Mike Pondsmith on Cyberpunk’s journey from paper to prominence

If there’s one lesson Mike Pondsmith can teach, it’s that creators need to bring authenticity to everything. The Cyberpunk creator and Incredible Dream’s Jane Chung Hoffacker sat down to talk Cyberpunk and more at the GamesBeat Summit.

Pondsmith is, in a word, prolific. Though people these days know Cyberpunk through Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, it’s got deep roots in the pen and paper scene. Pondsmith has been creating in that space for over four decades; starting with 1984’s Mekton and running all the way to 2020’s Cyberpunk Red.