For All Intents and Purposes

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CYBERPROBLEMS 2020: The highly anticipated new game from CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077, was finally released after a few delays and it had some…issues. From representation issues to severe bugs, Cyberpunk 2077 is a game that has encouraged a lot of discussion, discourse, as well as hot takes. Andrew & D. Bethel do their best to sort through the mire.

UPDATE: It looks like Sony has removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store and is refunding the purchase price to all who bought it there.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Carpenter, Nicole. “Cyberpunk 2077 Publisher Says It Took the ‘Wrong Approach’ With PS4, XBox One Versions.” Polygon. Vox Media, 15 Dec. 2020.
• Kroll, Justin. “Oscar Isaac to Star as Solid Snake in Sony’s Metal Gear Solid movie.” Deadline. Penske Business Media, 04 Dec. 2020.
  • Here’s a tweet with the video of Oscar Isaac basically casting himself for the role (via @LordBalvin):

MARCH 2019.

OSCAR ISAAC CAST HIMSELF AS SOLID SNAKE. pic.twitter.com/bFbZ9K2TLf

— Big Boss 🇵🇸 (@LordBalvin) December 4, 2020

• Gareth Damian Martin‘s great Twitter thread about Cyberpunk 2077‘s issues starts here:

The more I play Cyberpunk 2077 the more I realise CDPR have pulled the heist of the generation, and they’ve done so on the back of the idea of “bugs”. 👇

— Gareth Damian Martin | Jump Over the Age (@JumpOvertheAge) December 15, 2020

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• “Rhythms of the Algo” (17 January 2020): Where it was mentioned that the release of the Netflix original series, The Witcher, prompted a resurgence of popularity in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.
• “Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where Andrew started playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the Netflix series.
• “The Cutting Edge” (29 May 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about picking up The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt after watching the hit Netflix series.
• “Con Artists #06 – Tickets & Tables” (11 December 2020): Where D. Bethel talks to Taurus Comics‘ Kyrun Silva about being an independent comicker in a world without comic book conventions.

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• “District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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