CD Projekt Purple has snuck a delicate reference to the unique Witcher recreation into the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 enlargement Phantom Liberty.
The DLC, which arrives on September 26, contains a new space referred to as Dogtown that is led by Colonel Kurt Hansen. This former navy man leads his personal faction of baddies referred to as the Barghest, which additionally occurs to be the ghostly canine monsters from the unique Witcher.
Gamers who picked up 2007’s The Witcher will bear in mind Barghest because the glowing inexperienced canine that haunted Geralt throughout his adventures across the Outskirts of Vizima, and their namesake in Cyberpunk sounds simply as nasty.
“Barghest, which is the faction that is below Hansen, they will knock you round in case you get out of line,” recreation director Gabe Amatangelo advised IGN in a Summer time of Gaming interview (above) “You have to be on edge just a little bit.”
CD Projekt Purple additionally introduced again the Barghest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s Blood and Wine enlargement alongside different traditional beasties just like the Fleder, Garkain, and Archespore.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty enlargement is ready so as to add much more than the Barghest, in fact, together with vehicular fight, a key a part of the Edgerunners anime, and Idris Elba.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.