Star Citizen is reshuffling its roadmap, as the developers behind the ambitious, crowdfunded project have come to the realisation that the current one no longer represents reality. Now having admitted that its roadmap is out of date, the studio has offered an explanation for what will be happening next. This …
Read More »Star Citizen becomes most expensive video game ever
Based on what we know, Cloud Imperium Games has raised roughly $363 million for Star Citizen...
Read More »Star Citizen will be free to play for 10 days, starting this Friday
Robert Space Industries is giving gamers the chance to play Star Citizen for free, for a limited time only. In celebration of “Invictus Launch Week”, Star Citizen will be free to play starting May 22nd, until June 1st. During the Invictus Launch Week, you will be allowed to try an …
Read More »Star Citizen is getting survival mechanics
Star Citizen is still pretty far away from a final release but good progress is continuing to be made. This week, the development team revealed their plans for survival mechanics, with systems for eating, drinking and maintaining body temperature. Inside Star Citizen is a developer diary series from Cloud Imperium, …
Read More »Crytek and Star Citizen devs reportedly settle legal dispute
Over the last couple of years, Crytek has been suing Cloud Imperium Games over a license dispute. Just last month, Crytek attempted to have the case temporarily dismissed, allowing the company to come back and re-file its complaint once Star Citizen and its single-player component, Squadron 42, were released. CIG …
Read More »Cloud Imperium Games calls for lawsuit to be dismissed, claims Crytek is attention seeking
The back and forth between Crytek and Cloud Imperium Games continues. Recently, Crytek filed to have its lawsuit against CIG dismissed without prejudice, allowing the company to wait for Squadron 42 to release before re-filing the lawsuit again. Cloud Imperium Games has since filed a response, labelling Crytek’s lawsuit as …
Read More »Crytek moves to temporarily dismiss lawsuit against Star Citizen studio
Back in late 2017, we learned that Crytek was suing Cloud Imperium Games over a licensing dispute. The dispute came into play after CIG switched from using the CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Crytek claims CIG undersold CryEngine’s impact and used it in two games without permission. CIG has always maintained that …
Read More »Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 single-player campaign gets new teaser trailer
While we didn’t learn anything new about Squadron 42 during CitizenCon last month, Cloud Imperium Games didn’t want to end 2019 without showing something new. Star Citizen’s ambitious single-player campaign now has a new visual teaser, highlighting a lot of new environments. The trailer is over three minutes long and …
Read More »Star Citizen’s massive 3.8 update is now rolling out
Star Citizen’s annual convention took place last month, bringing along a ton of exciting announcements for the game. At the time, we learned about some technical changes coming to the game to further improve optimisation, in addition to new gameplay features and content. Now, Star Citizen’s massive 3.8 update is …
Read More »Star Citizen has made over $250 million in crowdfunding so far
This time last year, Star Citizen officially crossed $208 million in lifetime crowdfunding. Now, to cap off 2019, Star Citizen has crossed a new milestone, with $250 million made to date spread across almost two and a half million backers. So far, 2,448,842 people have backed Star Citizen during its …
Read More »Star Citizen is getting a bunch of tech improvements, new gameplay mechanics and a new PvP mode
Star Citizen’s annual convention kicked off this weekend and as usual, Cloud Imperium Games had a ton of exciting announcements lined up for the occasion. Optimisation and tech changes are coming to further improve the game, which will aid in the release of new story missions, a new game mode, …
Read More »Star Citizen’s latest ‘Free Fly’ event kicks off on Sunday
It has been a few months since Star Citizen last had a ‘free fly’ week, with the previous one arriving over the Summer. Now, to celebrate this year’s CitizenCon event, Star Citizen will be free to play again, starting on the 24th of November through to the 5th of December. …
Read More »Star Citizen is free to play again this week
It has been a few months since Star Citizen last had a ‘free fly’ week. The last one occurred in late 2018 and brought in an extra $7 million in crowd funding. Now, Crowd Imperium Games is looking to draw even more people in. Following on from the game’s 3.5 …
Read More »Star Citizen finally allows playable women among the ranks in character customisation overhaul
Star Citizen has already led quite a lengthy 8-year-long development, with a number of features still yet to arrive to the ambitious space simulator. Alpha 3.5 is set to land this weekend and while the team at Cloud Imperium Games will be dropping a number of new ships, weapons and …
Read More »Star Citizen developer aims to Beta test single-player Squadron 42 in 2020
Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) has had quite the lucrative year, with Star Citizen breaching the $200 million milestone and launching its first planet, Hurston. In an end-of-year letter, CEO Chris Roberts revealed that CIG had secured an addition private investment of $46 million, as well as launched its Squadron 42 …
Read More »Cloud Imperium Games granted motion to dismiss in lawsuit with Crytek
Last year, Crytek launched a lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games, claiming that the Star Citizen studio misused the CryEngine and breached a licensing agreement. This all came to light after Star Citizen switched from CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Now almost a year later, it looks like the legal situation …
Read More »Star Citizen’s free week brought in an extra $7 million in funding
The end of November was huge for Robert Space Industries, not only did Star Citizen fans get access to a new build of the game, but the game went free for a week, giving anyone a chance to jump in and try things out. That venture seems to have paid …
Read More »There’s still time to catch Star Citizen’s free-to-play week
Update (26/11/18): Star Citizen is now half-way through its free week, allowing players to try 70+ ships on a rotating schedule. Unfortunately 18 ships under Anvil Aerospace and Roberts Space Industries have come and gone, but there’s still plenty to check out ahead of November 30th. Those interested simply need …
Read More »Star Citizen’s celebrity-clad Squadron 42 trailer boosts crowdfunding by over $1m
Cloud Imperium Games pushed its Alpha 3.3 into Star Citizen’s public test servers last week, alongside debuting the most complete trailer for its celebrity-filled Squadron 42 single-player campaign yet. Over the next few days, the developer saw a steady flow of income as the game received another $1 million in …
Read More »Star Citizen developer shows off its star-studded Squadron 42 campaign
Cloud Imperium’s single-player counterpart to Star Citizen is debatably just as ambitious as the main game, resulting in a lengthy development. Fortunately, the developer is finally ready to showcase its star-studded epic, releasing a trailer at this year’s CitizenCon. Squadron 42 is set to be a more linear, cinematic experience …
Read More »Star Citizen prompts pay-to-win concerns after removing in-game currency cap
Developer Cloud Imperium Games has come under fire for its decision to remove the cap on the amount of in-game currency that players could accumulate in Star Citizen, with suggestions that the game is now pay-to-win. Although the amount of United Earth Credits (UEC) that players can purchase with real …
Read More »Star Citizen backer denied claim for $4,500 refund
Back in 2016, a dissatisfied backer of Star Citizen managed to claim full refund of $3,000 from developer Cloud Imperium Games after filing a complaint with the District Attorney of Los Angeles. As much as this was thought to have set a precedent, breaching the 14-day Kickstarter refund period, a …
Read More »Star Citizen’s $27,000 Legatus Pack includes nearly every ship
Star Citizen is the most successful crowdfunded project in history, raising over $186 million since the space simulator went live in 2012. Those with a little more pocket change can continue to help Cloud Imperium Games, as the developer has now introduced the Legatus Pack, a $27,000 bundle that contains …
Read More »Cloud Imperium Games makes sure you can’t keep the ships you steal in Star Citizen
Star Citizen is set to give players a class of freedom previously unseen in almost any title in the current market with a plethora of outlined mechanics at play. One of which allows you to steal the ships of other players, but as developer Cloud Imperium Games has revealed, you …
Read More »Star Citizen studio files to have Crytek lawsuit dismissed, responds to license dispute complaints
Around a month ago, we learned that Crytek was suing Cloud Imperium Games over a licensing dispute. The dispute came into play after CIG switched from using the CryEngine to Amazon’s Lumberyard engine. Crytek claims CIG undersold CryEngine’s impact and used it in two games without permission. Now, CIG has …
Read More »Crytek is also targeting lawyer’s conflict of interest in Star Citizen lawsuit
Earlier this week, Crytek began a legal battle with Star Citizen developers, Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries, for misuse of its CryEngine. It seems that the lawsuit is a little more complicated than that, however, as Crytek is also targeting the lawyers that helped negotiate that original agreement. …
Read More »Star Citizen developer responds to Crytek’s lawsuit over misuse of its CryEngine
Developers of ambitious space simulator Star Citizen, Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries have responded to Crytek’s legal action taken against the teams for misuse of its CryEngine. This won’t be the only legal battle that Crytek is embroiled in, as it already has a former employee suing over …
Read More »Star Citizen adds more microtransactions in the form of land licenses
Despite already earning a whopping $168 million from its crowdfunding efforts, developer Cloud Imperium is looking to expand its income for Star Citizen. Now, it is offering plots of in-game land to try and generate more money, acting almost like the players own base. These microtransactions are claim licenses in …
Read More »Star Citizen’s single player campaign won’t be at CitizenCon
Since its delay back in in 2016, Star Citizen fans have been awaiting news on the anticipated single-player campaign, with many expecting an update at this month’s CitizenCon. Unfortunately, the wait will be a little longer according to the developer as Cloud Imperium Games will focus on Squadron 42 later …
Read More »Star Citizen Alpha 3.0 gets limited release for testers
Star Citizen’s sizeable 3.0 update has been elusive to fans, experiencing delay after delay. In a bid to ease the minds of fans, developer Cloud Imperium Games released a video detailing the update’s progress alongside setting a much looser October launch window. While players will continue to have to wait …
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