Key Moments in Cyberpunk History

Blade Runner

Jun 25, 1982

Released in 1982 Blade Runner was created off the back of Phillip K Dick's "Do Adroids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

Cyberpunk

Jan 1, 1983

The cyberpunk name was created by Bruce Bethke when he titled his short story "cyberpunk" in 1983

Neuromancer

Jul 1, 1984

William Gibson - Most famous writer connected to the term "cyberpunk"

Netrunner

Apr 26, 1996

Netrunner is a collectable card game based on the "2020 cyberpunk" role-play game

The Matrix

Mar 31, 1999

A more recent movie released that used cyberpunk elements