Subj : Anti-Russian remarks found in Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Sep 26 2023 10:30:04

Anti-Russian remarks found in Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 werent 
written by CD Projekt Red employees, studio claims

Date:
Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:06:49 +0000

Description:
CD Projekt Red has apologized after anti-Russian remarks were spotted in the 
Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077.

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CD Projekt Red has apologized after it was spotted that the newly released 
Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 contained dialog and images that 
could offend Russian players. 

Rock Paper Shotgun reports that amongst the dialog in question, an 
anti-Russian derogatory term is used, and one piece of in-game graffiti 
appears to reference Russias occupation of Crimea in 2014. The graffiti 
reportedly shows the Crimean peninsula, with a symbol representing the 
Crimean Tatars and the Ukrainian coat of arms over the top of it. 

Now though, as PC Gamer reports , CD Projekt Red has released an official 
statement acknowledging the dialog, and claims that the remarks werent 
written by the studios employees. 

The Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 contains several remarks that 
could offend some Russian players, a statement posted to VK and Telegram 
reads (translated from Russian by Google). These remarks were not written by 
CD Projekt Red employees and do not represent our views. We are working to 
fix them and replace them in the next update. 

We apologize for this situation and are taking steps to ensure it does not 
happen again. 

Last year, CD Projekt Red donated one million Polish Zloty (which today 
converts to $230,053.55 or 188,613.60) to the Polish Humanitarian Action, to 
help refugees and victims of the conflict in Ukraine. At the time, the studio 
stated that it had offered help to all of its Ukrainian employees and their 
families, and had provided legal assistance, psychological support, and 
organized for those affected to stay in Poland, if they wished. 

 Cyberpunk 2077 s DLC expansion, Phantom Liberty , released today (September 
26) on current-gen consoles and PC. Players are being warned, however, that 
its possible to lock themselves out of the expansions main story if theyre 
not careful with a certain dialog choice. 

 If youre looking for more games to play, be sure to check out our 
recommendations for the best open-world games on PC , as well as the best PS5 
games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/anti-russian-remarks-found-in-ukr
ainian-localization-of-cyberpunk-2077-werent-written-by-cd-projekt-red-employe
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