Developers from the Polish studio CD Projekt RED reacted to scandalassociated with the provocative publication of the publication Paste Magazine, which drew an indirect parallel between Cyberpunk 2077 and Adolf Hitler…
Philip Weber, Senior Quest Designer at CD Projekt RED, did not restrain his emotions and in a rude form sent the editor Paste Magazine… The developer clarified that he himself is German by origin, who at the same time works and lives in Poland.
Reading materials in which Cyberpunk 2077 is mentioned along with Hitler is extremely unpleasant for him. Weber named the publication “disgusting“.
I’ll say it as delicate as I can, but seriously: fuck off.
– Philipp Weber (@PhiWeber) December 23, 2023
The colleague’s position was supported by Andrzej Zawadsky, senior game designer from CD Projekt RED… He accused the editorial office Paste Magazine in the absence of elementary empathy.
“To make such a comparison is just disgusting, and it’s like signing for the absence of any empathy. You can have absolutely any opinion about the game, but this is too much.”
Making a comparison like this is beyond disrespectful and shows absolute lack of empathy.
Think what you want about the game, but this is just too much. https://t.co/uGIadXdnmk– Andrzej Zawadzki (@ZawAndy) December 23, 2023
In the material Paste Magazine, we recall, the opinion is expressed that the history of creation Cyberpunk 2077 and the game itself “personifies all the worst in the industry” – endless reworkings, hiding information from the audience about the technical condition of console versions, a dubious advertising campaign, transphobic and misogynistic content.
Paste Magazine believes that Cyberpunk 2077 really deserves the title “Games of the Year“, but only for the reason that for many years to become a symbol of the most destructive and negative practices for the rest of the industry… It is here that the publication draws the same parallel with Hitlerannounced in 1938 “Person of the Year“according to the American magazine Time…
“Cyberpunk 2077 as” Game of the Year “is like Hitler as” Man of the Year “according to Time magazine. This is not a praise, but a warning and warning to the rest of the world,” reads the note.
The comparison was criticized not only by the developers from CD Projekt RED, but also by representatives of a number of third-party companies, among which the creator God of War (2018) Corey Barlog and producer Mass Effect Michael Gamble… The latter believes that the publication should be ashamed.
Release Cyberpunk 2077 took place December 10…
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