Hacks into the Game Awards and takes the 'Best Ongoing Game' trophy off with it before anyone knew it was there.
December 8, 2023
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
CD Projekt RED :
CD PROJEKT RED proudly announces that Cyberpunk 2077 received the award for “Best Ongoing Game” at this year’s The Game Awards gala, which took place this Thursday in Los Angeles.
The prestigious event saw CD PROJEKT RED’s Game Director Gabe Amatangelo and Quest Director Paweł Sasko receive the award from Anthony Mackie, star of TGA-nominated Twisted Metal and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In their acceptance speech, Gabe and Sasko thanked both the “hundreds of people who have put their hearts and souls into it” as well as the many players who have played Cyberpunk 2077 over the past three years.
In his speech, Gabe thanked CDPR developers for “the tenacity and the resilience of the team of wanting to bring forward stories that impact, worlds that are immersive, and of course gameplay [that is] fun as hell.” Sasko mentioned the recently released Update 2.1, which added to Cyberpunk 2077 many community-requested features, including a fully functional metro, partner hangouts, replayable car races, as well as new accessibility features.
Watch The Game Awards 2023 gala
Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty were nominated in three other categories, including Best Narrative, Best Community Support, and Best Performance for Idris Elba as Solomon Reed in Phantom Liberty.
More information about Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and its critically acclaimed expansion Phantom Liberty can be found on the game’s website, Facebook, and X.
About CD PROJEKT RED
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for PCs and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077, its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher series of games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. In collaboration with Studio Trigger, CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. Other games developed by the studio include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).
About Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 is a narrative-driven, open-world RPG set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour, and body modification. The game tells the multilayered, mature story of cyber-enhanced mercenary V. Players are faced with choices and consequences as they customize their character and playstyle, take on jobs, and build their reputation. The game has sold over 25 million copies and won over 200 awards, and is also the inspiration for the award-winning Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, created by CD PROJEKT RED in collaboration with Studio Trigger. Its spy-thriller expansion Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty was released on September 26, 2023. Cyberpunk 2077 is set in the universe of the classic pen & paper RPG system, Cyberpunk 2020.
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