Games imitate life in the latest PR stunt for the release of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and it's impressive. The designs found in CD Projekt Red's immersive sci-fi role-playing game are quite incredible, and now they're actually a real thing to touch and wear.
The game developer has partnered with exciting Japanese futuristic artist IKEUCHI to create an elegant headpiece for Cyberpunk 2077's in-game pop star Lizzy Wizzy. Night City’s hit-maker is voiced by real life musician Grimes in the game, and now the modified musician is even closer to reality with this impressive IKEUCHI-designed headgear.
"I'm more than honoured to be a part of this collaboration," said IKEUCHI in a statement. "Since my works are often themed around the cyberpunk genre, having an opportunity to work with its leading edge Cyberpunk 2077 means a lot to me. The way my headgear is paired with Lizzy Wizzy in the game is innovative and it gave me new inspiration. I rediscovered the charm of the ever-evolving cyberpunk genre through this collaboration."
The headdress is called Amikiri Sound Cutter and it actually exists, if you're lucky enough to be in Tokyo you can see it in real life during the Phantom Liberty Tour. The design was created by IKEUCHI from a concept by Cyberpunk 2077's art director, Paweł Mielniczuk.
He said at the event, "Collaborating with IKEUCHI was a great privilege and an exhilarating experience. As an admirer of his work for years, I have always been deeply impressed by his creativity. Throughout our collaboration, we discovered shared sources of inspiration, which led us to create an exciting and truly unique item for the Cyberpunk world."
(Image credit: CD Projekt Red)
If you can't get to Tokyo, then you can see the in-game version of this sophisticated design in the game, as Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty releases September 26th. If you've yet to upgrade to a new console to play it, then take a look at our PlayStation 5 versus Xbox Series X comparison to see which is best for you. PC Games may want to upgrade to the latest graphics cards.
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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creativebloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and leading video game title Official PlayStation Magazine. In his early career he wrote for music and film magazines including Uncut and SFX. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on AI, digital art and video game art and tech, and more to Creative Bloq, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5. He's also a keen Cricut user and laser cutter fan, and is currently crafting on Glowforge and xTools M1.
