{"id":572,"date":"2026-07-29T00:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=572"},"modified":"2026-07-29T00:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:06:36","slug":"a-cyberpunk-spin-off-brawler-might-be-happening-at-wayforward-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=572","title":{"rendered":"A Cyberpunk Spin-Off Brawler Might Be Happening At WayForward \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As CD Projekt Red continues working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/cyberpunk-2077-sequel-release-date-trailer-story\/1100-6526333\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyberpunk 2<\/a>, the company could have a spin-off title to tide over fans in the meantime. <a href=\"https:\/\/mp1st.com\/news\/report-cd-projekt-red-partnered-with-shantae-devs-on-a-2-5d-cyberpunk-edgerunners-brawler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP1st<\/a> reports that a former <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendo.fandom.com\/wiki\/WayForward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WayForward<\/a> employee&#8217;s portfolio revealed information on a game project codenamed Gemini that relates to the Netflix series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-review-a-hugely-successful-netflix-anime\/1900-6417956\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The status of the Cyberpunk spin-off game at WayForward is unclear, though the report claims research and development was underway from 2025 into this year. Project Gemini was apparently planned to be &#8220;a rollback-driven&#8221; 2.5D beat-&#8217;em-up. Other details included by the former developer include &#8220;rollback-safe architecture&#8221; and &#8220;online transport integration,&#8221; per MP1st&#8211;strongly implying online multiplayer as a feature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-context='{ \"core\": { \"image\": { \"initialized\": true } } }' class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ref-id=\"1833874\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.core.image.showLightbox\" style=\"cursor: zoom-in\" height=\"576\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wfwlogo.jpg?w=636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1833874\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MP1st reports this was an &#8220;internal project logo&#8221; at WayForward, found from a former employee&#8217;s portfolio for the Cyberpunk spin-off game. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also notes that WayForward had an unannounced Unreal Engine 5 title in the works on a licensed franchise last year. However, development on that project was supposedly halted in September 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WayForward has a history with licensed games and brawlers, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/videos\/river-city-girls-shouldnt-be-skipped\/2300-6450926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">River City Girls<\/a>. The developer is probably best known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/shantae-5-is-now-shantae-and-the-seven-sirens-here\/1100-6469135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Shantae series<\/a> and was also behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/review-roundup-for-advance-wars-12-re-boot-camp\/1100-6513388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp<\/a> on Nintendo Switch. Other notable games from the company include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/contra-4-review\/1900-6183645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra 4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/the-mummy-demastered-review\/1900-6416797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mummy Demastered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/cyberpunk-edgerunners-2-new-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the second season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is set to release this fall<\/a> on Netflix. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/the-witcher-company-cd-projekt-is-now-cd-projekt-red-not-to-be-confused-with-cd-projekt-red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CD Projekt became CD Projekt Red<\/a>, which might be a bit confusing. 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MP1st reports that a former WayForward employee&#8217;s portfolio revealed information on a game project codenamed Gemini that relates to the Netflix series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. 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