Throughout Geeked Week’s stay occasion tonight, Netflix Animation formally introduced one other collaboration with CD Projekt Crimson within the Cyberpunk universe… however did not verify what it will be.
The tease, which you’ll be able to watch beneath, is temporary, solely actually confirming a “return to Night time Metropolis.” In any other case, the streaming platform merely invitations followers to “keep tuned.”
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Whereas the information is thrilling, it is not an enormous shock. Throughout CD Projekt Crimson’s newest earnings name final month, the corporate teased that it is “positively” planning extra animated initiatives with Cyberpunk, however was equally imprecise.
“We’re positively planning on doing extra by way of animation with Cyberpunk so I hope that is sufficient as a solution,” joint CEO MichaĹ‚ Nowakowski informed traders on the time. “So anticipate to see extra for positive, however that is so far as I can go proper now.”
CD Projekt Crimson and Netflix first collaborated on Cyberpunk Edgerunners, which debuted in September 2022 to acclaim from followers and critics alike. It even helped gasoline extra curiosity again to Cyberpunk 2077, and followers have been clamoring for a second season.
Nowakowski’s earlier feedback revived extra hope of that, nevertheless it’s price noting that neither Netflix nor CD Projekt Crimson have revealed whether or not this “return to Night time Metropolis” can be an Edgerunners Season 2. That animated collection did not precisely go away itself open for a second season, and Netflix Animation might very properly inform a special story within the universe that merely takes place within the Cyberpunk setting.
That’s, after all, all hypothesis till we discover out extra. IGN raved about Cyberpunk Edgerunners in our 9/10 assessment, writing that it “delivers a satisfying return to Night time Metropolis that does a greater job exploring why Mike Pondsmith’s well-known location grew to become so iconic within the first place.”
For extra, take a look at our roundup of the whole lot introduced at Geeked Week thus far.
Alex Stedman is a Senior Information Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you could find her studying fantasy novels or taking part in Dungeons & Dragons.
