Gloomy streets bathed only in neon lights. People who have implants and modifications to their own bodies more look like dystopian artworks than after organic living beings. And of course lots of shooting, explosions and thrills, poured into spectacular images. This is Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix, but this is also the video game the sci-fi series is based on: Cyberpunk 2077.
Yes, games are actually not our main topic here. At the Game Awards 2022, however, there was now a new teaser upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 game expansionwhich should also inspire film fans.
After Netflix success: Sci-Fi universe continues with Keanu Reeves and Marvel star Idris Elba
Keanu Reeves already played an important role in the main game, but now the development studio CD Projekt RED has decided to develop the expansion secured another Hollywood star: Idris Elba. He was in the cinema with three films this year: Thor 4: Love and Thunder, the fantasy epic Three Thousand Years Of Longing and as a lion-fighting family man in Beast – Hunters Without Mercy. DC fans also know him as Bloodsport from The Suicide Squad.
Check out the new Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty teaser here:
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In Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Idris Elba takes on the role of Solomon Reed, who will assist players in an action-packed conflict. The announcement caused a big surprise and enthusiastic hoots at the Game Awards.
What is the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty about?
V, the (or alternatively the) protagonist: in Cyberpunk 2077, is a mercenary. For Eddies, the currency in the dystopian world centered around the metropolis Night City, V does everything from theft and corporate espionage to taking down cyberpsychos who have lost control of their implants. She is constantly accompanied by the former Terrorist and rock star Johnny Silverhand (Keanu Reeves), who now only exists on a chip in her head.
In Phantom Liberty, conflict erupts between the New United States of America, a dead capitalized country under the control of big business and the military, and the Free States – which includes Night City. According to CD Projekt RED, the game reminiscent of a spy thriller, and consequently seems to focus more on the political conflicts of the dystopian sci-fi world. And guess who gets caught between the fronts? Of course, V and her constant companion Johnny.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is coming 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. You can get all further information about the DLC from our colleagues at GameStar and GamePro.
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