Polish game maker CD Projekt received a class action lawsuit alleging that the Warsaw-based company lied about the unfinished state of the game to protect its share price.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Central California by New York-based firm Rosen Law Firm, excorates CD Projekt for its recently released Cyberpunk 2077.
The box office game (starring Hollywood star Keanu Reeves in a prominent role) has seen a disastrous release, with gamers and reviewers reporting that the software is virtually unplayable for many with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox consoles. X Series of the current generation.
CD Projekt acted with “a reckless disregard for the truth” when it released its game, failing to inform both investors and customers that it would not be fully finished and playable for many players until at least February, lawyers for Rosen in a statement.
According to reports, the problems were so severe and widespread that Sony was forced to remove it from its PlayStation Store, while Xbox maker Microsoft has offered refunds.
“[Investors] he wouldn’t have bought the company’s stock at the artificially inflated prices they were making, or at all, ”if they had known about the bug game status, according to the lawsuit.
CD Projekt released an apology to players earlier this month for allowing them to “make a more informed decision” about their $ 60 purchase.
The game’s troubled release has dropped CD Projekt shares by 40 percent since early December, when reports of the game’s seemingly unfinished state began to make waves a week before its release.
CD Projekt said this week that it sold 13 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077 between Dec. 10 and 20, down from the 16.4 million units analysts had forecast as video game demand skyrocketed.