The Game Awards 2022: After Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba Enters Cyberpunk 2077 With Phantom Liberty Expansion

Published 12/09/2022, 2:30 AM EST

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Cyberpunk 2077 launched in 2020 to a very mixed response from critics and gamers. Most of the criticism was pointed at the game’s technical shortcomings and its un-optimized performance on PC and Consoles. And of course its numerous bugs and glitches.

But CD Projekt RED came through and fixed almost every issue that the game had. It is now one of the best-looking and playing games on consoles and PC.

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One thing that everyone loved from the very start was its story. The game had a very well-written captivating story. Along with that, Keanu Reeves’ role in the game gave the fans more reason to get hooked on it. However, Cyberpunk is not going to stop the surprises as they have added another name to the game.

Cyberpunk 2077 gets its first story DLC in 2023 with an added surprise

During one of their technical showcases, CD Projekt RED decided to unveil the upcoming story downloadable content for Cyberpunk 2077. It was only a teaser with just over a minute of footage from the game itself. Nothing else was revealed except for the fact that the add-on content would release in 2023.

The game was fixed and running smoothly, so the DLC had everyone’s attention. But that attention brought with it a million questions about its story and how it expands the current game.

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All this was revealed today by CD Projekt RED during The Game Awards 2022. It showed fan favorite character Johnny Silverhand played by Keanu Reeves, talking to the protagonist, giving them some really fueled pep talk.

Eventually, we are introduced to a new character, Solomon Reed, an FIA agent who is played by none other than Idris Elba.

Idris Elba plays a character with whom protagonist V and their second personality, Johnny Silverhand team up to complete some missions.

The details are yet to be cleared as all we got was a brief trailer featuring the main characters and some new locations.

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CD Projekt RED had to cancel the multiplayer mode

Recently, another piece of news that hit the gaming circle was that CD Projekt said that they had to cancel the multiplayer for Cyberpunk 2077 in order to focus more on fixing the game.

And it seems like that move really paid off. The developers have managed to win back most of their fans by fixing Cyberpunk 2077. And the game hasn’t looked any better. Recently, they even added a ray tracing mode to the console versions of the game.

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Other than this, CD Projekt RED is also gearing up to release the next-gen version of their critically acclaimed RPG Witcher 3: The Wild hunt. It seems like their fans have a world to look forward to in 2023.

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Originating from Delhi, Rohit Sejwal is an Esports writer at EssentiallySports who has done MSc in filmmaking. Academics aside, he is an Avid Gamer and has been writing about them every now and then. While RPG games are his forte, Soulsborne games are the ones that he cherishes the most.
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Jito Tenson