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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Character Joins GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- In Historic Collaboration

CD PROJEKT RED and Arc System Works proudly announce a joint collaboration which will bring Lucy from the award-winning anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to the acclaimed fighting game GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- as the franchise’s first-ever guest character.


The announcement came during the final day of Evo 2024, the biggest fighting game esports tournament, where the GUILTY GEAR series has long-been a competitive mainstay, with its latest installment -STRIVE- setting a franchise record for bracket entries and recently surpassing 3 million players globally. Arc System Works presented a trailer showcasing everything coming to the game throughout its Season Pass 4, including Lucy from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, who will be entering the ring as the season's final character in 2025. Her addition to the roster will mark the first time that the long-running fighting game series will feature a guest character.

 
 
Lucyna Kushinada, aka Lucy, is one of the main characters of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a critically acclaimed anime set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077, the best-selling video game from CD PROJEKT RED. As a talented netrunner — a combat-ready hacker capable of handling herself in encounters both in and out of cyberspace — she plays an integral role in the series’ thrilling and heart-wrenching story. The addition of her unique skill set to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, which is being created by Arc System Works in close cooperation with series’ producers from CD PROJEKT RED, is bound to shake up the playing field as players get access to her via Season Pass 4 next year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. More information about the 2.5D fighting game’s fourth and final season pass, as well as content release timing, will be released later in the year.


For future updates on Lucy’s upcoming guest appearance in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, follow the game’s official website and social channels. For more information on the world of Cyberpunk 2077, including Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, visit cyberpunk.net and follow the official channels on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
About CD PROJEKT RED

 
CD PROJEKT RED is a game development studio founded in 2002. It develops and publishes video games for PCs and video game consoles. The studio’s flagship titles include the futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077, its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty, and The Witcher series of games, including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and its two expansions. In collaboration with Studio Trigger, CD PROJEKT RED also created the award-winning Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, set in the same universe as the game. Other games developed by the studio include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. Together with GOG.COM, a game store offering hand-picked titles for PC and Mac, CD PROJEKT RED is part of the CD PROJEKT Group. CD PROJEKT S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (ISIN: PLOPTTC00011).

 
About Cyberpunk: Edgerunners


Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is an award-winning Netflix anime series created in collaboration between CD PROJEKT RED and the legendary studio TRIGGER, set in the dystopian world of Cyberpunk 2077. The series tells the story of teenage protagonist David Martinez, who, in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, chooses to take control of his own life by becoming an edgerunner and entering the criminal underworld of Night City. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners tackles a number of difficult topics and raises questions concerning how far you can go in order to overcome your physical and emotional boundaries, and what the pursuit of fame within a city ruled by greed and disrespect for human life can lead to. The series is standalone and has ten episodes.

 
About Cyberpunk 2077


Cyberpunk 2077 is a narrative-driven, open-world RPG set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour, and body modification. The game tells the multilayered, mature story of cyber-enhanced mercenary V. Players are faced with choices and consequences as they customize their character and playstyle, take on jobs, and build their reputation. The game has sold over 25 million copies and won over 200 awards, and is also the inspiration for the award-winning Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, created by CD PROJEKT RED in collaboration with Studio Trigger. Its spy-thriller expansion Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty was released on September 26, 2023. Cyberpunk 2077 is set in the universe of the classic pen & paper RPG system, Cyberpunk 2020.