‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Wins Best PlayStation Game at Gamescom

August 28, 2020 | 20:17:02

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‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Wins Best PlayStation Game at Gamescom

'Cyberpunk 2077' Wins Best PlayStation Game at Gamescom

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour and body modification. You play as V, a mercenary outlaw going after a one-of-a-kind implant that is the key to immortality. You can customize your character’s cyber-ware, skill set and play-style, and explore a vast city where the choices you make shape the story and the world around you.

‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ won the best action game at the European exchange reasonable.

During Thursday’s premiere night of Gamescom, Europe’s biggest annual video game trade fair, a number of award winners were announced including best Sony PlayStation game, which went to the role-playing action-adventure title Cyberpunk 2077 from Polish studio CD Projekt Red.

The game has been long awaited since it was uncovered finally at last year’s E3 gathering that Keanu Reeves would star as Johnny Silver hands, a soldier of fortune, called an edge-runner, who is fit for hacking into a Matrix-esque rendition of the “deep net.” The game is set for discharge in Nov. 19.

Last June, it was uncovered that Cyberpunk 2077 would likewise be getting a TV adaptation, with a 10-scene anime arrangement in progress from Netflix and Trigger Studio. The arrangement will be coordinated by Hiroyuki Imaishi and is set to make a big appearance in 2022.

Somewhere else, best action game and best action-adventure game went to Star Wars: Squadrons and Watch Dogs Legion, respectively.

'Cyberpunk 2077' Wins Best PlayStation Game at Gamescom

Little Nightmares 2 from Bandai Namco Entertainment won best Nintendo Switch game, while best indie game went to Curious Expeditions 2 and best multiplayer game was given to Operation Tango.

Best Microsoft Xbox game went to Tell Me Why, a narrative adventure game that incorporates a playable trans character, the first for a significant computer game. August Aiden Black and Erica Lindbeck star in the game as twins looking to reveal secrets from quite a while ago.

Gamescom, running Aug. 27-30, is being held completely essentially this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A list of Gamescom winners is below:

WINNERS OF THE 2020 GAMESCOM AWARDS:

Best Action Adventure Game

Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft

Best Action Game

Star Wars Squadrons, Electronic Arts

Best Indie Game

Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch

Best Microsoft Xbox Game

Tell Me Why, Microsoft

Best Multiplayer Game