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Squadron 42, the single player branch of Star Citizen, has been delayed into 2017. At Citizencon the team at Cloud Imperium Games announced the delay, saying that the campaign would not meet its 2016 release date. While a lot of the technology behind the game is done there are still …
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfunding surpasses $100m
Game’s backers now able to access Alpha 2.0 version of space exploration blockbuster
Read More »VIDEO: Gary Oldman and Mark Hamill lead performance-captured cast for Star Citizen
X Files’ Gillian Anderson, Lord of the Rings’ Andy Serkis and more to appear in crowdfunded hit’s campaign
Read More »Mark Hamill and Gillian Anderson front Star Citizen cast
The actors and actresses behind icons such as Luke Skywalker, Dana Scully and Gollum are among the many stars confirmed as starring in the single player portion of Star Citizen. Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson and Andy Serkis are joined by the likes of Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight, Fifth Element) …
Read More »Is Star Citizen a crowdfunding black hole?
Cloud Imperium CEO Chris Roberts speaks to Develop about the colossal expectations of one of the most expensive, technically challenging and ambitious games ever
Read More »Star Citizen single-player will have ‘top-level movie cast’
Chris Roberts discusses his ambitions for Squadron 42 and spending four months on performance capture
Read More »Star Citizen executive producer departs Cloud Imperium
Star Citizen executive producer Alex Mayberry has quit his position at Cloud Imperium Games, with multiple reports stating the departure is for personal reasons. Games Beatreports Cloud Imperium founder Chris Roberts’ brother Erin Roberts will be tasked with Mayberry’s workload – including the general handling of Star Citizen’s production. Mayberryjoined …
Read More »Chris Roberts reveals secret to Star Citizen’s crowdfunding success
“The big thing is what we didn’t do,” says Cloud Imperium boss
Read More »Chris Roberts: Crowdfunding ‘isn’t really about the money’
Star Citizen funds expected to reach $100m this year
Read More »Star Citizen adds pets as crowdfunding giant tops $65m
Upcoming space sim and undisputed crowdfunding champion of the world Star Citizen has surpassed $65m in total funds received, thanks in part to developer Cloud Imperium’s promise of in-game pets. In a post on the Star Citizen’s official site, creator Chris Roberts revealed that the dev team would implement cats, …
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