Poland's CD Projekt's 'Cyberpunk 2' Enters Preproduction Phase

A bird flies in front of the CD Projekt logo at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland January 21, 2020. (Reuters)
A bird flies in front of the CD Projekt logo at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland January 21, 2020. (Reuters)
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Poland's CD Projekt's 'Cyberpunk 2' Enters Preproduction Phase

A bird flies in front of the CD Projekt logo at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland January 21, 2020. (Reuters)
A bird flies in front of the CD Projekt logo at its headquarters in Warsaw, Poland January 21, 2020. (Reuters)

Poland's biggest game developer CD Projekt said on Wednesday that the next big game set in the Cyberpunk universe, "Cyberpunk 2", has entered the preproduction phase.

"Cyberpunk 2", on which 96 developers were working at the end of April, is a sequel to "Cyberpunk 2077" which debuted in December 2020 and has sold more than 25 million copies so far.

Total sales of Cyberpunk's "Phantom Liberty" expansion have meanwhile surpassed 10 million copies, CD Projekt said.

The company's first-quarter net profit fell 14.1% year-on-year to 86.0 million zlotys due to paying more tax than in the year-earlier period, missing analysts' expectations of 95 million zlotys, as compiled in a Reuters poll.

Revenue for the period was flat at 226.3 million zlotys.

"Cyberpunk 2077" will also be available on the Nintendo Switch 2 when it launches on June 5.

CD Projekt is currently in the production phase of "The Witcher 4", a successor to "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt". The company sold over 60 million copies of "The Witcher 3" so far, which, together with expansions, generated 2.4 billion zlotys of revenue.



Meta Reportedly in Talks over Scale AI Investment that Could Exceed $10 Billion

(FILES) Meta corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
(FILES) Meta corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
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Meta Reportedly in Talks over Scale AI Investment that Could Exceed $10 Billion

(FILES) Meta corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
(FILES) Meta corporate headquarters is seen in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Meta Platforms is in talks to make an investment that could exceed $10 billion in artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.

The terms of the deal were not yet finalized and could still change, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Scale AI declined to comment and Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment outside regular business hours.

Founded in 2016, Scale AI is a data labeling startup backed by tech giants Nvidia, Amazon and Meta.

Last valued at nearly $14 billion, Scale AI also provides a platform for researchers to exchange AI-related information, with contributors in more than 9,000 cities and towns.