CD Projekt Red’s Apology and Measures to Address Anti-Russian Content in Ukrainian Localization of Cyberpunk 2077

2023-10-02 11:01:27

“Our support for Ukraine remains unchanged, but we prefer to demonstrate this through positive actions.” Article: Olof Westerberg – Gamereactor.cn The Polish studio behind The Witcher 3 and its newly released expansion Phantom Liberty Cyberpunk 2077 has issued an apology after several players pointed out “anti-Russian content” in Phantom Liberty’s Ukrainian localization. This includes: A gang of bandits called “Russians,” a derogatory term for Russians. Graffiti in Night City hints at Ukraine’s retake of Crimea. The position known as the Slavic Squat in other versions is said to be like the Russians. One line of dialogue roughly translates as “Fuck the ship,” referring to border guard Roman Hribov’s famous statement after sinking a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship in Ukraine.Here’s what CDPR’s global positioning representative Mariaia Sttrilcuk had to say on Twitter about the matter: “I would like to clarify a correction to the Ukrainian localization […]They refer to lines whose original meaning has been lost in translation, including certain references to the Russo-Ukrainian war. Our support for Ukraine remains unchanged, but we prefer to demonstrate this through proactive action. So how did this anti-Russian content emerge? Outsourcing. “The release version of Cyberpunk 2077’s Ukrainian localization features dialogue elements that could be considered offensive by Russian gamers,” global public relations director Radek Grabowski told Rockpapershotgun.[…]These lines were not written by CD Projekt Red staff and do not represent our views. We are working on generating the correct rows and replacing them in the next update. We apologize for this situation and have taken steps to avoid this situation in the future. Source: Gamereactor.cn
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