Key moments of Cyberpunk History

  • Blade Runner

  • "Cyberpunk" name first coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story

  • William Gibson starts his Sprawl Trilogy

    Perhaps the most reputable example of cyberpunk in literature
  • "Cybergoth" subculture takes hold in New York and London

    Fashion and dance subculture which draws its inspiration from cyberpunk fiction, as well as rave and gothic subcultures.
  • Deus Ex video game released featuring heavily on the Cyberpunk culture