Cyberpunk 2077‘s player base has surged in the wake of the game’s Edgerunners update and the release of the Netflix anime. The game’s Twitter account announced that more than 1 million people have played Cyberpunk 2077 each day this week, and this includes both new and returning players.

“We wanted to use this opportunity to thank you for being with us and playing the game,” the studio said.

Cyberpunk 2077 was Steam’s No. 1 best-selling game overall last week and it reached its highest concurrent player count since January 2021, according to Benji Sales on Twitter. As of today, September 21, Cyberpunk 2077 remains in the top 10 most-played games on Steam.

Cyberpunk 2077 is currently marked down to just $30 on all platforms.

As mentioned, the renewed success for Cyberpunk 2077 came after the launch of the Edgerunners update that added a number of exciting new features to the game. As for the Edgerunners TV series, all 10 episodes of its first season premiered on September 18. GameSpot’s Edgerunners review said the show is a “fantastic companion piece” to Cyberpunk 2077.

Looking ahead, Cyberpunk 2077 is adding a new expansion, Phantom Liberty, in 2023. The expansion brings back Keanu Reeves’ Johnny Silverhand and takes players to a new part of Night City.

Alongside this announcement, CD Projekt Red confirmed that future content for Cyberpunk 2077 will not be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game had a rocky launch in December 2020 but it went on to sell 18 million copies to become a massive success that keeps growing.

Recently, CD Projekt Red talked about how it is “totally, fully committed” to growing the Cyberpunk series.

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Following rumors and leaks, Logitech has officially announced the Logitech G Cloud device, and it’s compatible with Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming. That means you can play Halo Infinite, Grounded, Sea of Thieves, and Forza Horizon 5 on the go via streaming on the device. It also supports Nvidia GeForce Now.

The device has “precision” controls, a 1080p screen, and battery life that is described by Logitech as “amazing.” More specifically, it’ll run for about 12 hours on a charge, Logitech said. It weighs 463 grams.

The Logitech G Cloud will be available to buy in North America at LogitechG.com, Best Buy, and Amazon for $350. Everyone who preorders now can get the device for $50 off, dropping it down to $300.

The Logitech G Cloud

The Logitech G Cloud was developed collaboratively with Logitech and Tencent. As mentioned, it supports Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now. Additionally, users can stream games from an Xbox console or the Xbox app. Games can also be streamed to the device from the Valve’s Steam Link, while remote play apps, video streaming apps, and other apps can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.

Logitech says the Logitech G Cloud, like all Logitech G products, are “carbon neutral.” Additionally, the packaging is made from forests certified by FSC and other “controlled sources.”

Logitech G Cloud Official Description

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Comfortable Play All Day – With a 12+ hour battery life and weight of only 463g, players can enjoy extended gaming sessions.Full HD – The large 7-inch full 1080p HD touchscreen touts a 60Hz refresh rate and a full-screen 16:9 gaming experience that is unique to handhelds.Precision Gaming Controls – Performance and feedback rival the best controllers with haptics, gyroscope, and remappable controls.Sustainability – All Logitech G products are certified carbon neutral, meaning that the carbon impact of the product has been reduced to zero due to Logitech’s investment in carbon offsetting and removal projects. The packaging of this product is also made from paper sourced from FSC-certified forests and other controlled sources.Read MoreGameSpot – Game News

Streaming platform Twitch has announced changes to its revenue system that will kick in starting next year, with this new update affecting some of its biggest streamers. The current Twitch model for revenue works on a 50/50 split between partnered streamers and the platform when dealing with paid subscriptions, while bigger streamers get a more generous 70/30 split.

This will change in June 2023, as streamers will get to keep 70% of the subscription revenue on the first $100,000 earned, and the share will then revert to a 50/50 split. The new threshold will have an impact on Twitch’s top 10% of streamers, and one of the reasons for the policy change is due to an increased cost in video hosting according to a blog post from Twitch president Dan Clancy.

“Delivering high definition, low latency, always available live video to nearly every corner of the world is expensive,” Clancy wrote. “Using the published rates from Amazon Web Services’ Interactive Video Service (IVS)–which is essentially Twitch video–live video costs for a 100 CCU streamer who streams 200 hours a month are more than $1000 per month. We don’t typically talk about this because, frankly, you shouldn’t have to think about it. We’d rather you focus on doing what you do best.”

It’s worth noting that Amazon owns Twitch, having acquired it back in 2014 for around $970 million in cash. The rest of the Twitch streaming community will remain largely unaffected by this update, who are on standard agreements with premium subscription terms.

Twitch has had a turbulent year so far, losing big-name streamers such as Myth and LilyPichu while also facing an ultimatum from big-name streamers such as Pokimane, Mizkif, and Devin Nash to crack down on online gambling content. In an update to its partner program last month, Twitch changed its exclusivity agreement and now allows for content creators to stream on other platforms.

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Destiny 2’s Season of Plunder has seen each chapter in its spacefaring story unfold rather quickly, with only a minimal amount of grinding needed to unlock a new chapter of content. This week is different, as unlocking the latest chapter in the pirate-themed season requires defeating not only some of the toughest enemies in the game but also an absurd number of them at first glance.

The good news is that you won’t have to defeat 50 Champions, as Season of Plunder‘s activities will count each of those lethal bosses as multiple kills. In Expeditions, each Champion is worth three kills, and if you’re in a big rush to see what Eido has been up to this week, you can jump into a Master Ketchcrash activity, which counts each defeated Champion as worth eight kills.

Master Ketchcrash is also full of Champions, so you’ll run into them much more frequently here. Just remember, matchmaking is turned off in this particular activity, so you’ll need to find a group to play with to help you quickly grind through this week’s requirement. Champions are some of the most challenging foes in Destiny 2, and generally come in three forms; Overload, Unstoppable, and Barrier.

Overload Champions will teleport around you and instantly heal up from damage, Barrier Champions pop a shield that’s almost unbreakable, and Unstoppable Champions combine bullet-sponge attributes with high-damage offense. The only way to disrupt a champion is to slot in a seasonal mod that allows certain weapons to properly harm them, which can be obtained by leveling up your Seasonal Artifact. For Season of Plunder, that means you’ll need an auto rifle for Barrier Champions, a shotgun for Unstoppable Champions, and a machine gun for Overload Champions.

Certain Arc subclass abilities can also be enhanced this season to pack an extra punch, and if your main Guardian is a Titan, there’s a Solar build that uses Consecration to melt Champions into slag. For more on Destiny 2, read up on why the Control playlist has a quitter penalty and how to solve the Cryptic Quatrians pirate riddles.

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Rockstar was the victim of a massive leak earlier this week, when a hacker published a number of videos and screenshots from an early build of Grand Theft Auto 6. The footage confirms some major details about the game, but eagle-eyed fans have also spotted some curious details that appear to be intended as random events.

The information comes from Kotaku’s Zack Zwiezen, who combed through the footage for interesting details that were hidden in the huge volume of leaked material released. While it’s still possible to find the leaks online, Rockstar has been vigilant in taking down the copyrighted material, with reposting banned from both the GTA forums and the GTA 6 subreddit.

The leak, which Rockstar has confirmed is genuine, has confirmed that the upcoming game will be set in Vice City and features two main characters with a Bonnie and Clyde-type relationship. A number of series mainstays show up in the leaked footage, such as a mission set in a strip club, but it’s the new features that are more curious–such as driveable airboats, and new scuba diving and fishing mechanics.

Much of what Zwiezen has dug up comes from debug information visible in one of the videos, rather than what is actually shown on screen. While it’s possible not all of this will make it to the finished game, the debug menus offer glimpses at tantalising new features for the franchise, such as the option to ride horses and tame animals–which it appears there will be a lot more of compared to previous instalments.

These debug menus also offer a glimpse at the weirder side of what may show up in GTA 6, with mentions of a sex robot, a haunted warehouse, spiritual journeys, UFOs and a Skunk Ape sighting. The Skunk Ape is considered Florida’s answer to Bigfoot, a cryptid whose lore has long been a part of the GTA franchise.

While Rockstar has said that it doesn’t anticipate any disruption to its live services or continued development after the leak, GTA 6 still isn’t expected to release for a few years yet, meaning we still have a while to wait to investigate all of the games mysteries for ourselves.

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