#Cyberpunk 2077 memes series#

The official website for the game is hosted by CD Projekt RED at. On January 12th, 2013, the Cyberpunk 2077 Wiki was launched. On October 17th, a Facebook page for the game was launched, which gathered upwards of 137,000 likes over the next five years. In September 2012, the Twitter feed was created. On December 10th, 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 released globally.

#Cyberpunk 2077 memes series#

The third delay prompted a series of memes in the form of Cyberpunk 2077 Delay Message Parodies which used the signature yellow message background for humorous purposes. On October 27th, 2020, after previously stating that no delays should be expected, CD Projekt Red announced the third delay, moving the release date to December 10th, 2020 (message shown below).

In 2020, the release of the game was delayed three times, with CDPR first moving the planned release date from April 2020 to September 17th, 2020, and then to November 19th, 2020. On June 12th, Game Informer released a detailed description of the demo. Additionally, press were allowed to view a demo of the game behind closed doors, featuring 50-minutes of gameplay footage. Within 72 hours, a YouTube upload of the trailer gained over 7.9 million views and 28,200 comments.Īt the event, developers confirmed that the game would be released for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems. On June 10th, 2018, a second trailer for the game was shown at the 2018 Electronic Entertainment Expo (shown below).

Meanwhile, The Know YouTube channel uploaded a video reporting on the ransom controversy (shown below). Shortly after, Redditor RAPiDCasting posted the tweet on /r/gaming, where it garnered more than 34,900 points (89% upvoted) and 1,900 comments in 24 hours. Within 24 hours, the tweet received upwards of 48,900 likes and 23,400 retweets. On June 8th, 2017, CD Projekt RED tweeted an announcement that unidentified hackers had stolen 'early designs' for Cyberpunk 2077, and were demanding ransom to prevent the files from being publicly released (shown below). Following the release of the game, many speculated that Ciri was hinting at visiting the world in which Cyberpunk 2077 takes place. On May 19th, 2015, CD Projekt RED released the game The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, in which the character Ciri describes a futuristic universe while discussing her ability to travel between worlds (shown below). On January 17th, the CGMeetup channel posted a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the trailer (shown below, right). On January 10th, 2013, the Cyberpunk 2077 YouTube channel released a teaser trailer for the upcoming game featuring the song 'Bullets' by Archive, which gathered upwards of 10.5 million views and 22,000 comments over the next five years (shown below, left).