Cyberpunk 2077 is out and it sure is a video game! In this episode, Maria takes off her historian hat, puts on the gamer socks, and talks about what the game did right, what the game did wrong, and why QA teams are highly undervalued in video game development! All without any meaningful spoilers!

Music: Cabaret by Kai Engel

Bella Blondeau’s article at The Gamer

Interview with Kasia Redesuik at Eurogamer

Charlie Hall’s interview with Redesuik at Polygon

Anthony Gramuglia’s article at CBR

Riley MacLeod’s piece at Kotaku