Cyberpunk 2077 Apology Parodies

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CODE = (NEWS)A 345009.866 4 SyberapaNk 20 7 7 Dear gamers, The Koopalings and I have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom. The Princess is now a permanent guest at one of my seven Koopa Hotels. I dare you to find her, if you can! If you need instructions on how to get through the hotels, check out the enclosed instruction book. -Bowser CD PORJEKT RED

FOONE (NEWS) A 345009. 8 66 4 20 7 7 Dear gamers, We've become aware of an issue that can potentially cause the loss of your save data when entering the hospital map. To prevent this issue from occurring, please follow the steps below: 1. Always enter the hospital through the front doors. Do not use any of the other entrances at this time. 2. After entering, immediately approach the receptionist and follow her directions. 3. Be sure to talk to any doctors you encounter in the corridor. 4. When you arrive at the hospital room, immediately approach the bed that is occupied by a crying woman. If the game should freeze at any point during this process, we recommend pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart your PC. Regards, CD PORJEKT RED

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Cyberpunk 2077 Apology Parodies or Cyberpunk Delay Message Parodies refers to a series of memes which parody the delay announcements of the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077 by using the signature yellow message background for humorous purposes. The format gained popularity on social media following the third delay of the game in late October 2020, and then after series of apologies posted by CDPR following the release.

Origin

On January 16th and June 18th, 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 developer and publisher CD Projekt Red^[1]^[2] announced that the release of the game would be delayed, first moving the release date from April 2020 to September 17th, 2020, and then to November 19th, 2020 (messages shown below).

SyberpUNK 20 7-7 We have important news regarding Cyberpunk 2077's release date we'd like to share with you today. Cyberpunk 2077 won't make the April release window and we're moving the launch date to September 17, 2020. We are currently at a stage where the game is complete and playable, but there's still work to be done. Night City is massive - full of stories, content and places to visit, but due to the sheer scale and complexity of it all, we need more time to finish playtesting, fixing and polishing. We want Cyberpunk 2077 to be our crowning achievement for this generation and postponing launch will give us the precious months we need to make the game perfect. Expect more regular updates on progress as we get closer to the new release date. We're really looking forward to seeing you in Night City, thank you for your ongoing support! Marcin Iwiński Adam Badowski CO-FOUNDER HEAD OF STUDIO CD PROJEKT RED

On October 27th, 2020, after previously stating^[3] that no delays should be expected, CD Projekt Red announced^[4] the third delay, moving the release date to December 10th, 2020.

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On January 16th, following the first announced delay, content maker Stickfab tweeted^[5] the earliest found parody of the delay announcement, gaining over 220 retweets and 4,500 likes in one year (shown below).

Following the July 2020 delay, several similar memes were made by Twitter users, including tweets by content creators Stickfab,^[6] Foekoe^[7] and Dolan Dark^[8] (Dolan Dark's post shown below).

On August 18th, 2020, Redditor^[9] nikifrd posted a Rickroll, replacing the announcement with the lyrics of "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. The post received over 35,200 upvotes and was widely circulated online in the following days.

The parodies did not see viral popularity until October 27th, 2020, when the third delay was announced. On the same day, multiple users on Twitter, VK and other platforms posted memes parodying the delay announcement, using the signature yellow background as an exploitable. For example, on that day, Twitter^[10]^[11] users @LightTophat and @STGHMAAV posted "Ah Shit, Here We Go Again" memes that received over 1,500 retweets and 34,600 likes and 1,100 retweets and 20,400 likes in one day (shown below, left and right).

Also on the same day, Twitter^[12]^[13] accounts for video game developer ArcSystemWorks and video game Payday 2 posted parodies of the delay message, gaining over 10,700 retweets and 44,300 likes and 2,600 retweets and 12,600 likes, respectively.

Cyberpunk 2077 Apology Generator

On December 19th, 2020, American programmer Foone, known for creating Death Generator, announced^[14] the release of Cyberpunk 2077 Apology Generator.^[15] The generator allows to add custom text to a Cyberpunk 2077 apology template.