{"id":2028914,"date":"2026-07-06T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028914"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:41:10","slug":"the-first-reactions-to-cyberpunk-edgerunners-season-2-are-in-and-cd-projekt-red-and-studio-trigger-seem-to-have-another-winner-on-their-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028914","title":{"rendered":"The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 are in, and CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger seem to have another winner on their hands"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cyberpunk-2077\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Cyberpunk 2077<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 are in, and CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger seem to have another winner on their hands<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Chooms up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Cyberpunk-Edgerunners-S2-trailer_screen-B%26R.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners S2 trailer screenshot - main character in black, white &amp; red\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Cyberpunk-Edgerunners-S2-trailer_screen-B%26R.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Studio Trigger \/ Netflix<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-06T10:41:10+00:00\">July 6, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"c177243e-1a0c-42f8-9d7b-0169323adfa3\" data-name=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Cyberpunk 2077\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\" title=\"Follow Cyberpunk 2077\"><br \/>\n  Follow Cyberpunk 2077<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last week brought us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-season-2-trailer\">the stunning first proper trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2<\/a>, which is introducing and following an all-new cast of characters and storyline (even if we&#8217;re not leaving Night City). Soon after, some lucky fans and members of the press were able to watch its first episode before the season premieres on Netflix in fall 2026.<\/p>\n<p>As explained by <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/anime-expos-world-premiere-of-cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-absolutely-ruled-2000781342\">Gizmodo&#8217;s Isaiah Colbert<\/a>, roughly 6,000 people at Los Angeles&#8217; Crypto Arena watched the season premiere during this year&#8217;s Anime Expo event. He first described the debut episode as &#8220;both a sequel that expands itself outward, weaving a bigger, bolder, ambitious tale, while also feeling viscerally intimate and small-scale&#8221; before calling it &#8220;exhilarating&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mV7451mcw-E?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mV7451mcw-E\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mV7451mcw-E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere, reactions are similar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-episode-1-review\/\">Polygon&#8217;s Ryan Epps<\/a> claimed it&#8217;s a darker tale, with a first chapter that&#8217;s a stunner &#8220;packed with incredible colors, gorgeous framing, and punchy sound design&#8221;. Even if we haven&#8217;t watched it ourselves, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 trailer alone painted a more striking picture than Season 1&#8217;s already stylish and bold presentation. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-shows-cd-projekts-cyberpunk-is-still-worth-fighting-for\">massive success<\/a> has probably emboldened Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red to push things further, which is the ideal way to do some IP expansion while we wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-will-feature-second-city-thats-like-chicago-gone-wrong-says-series-creator\">the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media reactions are similarly positive, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i5atnight\/status\/2073245650364563644?s=20\">some notable comments<\/a> adding intriguing bits from the creatives, like comparisons to Michael Scorsese&#8217;s films when it comes to tone. <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-returns-with-a-season-2-premier-thats-way-more-martin-scorsese-than-michael-bay-2000712575\">Kotaku backed similar claims<\/a>, adding it&#8217;s &#8220;a very different beast from its predecessor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, CDPR&#8217;s global PR director Radek Grabowski <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gamebowski\/status\/2073319690420588699?s=20\">has thanked attendees<\/a> for not recording any footage and trying not to spoil any surprises for all of us stuck waiting a few months.<\/p>\n<p>All the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 news arrived as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sales-total-cd-projekt-red\">Cyberpunk 2077 crossed the 40m sales mark<\/a>, with the rehabilitated action RPG also seeing a new boost in player numbers that has made it reach <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1091500\/charts\/#1y\">a one-year peak on Steam<\/a> of 101,558 concurrent chooms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last week brought us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-netflix-season-2-trailer\">the stunning first proper trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2<\/a>, which is introducing and following an all-new cast of characters and storyline (even if we&#8217;re not leaving Night City). Soon after, some lucky fans and members of the press were able to watch its first episode before the season premieres on Netflix in fall 2026.<\/p>\n<p>As explained by <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/anime-expos-world-premiere-of-cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-absolutely-ruled-2000781342\">Gizmodo&#8217;s Isaiah Colbert<\/a>, roughly 6,000 people at Los Angeles&#8217; Crypto Arena watched the season premiere during this year&#8217;s Anime Expo event. He first described the debut episode as &#8220;both a sequel that expands itself outward, weaving a bigger, bolder, ambitious tale, while also feeling viscerally intimate and small-scale&#8221; before calling it &#8220;exhilarating&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mV7451mcw-E?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mV7451mcw-E\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 | Official Teaser 2<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mV7451mcw-E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere, reactions are similar. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-episode-1-review\/\">Polygon&#8217;s Ryan Epps<\/a> claimed it&#8217;s a darker tale, with a first chapter that&#8217;s a stunner &#8220;packed with incredible colors, gorgeous framing, and punchy sound design&#8221;. Even if we haven&#8217;t watched it ourselves, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 trailer alone painted a more striking picture than Season 1&#8217;s already stylish and bold presentation. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-shows-cd-projekts-cyberpunk-is-still-worth-fighting-for\">massive success<\/a> has probably emboldened Studio Trigger and CD Projekt Red to push things further, which is the ideal way to do some IP expansion while we wait for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-will-feature-second-city-thats-like-chicago-gone-wrong-says-series-creator\">the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Social media reactions are similarly positive, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i5atnight\/status\/2073245650364563644?s=20\">some notable comments<\/a> adding intriguing bits from the creatives, like comparisons to Michael Scorsese&#8217;s films when it comes to tone. <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-returns-with-a-season-2-premier-thats-way-more-martin-scorsese-than-michael-bay-2000712575\">Kotaku backed similar claims<\/a>, adding it&#8217;s &#8220;a very different beast from its predecessor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, CDPR&#8217;s global PR director Radek Grabowski <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gamebowski\/status\/2073319690420588699?s=20\">has thanked attendees<\/a> for not recording any footage and trying not to spoil any surprises for all of us stuck waiting a few months.<\/p>\n<p>All the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 news arrived as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/cyberpunk-2077-sales-total-cd-projekt-red\">Cyberpunk 2077 crossed the 40m sales mark<\/a>, with the rehabilitated action RPG also seeing a new boost in player numbers that has made it reach <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1091500\/charts\/#1y\">a one-year peak on Steam<\/a> of 101,558 concurrent chooms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Cyberpunk 2077 The first reactions to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 are in, and CD Projekt Red and Studio Trigger seem to have another winner on their hands Chooms up. 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