Cyberpunk 2077 remains a highly active franchise in 2026, with a 70% off Steam sale driving record concurrent player counts, a crossover event with Apex Legends, and the upcoming fall 2026 premiere of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II. The game has sold over 40 million copies, and a sequel is in development under the name Project Orion.
Cyberpunk 2077 entered 2026 with a series of events that kept it in the spotlight. A 70% discount sale on Steam, running from June 18 to July 10, pushed concurrent players above 80,000 on June 28 and then past 100,000 by July 6. The game's price dropped from 8,778 yen to 2,633 yen, and the sale coincided with growing interest in the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II anime. The game has sold over 40 million copies globally as of July 3, and a sequel is in development under the name Project Orion.
The franchise expanded through collaborations and new content. A crossover with Apex Legends, launching July 15, transforms the E-District map into a Night City version with neon, fog, and Arasaka's Citadel. The event introduces a Wild Card mode with Cyberware abilities like Sandevistan and Blackwall Breach, plus a cyberpsycho penalty for overuse. It also features the first Mythic weapon skin in Apex Legends, for the Alternator, based on the AI pistol Skippy. Legend skins include Lucy for Alter, David for Sparrow, Rebecca for Rampart, and V for Crypto.
The anime side of the franchise is moving forward. Netflix released the first full trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II on June 29, confirming a fall 2026 premiere for the 10-episode series. Studio Trigger returns to animate, with Bartosz Sztybor back as showrunner. The sequel tells a standalone story with a new cast, positioning the series as an anthology. A fan-made mod released on Nexus Mods lets players recreate the look of Talia, a character from the upcoming anime, ahead of its release. The modding community remains active, with a prototype vehicle speed-up mod drawing attention for its chaotic results. The parent company CD Projekt also changed its name to CD Projekt Red, unifying its corporate identity with its development studio.
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Infolens announced a Cyberpunk 2077 pop-up store at Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building 6F, running September 4 to September 14. It will sell items including the Tobisuta Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (LUCY & REBECCA) figure and a Johnny Silverhand arm replica. Purchases of 5,500 yen or more earn a random original sticker.
The volunteer team behind the Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer mod CyberMP released footage from its second semi-open test. Up to 66 players connected to one server simultaneously, racing, driving cooperatively, and battling in large-scale chaos. Stability held with 30 to 40 players but dropped as numbers rose, an issue reportedly fixed during the test. A release date remains undecided.
Anime and manga accounts celebrated International Cat Day on August 8 with cat-themed art and messages. Participants included Cyberpunk 2077, Pragmata, Inherit the Winds, Black Torch, Akira Failing in Love, Kodansha, and Kojima Productions, among others.
Mod developer and streamer Blurbs live-coded a prototype vehicle speed-up mod for Cyberpunk 2077 during a Twitch stream. The mod made cars appear from nowhere and crash violently, prompting comparisons to the Carmageddon mod for Grand Theft Auto IV. He eventually stabilized the chaos using a collision-handling method.
Valve started the Steam Cyberpunk Fest on August 4, 2026, a themed sale event gathering games set in neon-lit cities, decadent societies, and advanced technology. The event runs until 2:00 AM JST on August 11. According to official documentation, participation requires that cyberpunk elements are important to gameplay, not only in decoration. The open-world RPG Cyberpunk 2077, set in Night City, is available at 70% off for 2,633 yen including tax, down from 8,778 yen. The lineup spans multiple genres and includes VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action, Katana ZERO, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Cloudpunk, SANABI, and RoboCop: Rogue City, among others. Game Spark also lists X4: Foundations, The Ascent, Quasimorph, Dead as Disco, BlazBlue Entropy Effect, and NINJA GAIDEN 4 as part of the sale. The special page also features upcoming titles and playable demos, with filters for single-player, multiplayer, co-op, and VR. The Steam Points Shop is selling animated avatars and avatar frames to mark the event.
The collaboration between Apex Legends and Cyberpunk 2077/Edgerunners goes live July 15, transforming the E-District map into Night City with neon, fog, and Arasaka's Citadel. A new Wild Card mode introduces Cyberware abilities: Blackwall Breach and Sandevistan. The first Mythic weapon skin, for the Alternator, features the AI pistol Skippy, which floats and talks during reload. Legend skins include Lucy for Alter, David for Sparrow, Rebecca for Rampart, and V for Crypto.
The Apex Legends Cyberpunk collaboration event launches July 15, 2026, transforming the E-District map into a Night City version. Players can use Sandevistan or Blackwall Breach cyberware, but overuse triggers a cyberpsycho state that disables abilities while boosting melee speed. A Mythic Skippy weapon skin for the Alternator is also available.
A fan-made mod for Cyberpunk 2077, released on Nexus Mods, lets players reproduce the appearance of Talia, a character from the upcoming Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. The mod recreates her chrome body modifications shown in the June 30 teaser, including exposed joints and spiky toes, with versions compatible with existing body framework mods.
Cyberpunk 2077's Steam concurrent player count has exceeded 100,000 following a 70% off sale that began on June 18. The sale runs until July 10, dropping the price from 8,778 yen to 2,633 yen. The game has sold over 40 million copies globally as of July 3, and a sequel is in development under the name Project Orion.
Polish game publisher CD Projekt has resolved to change its official company name to CD Projekt Red, unifying the corporate identity with its game development studio. The change follows a shareholder vote and will take effect after court registration. The company is currently developing multiple large-scale projects under Unreal Engine 5.
Netflix released the first full trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II on June 29, 2026, confirming a fall 2026 premiere for the 10-episode anime. Studio Trigger returns to animate the sequel, which tells a standalone story with an entirely new cast of characters rather than continuing the original series. Bartosz Sztybor is back as showrunner. The official logline describes the series as "a raw chronicle of redemption and revenge" set in Night City, where violence has become entertainment and survival often means becoming part of the spectacle. The logline poses the question: "When the world is blinded by spectacle, what extremes do you have to go to make your story matter?" The first Cyberpunk: Edgerunners became a breakout hit for Netflix and CD Projekt Red after its 2022 debut, helping revive interest in the Cyberpunk 2077 game. The new season follows a different set of characters navigating the same dystopian setting.
CD PROJEKT RED's Cyberpunk 2077 recorded over 80,000 concurrent players on Steam on June 28, driven by a 70% discount sale and growing interest in the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime. A second official teaser for the Netflix-exclusive sequel will premiere on June 30 at 0:30 JST.
Apple has named 12 winners across six categories for the 2026 Apple Design Awards, selected from 36 finalists. The winners include Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate, Blue Prince, and apps for Apple Vision Pro. The awards honor design, accessibility, and platform integration, and will be presented at WWDC26 starting June 8.