Mike Pondsmith was presented with the Jerry Lawson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Black in Gaming awards. This award recognizes his contributions to the gaming industry as a whole and his impact as a Black professional in gaming.

The name and settings of the Cyberpunk universe video game being developed by CD Projekt Red were revealed to be Cyberpunk 2077. Brian Crecente confirmed with the game's creators that Pondsmith was also working on a new edition of Cyberpunk pen and paper RPG game that would evolve the genre.