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Video game maker CD Projekt RED has lost billions in value since the ill-fated launch of its much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 title last week, Monday’s stock figures showed.
It launched around the world on Thursday and was reported to be one of the most expensive video games ever made, the dystopian theme Cyberpunk 2077 It triggered a backlash from gamers who complained that it was riddled with bugs, performed poorly on standard consoles, and was even at risk of triggering epileptic seizures.
CD Projekt Red tumbled 15.6 percent in early trading Monday on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) before starting to pull back.
The company’s share value plunged to 32.3 billion zloty ($ 8.8 billion, 7.2 billion euros) on Monday, down from 42.7 billion zloty last week before the Cyberpunk 2077launching.
The company issued an apology Monday promising to “fix bugs and glitches” with patches in January and February and offered refunds to players who are unwilling to wait.
The game’s launch had been delayed twice this year and CD Projekt RED was forced to add health warnings last week after a critic complained that it had caused an epileptic fit.
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Last week, the company said it was seeking a “more permanent solution” to address the health risk “as soon as possible.”
Despite the problems, the entertainment ranking website Metacritic has given Cyberpunk 2077 a score of 90 out of 100 based on 54 reviews, describing it as “an open-world action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and body modification.”
Player ratings posted on the site were, however, less optimistic, with Cyberpunk 2077 getting a score of 6.9 out of 10 as of Monday based on reviews from 14,819 users.
CD Projekt RED spent approximately 1.2 billion zloty ($ 328 million) to make Cyberpunk 2077according to analysts at the Polish bank BOS, which would make it one of the most expensive games ever created.
The company rose to world fame five years ago thanks to its enormous success The Witcher: Wild Hunt, a grim fantasy whose monster-slaying hero is endowed with superhuman powers.
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