CD Projekt Red is treating a fan who created a social media moment at Microsoft’s E3 2019 press conference to a free copy of Cyberpunk 2077. And it all revolves around–who else?–Keanu Reeves.

After a cinematic trailer that revealed Reeves appears as a character in Cyberpunk, the actor took the stage to talk about his involvement with the project. At one point he called the future-city “breathtaking,” at which point an excited fan shouted back, “you’re breathtaking!” Reeves responded in kind, creating a sweet moment that immediately went viral.

The shouter was Peter Sark, a YouTuber who tweeted about the event. The official account for Cyberpunk replied informing Sark that his call-out had earned a free copy of the Collector’s Edition.

The Collector’s Edition retails for $250 and includes a lot of physical and digital items, including a metal pin set, a statue of the game’s protagonist, sticker bomb set, game soundtrack, digital art book, and more. Check our Cyberpunk 2077 pre-order guide for more details.

Be sure to keep up with all the moments from E3 with our full E3 press conference schedule.

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In one of the more surprising pieces of E3 2019 news thus far, CD Projekt Red announced that action movie star Keanu Reeves has a role in Cyberpunk 2077. His character, Johnny Silverhand, was revealed in a slick new trailer for the ambitious RPG, and CD Projekt Red later confirmed the character is “key” to the story, which suggests we may see a lot of him in our time in Night City.

Reeves did the voice work and motion-capture for his Cyberpunk 2077 character, and he looks pretty fantastic. That wasn’t always the case. Reeves also appeared in the 2005 video game The Matrix: Path of Neo, and, well, his character model was not as highly detailed due to graphics being what they were back then.

Take a look for yourself in the image below, which was created by Reddit Juxtaposed_Reality and posted to the /r/games subreddit.

Keanu Reeves is having quite a year. He starred in the box office smash John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, while he also has a cheeky role in the new Netflix movie Always Be My Maybe. On top of that, Reeves voices a character in this month’s Toy Story 4.

After years of development, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally releasing on April 16, 2020 across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In other news, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the game’s PC edition is digital-only in North America.

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During the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite will be a launch title for next-generation Xbox, which is codenamed Project Scarlett. Any time a new Halo game is released it is a big deal, but news that Halo Infinite is a launch title for the new console platform is especially noteworthy.

That’s because Halo hasn’t been a launch title for new Xbox hardware since all the way back in 2001 when Halo: Combat Evolved was released alongside the original Xbox.

Halo 2 was released in 2004, a year prior to the launch of the Xbox 360 in 2005. Halo 3 was released in 2007, which was a full six years before the Xbox One came out in 2013. Halo 5 launched in October 2015, two years into the Xbox One’s lifecycle. Halo Infinite, however, will launch day and date with the new Xbox Scarlett.

Halo Infinite will be playable on the entire Xbox family of devices, as well as PC. That means it’ll also play on Xbox One S and Xbox One X. Given the incredible specs of the new Scarlett system, Halo Infinite is likely to look and play best on that system (at least on console; PC players can crank it up as high as their PC will allow).

Halo Infinite being a launch title may help improve sales of the next-generation Xbox. However, unlike with previous console generations, older hardware is also supported so people will not need to buy the new Scarlett console to play it.

Project Scarlett is the name of Microsoft’s wider plan for next-generation consoles, according to Brad Sams. The console discussed during the Xbox E3 briefing is the one that’s codenamed Anaconda, according to Sams, while a lower-spec model known under the working title Lockhart is also reportedly in the works.

The original Halo was instrumental in helping the OG Xbox get off the ground, and Microsoft may be looking for Halo Infinite to be similarly important for Scarlett. Halo Infinite runs on a brand-new engine, Slipspace, and Microsoft might be looking to Halo Infinite to be a showcase of what the engine is capable of achieving, though this only speculation.

The new Halo Infinite trailer focused on the game’s story. We saw Master Chief in a tough spot before he gets rebooted–but without Cortana. The game is a “spiritual reboot,” so it remains to see what kind of story it will tell. But we do know Master Chief is the focus of it.

It might be a while before we see and learn more about Halo Infinite. Developer 343 Industries says it will stay dark until E3 2020 where it plans to talk about Halo Infinite more. It is always possible plans could change, but that seems to be the plan for now.

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One of the best, most surprising, and refreshing reveals so far at E3 2019 has been the news that action movie star Keanu Reeves has a role in CD Projekt Red’s hugely anticipated role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077. Now, we’ve learned a little more about Reeves’ role in the ambitious new RPG from the creators of The Witcher.

Reeves plays the character Johnny Silverhand. He’s described by CD Projekt Red as a “legendary rockerboy” who gets his name from the fact that he has a robotic, silver arm. Silverhand is a “key” character in Cyberpunk 2077, so we may see a lot of him.

Reeves not only provided the voice and likeness of Silverhand, but he also performed full-body motion capture. This means Silverhand will look and act like Reeves. That’s good news, because as behind-the-scenes John Wick training videos have shown, Reeves is a talented actor who commits to his craft to ensure the best possible result.

In the new Cyberpunk 2077 trailer from E3, Silverhand says, “Wake the f**k up, Samurai, we have a city to burn.” You can re-watch Reeves’ on-stage appearance from E3 in the video embed above.

In Cyberpunk 2020, which Cyberpunk 2077 is loosely based on, Johnny Silverhand is a singer and guitarist who has seen better days.

After years of development, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally releasing on April 16, 2020 across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In other news, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that the game’s PC edition is digital-only in North America.

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