager for CD Projekt Red, recently posted a tweet, stating that the company has no plans for the upcoming Game Awards event on December 6.
“We’re looking forward to seeing all the reveals and announcements during this year’s @thegameawards, however we’re not going to be showing anything there ourselves. We’ll share more details about @cyberpunkgame when we’re ready.
Tweet embedded below because why not
People have been waiting a long time for Cyberpunk 2077 to come out. It was initially announced in 2012, I believe. We were given practically no information about the game until the last year or so, where we get new trailers, gameplay videos, and advertising out the whackadoodle. With a number of other studios planning to release some new info at the Game Awards, people speculated toward CDPR’s intentions.
We're looking forward to seeing all the reveals and announcements during this year's @thegameawards, however we're not going to be showing anything there ourselves. We’ll share more details about @cyberpunkgame when we’re ready.
Wednesday, the middle child in a family of 7. Here’s the news.
Machinima.com Founder Has Passed Away
CD Projekt Red to Attend E3 For Some Reason
Google to Start a Game Streaming Service
The X-Files: Deep State Review
The Passing of Hugh Hancock
It is with a heavy heart to report the passing of Hugh Hancock. An animator since 1997, and Machinima.com creator in 2000, he coined the term “machinima” into the major concept it is today. He passed away suddenly on Monday from a supposed heart attack. My condolences go out to his friends and family.
E3 Projekt Red?
The popular developer best known for The Witcher game series has appeared on E3’s “Participating Companies” ticker, found on their website. This was first discovered by Reddit user bronzin54. But the problem is: we don’t know what they have planned. Will there be a big announcement, or are they just there as a formality? Perhaps more info about Cyberpunk 2077 is coming. Frankly, we don’t know. Let me know what you guys think it might be.
Google’s Yeti
According to a report by subscription news source, The Information, Google is looking to get into the games streaming service. We don’t mean things like YouTube Gaming and Twitch. We’re talking about streaming games to the player. A Netflix for games, if you will. We’ve seen this with PlayStation Now, and others. So the concept isn’t unknown. How successful they will be is a different story. The program, codenamed “Yeti” was supposed to release last year, which means it might not be doing as good as it sounds. Only time will tell.
The X-Files: Deep State Review
I’ve reviewed another game. This time it’s the official X-Files mobile game. Its one of those narrative-driven search-and-find type games. It’s actually really good, and its free. You can read my thoughts on it in my full review here.
Thanks for reading everyone. Today was an unmotivated day, but I bore with it. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the next in news. Otherwise, have a great night!
Monday marks the dawn of a new week, and with a new week comes new news. Overall its a generally positive weekend in the world of gaming. here’s what we have:
Desert Bus for Hope is back.
CD Projekt Red remarks on the industry.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp release date
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition trailer taunts V-Triggers.
Desert Bus for Hope
Desert Bus is Back for its 10th charity drive! For those who don’t know: The Desert Bus for Hope is a charity event where a group of people plays the desert bus mini-game from an old Sega CD game by Penn & Teller. This game has you drive a bus for 8 hours on a straight road in the desert. when these people reach a donation goal, the longer they have to play this incredibly boring game. This is a wonderful cause, raising money for Child’s Play, a charity about bringing toys and games to children’s hospitals. They’ve been living streaming the event for about 48 hours so far, and still have 144 hours to go. You can check out the live stream of the event, which will include more details, at their twitch page.
CD Projekt Red Throwing Shade
With all the recent drama about loot boxes and video games “as a service” going around, some concern has spread to the studio being the Witcher game series. Their CEO in an interview remarked on how to better commercialize future games, and many took this to mean they will be implementing microtransactions. When a popular youtube page posted on twitter expressing this concern, CD Projekt Red responded with a statement that reassured peoples doubts, while also taking a jab at the studios that do use microtransactions. The response can be seen below.
.@PrettyBadTweets Worry not. When thinking CP2077, think nothing less than TW3 — huge single player, open world, story-driven RPG. No hidden catch, you get what you pay for — no bullshit, just honest gaming like with Wild Hunt. We leave greed to others.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Release Date
Nintendo has been entering the mobile game market. With a powerful arsenal of big name (and child-friendly) titles behind them, there is a lot of potential for them in this field. Animal Crossing: Pocket camp is their mobile take on the Animal Crossing series. For the last month, the game has been on a soft launch in Australia only, with the promise of a worldwide release in “late November.” This morning Nintendo of America announced via twitter when that release date is. This Wednesday. That’s right, 2 days from now on the day before Thanksgiving, the game will release on mobile stores worldwide. That’s one thing I know I’m thankful for.
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Trailer
Capcom recently released a new trailer showing off the V-Triggers that are due to appear in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, the updated and complete version of the latest Street Fighter game. At first glance, it looks like stuff we already knew, but the implications behind it are far more important. With these new V-Triggers will come new combo and mixup options for many (if not all) characters. A change to the game of this degree will have an equally large impact on the competitive Street Fighter scene. See the trailer for yourself below.
That’s all for the weekend. Thanks for reading, everyone! Be sure to check back tomorrow for the latest and greatest in video game news. I also have a new longform coming soon, stay tuned. Otherwise, have a great night!
