Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0 might have made a lot of improvements to Cyberpunk 2077 but one new bug has introduced a haunted police car to Night City.
14.09.2023 - 16:37 / gamesradar.com / Idris Elba / Solomon Reed / Can / New / You Can
The new Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty trailer features a CGI Idris Elba, and honestly, I'm convinced it was a live-action trailer because the actor looked so real.
We saw the new cinematic trailer during the Night City Wire: Phantom Liberty Special livestream, and in it we saw Elba - as FIA Agent Solomon Reed - and NUSA intelligence analyst Song So Mi talking about tacos as Reed gets lured onto a train leaving Night City for mysterious reasons.
The events in the trailer take place seven years before the events of Phantom Liberty and have left us with more questions than answers. You can see the absolutely stunning trailer for yourself below.
Although there's a lot to unpack, the thing that's got me excited is just how gorgeous the CGI is in the cinematic trailer. Elba looks exactly like he does in his movies and TV shows, but with a few robotic enhancements. I also can't get over how detailed So Mi's nail polish is - you can see that it's chipped away around the edges and needs a touch-up. Obviously, this is a cinematic trailer and the actual in-game visuals won't quite match up with this, but it's still impressive nonetheless.
As part of the DLC's livestream, Elba actually made an appearance to talk all things Solomon Reed and Phantom Liberty. "Reed is a professional, someone that's lived many lives," the actor said during the Cyberpunk 2077 presentation. "He's basically a secret agent that has worked in Night City for a long time and has been a special ops operator, and basically has kept his head down, until now."
Speaking about the scene where Reed speaks with So Mi on the train, Elba hints that there's an Easter Egg hidden in plain sight. The actor didn't give anything away, but it's pretty interesting that on a screen behind Elba's character, there's the number '0.07%' which is a pretty big coincidence considering Idris Elba has been rumored to be the new James Bond for quite some time now - although this is yet to be confirmed.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is set to release on September 26, 2023, and will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Just can't wait for the expansion's release? Take a look at our Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty preview - surprisingly, Idris Elba wasn’t even the best part of it.
Phantom Liberty and Update 2.0 might have made a lot of improvements to Cyberpunk 2077 but one new bug has introduced a haunted police car to Night City.
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Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here, or at least it feels like it. CD Projekt Red seems to have done what many thought impossible and turned the ambitious RPG from a burning wreck (at launch) into something exemplary. It took nearly three years, mind you, but we're feeling the hype, and Phantom Liberty (which we hailed as Cyberpunk's Blood and Wine) isn't even out yet!
Spoiler Warning: The following article features minor spoilers for some characters and dialogue appearing within the first five missions of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, up to and including The Damned.
Phantom Liberty, the long-awaited expansion to Polish video game developer CD Projekt's flagship game "Cyberpunk 2077", received a "very positive" rating on the Steam platform that sells digital copies of games for PCs.
Cyberpunk 2077 is back on many of our radars as its upcoming expansion, Phantom Liberty, nears its official launch. With a brand new story accompanied by legendary actor Idris Elba himself, these are especially exciting times for CD Projekt Red’s futuristic game. Despite all of the other big releases dropping recently, including entire games rather than DLC or expansions, Cyberpunk 2077 has made its way back to the top of Steam’s global top sellers. What’s right behind it, in second place? Phantom Liberty.
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Cyberpunk 2077 has made a remarkable turnaround with last week’s launch of the comprehensive Update 2.0, and that turnaround is set to be cemented with its upcoming expansion, Phantom Liberty. Out imminently, to further ratchet up the hype for its impending release, CD Projekt RED has released a new launch trailer to give you a taste of what the expansion will have in store. Check it out below.
Cyberpunk 2077 fans are waiting on the big expansion release. With the original game launch failing to hit the strides that CD Projekt Red hoped for, the development team didn’t get the ability to spend efforts supporting the game with post-launch content. Instead, a significant focus was put into updates to ensure the game reached the standards expected by the development team and players. Fortunately, the game managed to turn itself around, and now players are getting ready for the one expansion the development team was able to deliver Phantom Liberty.