CD Projekt RED has issued an apology, after it was found the Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 features a remarkably complete array of anti-Russian references. These vary from prominently featured graffiti all the way in which to area of interest terminology that may largely be unfamiliar to anybody not from Ukraine or the encircling international locations.

These sentiments are notably not prevalent all through all variations of Cyberpunk 2077. These had been discovered within the Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077, which not too long ago went reside alongside the two.0 replace. The job was given to the Ukrainian firm SBT Localization, per the sport’s credit. It’s additionally price noting that CDPR has been vocal in regards to the warfare up to now, taking actions that embrace halting gross sales in Russia.

“The discharge model of Ukrainian localization of Cyberpunk 2077 options parts of dialogues that may be thought of offensive by Russian players,” stated CD Projekt Crimson in a translated assertion given to IGN. “These traces haven’t been written by CD Projekt Crimson workers and don’t characterize our views. We’re working to provide right traces and substitute them within the subsequent replace.”

Localization supervisor Mariia Strilchuk offered a follow-up assertion, which was additionally offered to IGN:

“I’d prefer to make clear relating to the corrections to the Ukrainian localization. They discuss with the traces the place the interpretation misplaced its unique which means, together with sure references to the Russian-Ukrainian warfare. Our assist to Ukraine stays unchanged, however we desire to point out it via constructive actions.”

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun contacted the organizers of Indie Cup, a Kyiv-based recreation pageant, to assist nail down a number of the most egregious examples of anti-Russian sentiments within the new replace’s Ukrainian translation. From the seems of it, there’s completely no scarcity of stuff to uncover.

In accordance with Indie Cup’s Arsenii Tarasov, the unique English dialogue “We’re fucking via” obtained translated to “Go fuck your self in the identical path as the ship did.” Equally, an in-game police officer’s “Couldn’t all these assholes chunk it out within the Badlands?” became “Couldn’t all this rusnia chunk it out within the Badlands?” Rusnia, in line with Tarasov, is a Ukrainian derogatory time period used to reference Russians.

All of those, together with in-game graffiti of Crimea with the Ukrainian insignia slapped on prime of it, is prone to get eliminated quickly, if CDPR is to be believed.