Update (12/12/20) - Cyberpunk 2077's Twitter has confirmed that Hotfix 1.04 is now available on Xbox consoles as well.

Original story follows.

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Cyberpunk 2077 is getting its first hotfix patch less than 48 hours after an aggressively buggy launch. CD Projekt Red says the update fixes a number of issues with quest bugs, visual bugs, stability, and more.

Hotfix 1.04 is now live on PlayStation consoles and PC. CD Projekt says it is working on getting the update available on Xbox consoles “as soon as possible.”

One of the more notable fixes pertains to the controversial braindance sequences, which featured red and white flashing lights that could cause players with epilepsy to have seizures. CDPR says the 1.04 update modifies the lighting effect to reduce the risk of inducing epileptic symptoms, reducing the flashing in frequency and magnitude. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/cyberpunk-2077-graphics-comparison-ps5-vs-ps4-base-model"]

CDPR has also removed copyrighted songs present in the game’s DMCA-friendly “disable copyrighted music” feature, which presented the streamer community with the huge issue of possibly being demonetized or having their content taken down following a DMCA strike.

Here’s CDPR’s full list of each fix in the 1.04 update.

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Quests

• Fixed an issue with completing the final objective in Gig: Freedom of the Press.
• Fixed an issue with starting conversation with Johnny at the end in Life During Wartime.
• Corrected a rare issue with NPCs no longer calling V if A Like Supreme quest was abandoned mid-way.
• Fixed an issue with Nix not going into his default state in Spellbound and KOLD MIRAGE.
• Fixed issues blocking progress in I Fought The Law if the quest area is left.
• Fixed inability to find Delamain in Epistrophy.
• Fixed issues related to remaining in the second phase of the quest after finishing Pacifica fight with Ozob if played after Finals.
• Fixed an issue with Nomads no longer present if V leaves the quest area mid-combat in With a Little Help from My Friends/Queen of the Highway.
• Adjusted mappings and re-enabled quest tracker in M'ap Tann Pèlen/I Walk the Line/Transmission.
• Fixed constraints on freedom to get up and sit down if neither blueline condition is met in Violence.
• Fixed issues with time and space resulting from leaving the quest area or abandoning the quest in Following the River.
• Fixed an issue with conversation with Johnny not starting after leaving the hotel in Tapeworm.
• Fixed an issue with quest being blocked upon leaving the quest area before climbing the hill in Following the River.
• Fixed the objective “Go into booth 9” not completing if the room’s entered too fast in Automatic Love.
• Fixed Jackie’s issues with sitting still in The Ripperdoc.
• Other quest fixes

Gameplay

• Fixed the preview in weapon crafting.

Visual

• Reduced vehicle appearance pop-in.
• Speeded up switching first person perspective to third person perspective in a vehicle.
• Fixed issues with animations missing from important quest NPCs during cinematics.

Performance & Stability

• Improved stability, including various crash fixes.

Miscellaneous

• Modified the flashing effect on braindances to reduce the risk of inducing epileptic symptoms. The effect has been smoothed out and the flashes reduced in frequency and magnitude.
• Removed copyrighted songs incorrectly present in the game with "Disable Copyrighted Music" feature toggled on.

PC-specific

• Switching language to default in the in-game settings now correctly sets it to the language of your Steam client.

Console-specific

• Improved reflections quality on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 to eliminate the smudge effect.
• Fixed “The Wasteland” achievement being stuck on 97% after completing all relevant missions in The Badlands on Xbox.
• Fixed an issue with missing PT-BR VO for Xbox players in Americas.

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Cyberpunk 2077 launched just late Wednesday evening here in North America, perhaps coming in a little too hot as numerous players lamented the number of significant bugs and graphical issues present throughout the game. Console players particularly got the short end of the stick, with base PS4 and Xbox One users experiencing significant graphical downgrades compared to the PC version. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/cd-projekt-red-stock-drops-29-around-cyberpunk-2077-launch"] Check out the latest episode of IGN Now to hear our thoughts on how CD Projekt Red missed the mark with its last-gen failure. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/netrunner for IGN.

HBO has reportedly cast Emma D'Arcy, Olivia Cooke, and Matt Smith for its upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. The three are set to star in the show with Greg Yaitanes (Banshee), Clare Kilner (Snowpiercer), and Geeta Patel (Netflix's The Witcher) tapped to direct episodes of the series set 300 years before Game of Thrones, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will tell the story of House Targaryen, which is the house of Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=house-of-the-dragon-images-and-concept-art&captions=true"] Smith, who is perhaps best known for his time as the eleventh doctor on Doctor Who, will star in House of the Dragon as Prince Daemon Targaryen, who is the "younger brother to King Viserys and heir to the throne," according to HBO. He's a "peerless warrior and a dragonrider" that "possesses the true blood of the dragon." Cooke, who played Samantha in 2018's Ready Player One, has been cast to play Alicent Hightower, who HBO describes as "the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms." Hightower was "raised in the Red Keep, close to the king and his innermost circle" and she "possesses both a courtly grace and a keen political acumen." D'Arcy, who played Naomi Richards in the TV series Wanderlust, will portray Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, who is "the king's first-born child" and "of pure Valyrian blood," according to HBO. Like her uncle Daemon, she is also a dragonrider and HBO says she was "born with everything" except being "born a man." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/23/george-r-r-martin-gives-an-update-on-the-winds-of-winter"] This is the latest casting news for House of the Dragon after it was reported back in October that Paddy Considine will play King Viserys Targaryen. House of the Dragon is expected to premiere in 2022. Check out some art of the dragons from the show and then read up on everything you need to know about this Game of Thrones Targaryen prequel series. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Wesley LeBlanc is a freelance news writer and guide maker for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @LeBlancWes.

Cyberpunk 2077 has been out for less than a week, but developer CD Projekt says it has already recouped its total development cost and marketing and promotional cost.

In a short report to investors, the Management Board of CD Projekt says that the “estimated licensing royalties receivable by the Company in association with pre-order sales of Cyberpunk 2077 across all of its digital distribution channels have exceeded the sum,” of both the game’s development cost and marketing expense.

This means that Cyberpunk 2077 is already profitable thanks to both pre-order sales across PS4, PS5, Xbox One/S/X, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, and PC. The profits are also bolstered by estimated licensing royalties the company expects to be owed. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-pc-gameplay-screenshots&captions=true"] Cyberpunk 2077 was announced way back in May 2012 and pre-production began after the development of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Blood and Wine expansion in 2016. So depending on how CD Projekt defines the development time for Cyberpunk, the pre-orders and royalties have already covered anywhere from eight to four years of development. Similarly, CD Projekt towards the end of its development promoted Cyberpunk 2077 heavily with ads, physical events at conferences like E3, and more, but those costs including the marketing costs for the remainder of the year have also already been eclipsed by the profits. The news comes just as CD Projekt stock dropped by 29% following the launch and news that the performance of the title is underwhelming on consoles, particularly last-gen systems like the PS4 and Xbox One. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/why-cyberpunk-2077-should-not-get-a-pass-on-last-gens-failures"] Though that didn't stop CD Projekt from already selling 8 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 before it was even released. For more on Cyberpunk 2077, check out IGN’s full Cyberpunk 2077 guide and Night City map. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is a reporter for IGN.

The PlayStation 5 was November 2020's best-selling hardware platform in consumer spending, and it had the highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a video game hardware platform in U.S. history, breaking the previous record held by PlayStation 4 in November 2013. As reported by The NPD Group's Mat Piscatella, even though the PS5 broke those records, the Nintendo Switch was still the best-selling hardware platform in November 2020 in units sold, extending its streak for a record 24 consecutive month. As for Xbox Series X/S, even though they did not set any records, Piscatella notes that they also "immediately and completely sold out." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/call-of-duty-cold-war-warzone-season-one-trailer"] As far as games, Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War was November 2020's best-selling game, and has already become the best-selling game of 2020 year-to-date, beating out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This is the 13th consecutive year that a Call of Duty game has been the best-selling game of its launch month. In November 2007, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock surpassed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's sales to take the #1 spot. Assassin's Creed Valhalla took the number two spot and achieved the highest launch month sales for an Assassin's Creed game since Assassin's Creed III in 2012. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales followed at number three and had the second highest launch month sales of any superhero game on PlayStation platforms in U.S. history, trailing only behind Marvel's Spider-Man. The full list of November 2020's top 20 best-selling games is as follows; [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/08/ps5-reviews-one-month-later-the-review-crew"]

November 2020's Best-Selling Games

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2. Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
4. Madden NFL 21
5. NBA 2K21
6. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
7. Watch Dogs: Legion
8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9. FIFA 21
10. Demon's Souls
11. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
12. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
13. Just Dance 2021
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
15. Luigi's Mansion 3
16. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
17. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
18. Marvel's Avengers
19. Mortal Kombat 11
20. Ghost of Tsushima

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] PlayStation 5's DualSense controller achieved the highest launch month unit and dollar sales for a gamepad in U.S. history. As a whole, consumers spent a November record $7.0 billion, 35% higher than November 2019. Year-to-date spending is at $44.5 billion, 22% higher than the same time period in 2019. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

In conjunction with its packed Disney Investors Day, Disney updated its larger slate of theatrical release dates, including adjustments for the Ryan Reynolds-starring Free Guy, The King's Man, and more. Of course, the changes to Disney's slate also included all the announced release dates for big upcoming Marvel films like Black Panther 2, Captain Marvel 2, and more. After Free Guy's delay out of December, it will now be released on May 21, 2021, while Death on the Nile, also delayed out of 2020, will be released on September 17, 2021. The full list of updates includes: [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"]

• THE KING’S MAN moves to 3/12/21

• ANTLERS is now Unset
• RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON moves to 3/5/21
• FREE GUY is now dated on 5/21/21
• DEATH ON THE NILE is now dated on 9/17/21
• UNTITLED 20TH CENTURY previously dated on 9/10/21 moves to 2/11/22
• ENCANTO is the updated title of UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION dated on 11/24/21
• THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER moves to 5/6/22
• TURNING RED is the updated title of UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION dated on 3/11/22
• BLACK PANTHER 2 moves to 7/8/22
• LIGHTYEAR is the updated title of UNTITLED PIXAR ANIMATION dated on 6/17/22
• CAPTAIN MARVEL 2 moves to 11/11/22
• UNTITLED 20TH CENTURY previously dated on 11/11/22 is removed from schedule

• ROGUE SQUADRON is the updated title of UNTITLED STAR WARS dated on 12/22/23

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/hayden-christensen-returns-a-rogue-squadron-movie-announced-and-more-star-wars-news"] Disney's Investors Day was filled with more than just release date confirmations, though - various new projects from Lucasfilm, Marvel, Pixar, Disney Animation and more were announced throughout the presentation. Among the biggest reveals were the confirmation that a Fantastic Four movie is officially in development with Spider-Man director Jon Watts, Wonder Woman's Patty Jenkins will direct a Star Wars: Rogue Squadron movie, and Pixar is producing a Buzz Lightyear Origin film starring Chris Evans. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jonathon Dornbush is IGN's Senior News Editor, host of Podcast Beyond!, and PlayStation lead. Talk to him on Twitter @jmdornbush.

The Callisto Protocol - the new sci-fi horror from the creator of Dead Space - is definitely set in the universe of PUBG. We just don't quite know how right now. Announced at The Game Awards 2020, The Callisto Protocol comes from Glen Schofield and his new studio Striking Distance, a developer set up specifically to create a "narrative experience" within the world of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. However, when the Callisto Protocol was shown off, the game looked far more like Dead Space than PUBG. However, speaking to IGN, a spokesperson for Striking Distance confirmed that the game is indeed that same narrative experience, and connected to PUBG - but wouldn't say exactly how. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/the-callisto-protocol-announcement-trailer"] That connection could be very interesting - PUBG's background narrative has gotten increasingly in-depth over time (including an appearance from Jonathan Frakes among many other things), but Callisto Protocol is set on one of Jupiter's moons in the year 2320, whereas the battle royale is based around the story of a multi-billionaire that organises mercenary battles in his razed fictional homeland. This could be an interesting one to explain. We've definitely spotted some Dead Space connections in the new game, and we've also had thoughts about how to turn PUBG into a narrative game - but neither crosses over quite yet. We'll let you know more as soon as we find it out. The Callisto Protocol was one of many, many new announcements last night - here's everything announced and revealed at The Game Awards 2020. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/is-the-callisto-protocol-the-dead-space-successor-weve-been-waiting-for-rewind-theater"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

IGN's very happy to be able to reveal a brand new level coming to Fall Guys in Season 3 - welcome to Tundra Run. Adding to Fall Guys' set of races, this is a rush to qualify by crossing the finish line, but offers perhaps one of the cruellest obstacle courses in the game so far. You can check out a gameplay video below: [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/fall-guys-season-3-exclusive-tundra-run-level-reveal"] Tundra Run offers major choices about how to proceed through it, each with pros and cons. In all, the level will have you:

• Climbing a narrow, chicaning hill while trying to avoid growing, cannon-fired snowballs.
• Passing through a set of presents that fire giant boxing gloves (or creeping around the narrow ledges behind them.
• Climbing a steep hill, assisted by a fan.
• Jumping over a set of boxing glove presents, or crossing longer, icy, obstacle strewn paths around them.
• Climbing a hill covered in pinball-like flippers that shoot you backwards through the level, while a moving fan also blows you back down.
• Using a set of flippers to reach small floating flippers, which also feature flippers to send you over the obstacle-guarded finishing line (or plummeting to your doom).

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/06/fall-guys-ultimate-knockout-review"] It is, quite frankly, a mean-looking race, and seems to be another step up in the skill levels required after players have mastered the Season 1 and 2 stages. Tundra Run marks one of a several new levels being added in the Winter-themed Season 3 - and stick with IGN for more exclusive drops of the new content. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

The Acolyte, Leslye Headland's mysterious new Star Wars series, has sparked some theories about Darth Plagueis and the Sith Order. During the Disney Investor Day presentation on Thursday, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy shared a few details about Leslye Headland's upcoming Star Wars project, The Acolyte. While plot specifics were not given for the female-centric Disney+ series, Kennedy revealed that the "mystery thriller" focuses on the "shadowy secrets and emergent dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic era." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-upcoming-star-wars-movie&captions=true"] The High Republic era, which is going to be explored further in Lucasfilm's multi-pronged publishing initiative, takes place hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga. The Acolyte is set in the "final days" of this era, so fans have been speculating over which characters might make an appearance in the new series, with some even wondering whether we could see a live-action debut from Darth Plagueis. As noted by Den of Geek, Plageuis was born sometime between 147 and 120 BBY in the classic Legends continuity, making him at least 20 years old during this era, which ended in 100 BBY. Even though it's unclear how this matches up with Disney canon, fans expressed their excitement over the prospect of seeing more of Plagueis' origins and the rumblings of the Sith leading into the prequels.

Early thought:

They said #TheAcolyte takes place near the end of the #HighRepublic Era. Is it a show from the Sith’s perspective as they try to rise again? Maybe The Acolyte is the master of Darth Plagueis? pic.twitter.com/Mm1vOtOTVl — patrickthehutt (@patrickthehutt) December 11, 2020

I'm most excited for this. Sounds like it will be told from the prospective of the Sith. Could we see Darth Plagueis and Darth Tenebrous? How do they stay hidden from the Jedi. If a Jedi does findout about them do they simply kill them or do a force mind wipe or something? https://t.co/jQTWxNf6dp

— Rodian Ryan (@RodianRyan) December 11, 2020

I really guess so. Acolyte is often use for the Sith underlings. Or a agent for the Sith. There is a opening for it to include Darth Plagueis and/or his master. But it can also be earlier. Its about mystery, its a thriller, and emerging dark side powers. Hyped up for real :)

— Niklas Wilfer (@NWilfer88) December 11, 2020

By definition, an acolyte is a person who "assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties," which could refer to the Jedi or those who possess the "emergent dark side powers." Whether that's Plagueis or the Sith remains to be seen, but we do know that there are plenty of other challenges and enemies present during this period, including the Drengir and the Nihil. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/02/27/star-wars-the-high-republic-explained"] The opening crawl for the upcoming High Republic publishing initiative provided fans with an early insight into the state of the galaxy during this era. The text teased a time of peace, hope, and prosperity in a "magnificent renaissance" that becomes endangered by a "frightening new adversary" who threatens to disrupt the harmony of the Jedi heroes. If you want to learn more about this largely unexplored period, read our explainer about Star Wars' ever-growing mythos. Or, if you want to find out more about some of the other projects that were discussed at the Disney Investor Day presentation, check out our complete round-up of every movie and TV show announced at the event. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

Multiple members of the teams that worked on the original Mass Effect Trilogy have returned to BioWare and are working on the new installment in the series officially announced last night at The Game Awards. On Twitter, Mass Effect Project Director Mike Gamble singled out narrative designer Dusty Everman (Mass Effect 1, 2, 3, Andromeda) and Parrish Ley (Mass Effect 1, 2, 3) as two of those who had left BioWare, and returned to work on the new Mass Effect project. Gamble adds that "there are more" ex-Bioware developers returning for the new game, and explains "We've heard what Mass Effect means to you." While they've remained at BioWare, Gamble also points out that original Mass Effect art director Derek Watts, and programmer/designer Brenon Holmes are part of the new team. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/11/mass-effect-new-installment-announcement-trailer"] After the less well-received Mass Effect: Andromeda, and departure of BioWare general manager and Mass Effect director Casey Hudson, the future of Mass Effect could have been seen to be moving in something of an unknown direction, with a new team in place. Gamble appears to be attempting to counter that assumption by showing the direct line between teams on the much-loved original trilogy and new game. That's held up somewhat by the appearance of the Mass Effect Trilogy's Liara T'Soni in the teaser trailer for the new game. BioWare has already stated that the next Mass Effect game will have a "veteran team". Mass Effect was one of many, many new announcements last night - here's everything announced and revealed at The Game Awards 2020. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red has seen its stock price fall in the days around the game’s launch, with a steep decline of 29%. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, shares are currently priced at PLN (Polish złoty) 313.9, down from PLN 443 on December 4. The decline is likely due to the release and press coverage revealing that Cyberpunk 2077 suffers from a plethora of bugs and glitches, and has notably poor performance on previous generation consoles. Such issues have spread widely via social media. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/12/10/why-cyberpunk-2077-should-not-get-a-pass-on-last-gens-failures"] Share prices appear to have dropped since the embargo on reviews was lifted. A few days later, the release of the game did little to counterbalance the fall, with shares on December 10 slipping from PLN 390.6 to PLN 362. That’s a 7.3% decrease. CD Projekt Red experienced an all-time high in share price back in August, with a share price of PLN 460.8 and a total market cap of 42.5 billion złoty. Overtime that has declined around the announcement of major issues, such as the reports of the studio enforcing mandatory crunch and a delay for Cyberpunk 2077. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=cyberpunk-2077-pc-gameplay-screenshots&captions=true"] While stock may have declined, CD Projekt Red has generated a huge amount of sales for Cyberpunk 2077; the game sold eight million copies before it even released. With over one million concurrent users on day one, it was Steam’s highest peak for a single player game. If you’re starting out on your Cyberpunk 2077 journey, don’t forget that we’ve got all the help you could need; check out our Night City map to plan your missions and visit our Cyberpunk 2077 walkthrough if you need a guide for the quests. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer.