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CD Projekt Red and WayForward were reportedly developing Gemini, a rollback-driven 2.5D brawler based on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, but its current status remains uncertain after funding delays and layoffs at WayForward.
CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide (including the Ultimate Edition) six years after launch, averaging about 5 million per year and aided by the Phantom Liberty DLC and the Edgerunners anime; with development and update costs around $440 million, the sales imply over $1 billion in revenue, and a new game in the same world is in pre-production.
The latest 2.0 update for Cyberpunk 2077 introduces new additions and changes, including Easter eggs referencing the Edgerunners anime. The update features holographic murals dedicated to the main characters who died in the anime, located in the Westbrook District's North Oak Columbarium. Each mural includes lines of text from the perspective of Lucy, the sole survivor, adding emotional depth to the tributes. The update also includes skills named after the characters and Dee's iconic yellow jacket, allowing players to cosplay as him.
Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update includes touching tributes to characters from the Netflix animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, which can be found in the game's Columbarium. The update added new niches in the cemetery, honoring the deceased edgerunners from the show. Players speculate that another character from Edgerunners, Lucy Kushinada, may be hiding somewhere in Night City. The update precedes the release of the game's first major DLC, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
CD Projekt Red is introducing a new cyberware capacity system in Cyberpunk 2077's Phantom Liberty update, allowing players to see how much cyberware their body can take. A new Edgerunners perk will allow players to surpass that, with certain penalties like a health debuff. The update will not introduce cyberpsychosis, as previously reported. The update is set for release on September 26 and will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.
CD Projekt Red had its second-best year ever in 2022, with $222 million in revenue and $80 million in net profit, largely due to renewed sales of Cyberpunk 2077, driven by the premiere of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Netflix anime. CDPR CEO sees the success of Edgerunners as proof that more spinoffs and experiments with different forms of media are the right path going forward. CDPR's next big project is the next/current-gen-exclusive Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty story expansion, set to release in 2023.