The First 'Cyberpunk 2077' Trailer is Equally Bloody and Sexy

What happens when a human becomes too much of a machine?

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The first teaser trailer for CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived, and it's a doozy. Thankfully, the developers sent over a press release with a lengthy description of exactly what's going on. Says studio head Adam Badowski:

The teaser shows how the Psycho Squad might acquire a new member. The Psycho Squad specializes in combating “psychos” – individuals who overuse implants and substances that boost or otherwise alter the human body. There comes a point when they overdose on these innovations, and their bodies start to rebel against their biological body parts as well as against all things organic around them. Simply put, they start killing people, who they now derisively call 'meatbags.'

 Another release mentioned some more details about the city: "The metropolis of Night City is a stage set to tell the tale of one individual, raised on the streets, who tries to lift himself up from the gutter and find a way to survive amongst boostergangs and megacorporationsin a city of filth and sin," they read. "Psychos go on rampages and the streets are filled with junkies addicted to a new form of entertainment – the braindance, a cheap way to experience the emotions and stimuli of someone else, someone living a more exciting life." Braindances sound a bit like video games, but pumped directly into your brain. Where do we sign up?

The "when it's ready" tease at the end of the trailer is just mean, though the next image does hint at another project, which we're guessing could be The Witcher 3; it reads "See what else CD Projekt Red is up to," with the date 5 Feb. 2013. We can't wait.

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