Cyberpunk 2077 Apology Parodies
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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).
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.
Spread
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).
— Dolan Dark (@DolanDark) June 18, 2020
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.
![OK I made a cyberpunk apology generator foone 000 @Foone OK I made a cyberpunk apology generator. It's a hacked up death generator designed to make an image that looks like cd project red is apologizing. I thought I'd hack this together real quick while the meme is ongoing. Play with it here: foone.github.io/Cyberpunk2077A... Dear gamers. I'm sorry our game didn't come out bug-free after months of crunch. We'll whip our workers harder and keep crunching through chrimbas until we get this stupid game working enough to stop losing money off it. CD PORJEKT RED 2:33 AM - Dec 19, 2020 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/971/234/a19.jpg)
Various Examples
![It wasn’t my intention 345009 H64 GOUVERNEMENT Liberté Égalité Fraternité it wasn't my intention but i have been tested positive for being french. sorry for the trouble](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/926/088/10c.jpeg)
![Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed Again?? CODE INEWSIA 345U0S.64 2077 We're no strangers to love You know the rules and do IA full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert Never gon make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Thank you, Marcin Iwiński Adam Badowski CD PROJEKT RED CO-FOUNDER HEAD OF STUDIO](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/885/760/038.jpg)
Template
![Cyberpunk Delay / Apology Message Template CODE = (NEWS) A 345009. 8 66 4 207 7 Hey everyone, CD PROJEKT RED](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/926/086/5a5.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @CDPROJEKTRED
[2] Twitter – @CyberpunkGame
[3] Twitter – @CyberpunkGame
[4] Twitter – @CyberpunkGame
[5] Twitter – @_stickfab_
[6] Twitter – @_stickfab_
[8] Twitter – @DolanDark
[9] Reddit – I can‘t handle this anymore
[10] Twitter – @LightTophat
[12] Twitter – @ArcSystemWorksU
[13] Twitter – @PAYDAYGame
[15] Github – CYBERPUNK 2077 GENERATOR
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