Players have already expressed disappointment in ‘Cyberpunk 2077′, perhaps the most anticipated video game of the year. Now, it’s the investors’ turn.
An investor in the studio CD project behind ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ filed a lawsuit against the company and its officials in federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday, alleging that they hyped the game with false and misleading statements and cost him and other investors money.
The lawsuit alleges that, in response to player complaints, the game “suffered from a lot of mistakes.”
Eight million people pre-ordered ‘Cyberpunk 2077’, a sci-fi game set in a future fantasy city, featuring film star Kenu Reeves based on a character. But after being sent out this month, many players quickly jumped into the game, noticing a series of setbacks and hailing the development.
Sony and Microsoft offered refunds to players who purchased the game through their PlayStation and Xbox stores online stores. Surprising industry analysts, Sony went so far as to pull the game out of its store.
Investor Andrew Trump has claimed that the CD project hyped the game and its share price with a series of over-the-counter positive statements over the months, as one said in January that ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ was “complete and playable” at the time.
“The defendants’ statements about his business, operations and prospects were physically incorrect and misleading and / or lacked reasonable grounds at all relevant times,” the lawsuit says. It asks the court to uphold the claim as a class action on behalf of all equal investors.
The CD project, which is located in Warsaw, Poland, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.
In early December, shares in the CD project fell about 38 percent, before the company’s introduction.
The company said it had sold more than 13 million copies of ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ as of December 20, missing analyst forecasts, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
