Star Citizen: Will big budget space game satisfy its backers
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:11 am
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So, it's no small achievement that Star Citizen's creator says he has raised more than $108m (ï¿¡75m) to develop the title via online crowdfunding campaigns.
In fact, it makes the sci-fi space simulator the biggest crowdfunded project of all time.
Not bad considering its creator, Chris Roberts, had originally hoped to raise about a tenth of the amount.That would have funded a much smaller game than Star Citizen has evolved into, Roberts told the BBC.
Gamers can become a pirate, a trader or a mercenary among other roles
"I never thought we would raise the money we have, I was going to start more contained and over time its sort of filled out," he said.But with the title running years behind its originally announced schedule, he has still to prove he can meet the backers' expectations.
Roberts is famous among video game fans for the popular 1990's spaceship combat Wing Commander series.The popularity of these games built Roberts a huge fan base, which dug into its own pockets to fund his new PC game.
The Wing Commander games had cut scenes featuring the Star Wars actor Mark Hamill
Roberts' development company is called Cloud Imperium. It operates four studios spread across three different countries (the US, UK and Germany), all working to realise Star Citizen's grand vision.Welcome to CITIZENCREDITSAH.COM Store! We are Star Citizen Credits seller. You can to buy Cheap Star Citizen Credits, Star Citizen Items and Star Citizen Powerleveling at here.
It's what's known as a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, which allows the player to pilot space ships, big and small, and even become part of the crew on huge vessels.The universe is planned to be a huge explorable sandbox. Players should be able to engage in first-person combat, spaceship racing, visiting and exploring space stations and planets.
So, it's no small achievement that Star Citizen's creator says he has raised more than $108m (ï¿¡75m) to develop the title via online crowdfunding campaigns.
In fact, it makes the sci-fi space simulator the biggest crowdfunded project of all time.
Not bad considering its creator, Chris Roberts, had originally hoped to raise about a tenth of the amount.That would have funded a much smaller game than Star Citizen has evolved into, Roberts told the BBC.
Gamers can become a pirate, a trader or a mercenary among other roles
"I never thought we would raise the money we have, I was going to start more contained and over time its sort of filled out," he said.But with the title running years behind its originally announced schedule, he has still to prove he can meet the backers' expectations.
Roberts is famous among video game fans for the popular 1990's spaceship combat Wing Commander series.The popularity of these games built Roberts a huge fan base, which dug into its own pockets to fund his new PC game.
The Wing Commander games had cut scenes featuring the Star Wars actor Mark Hamill
Roberts' development company is called Cloud Imperium. It operates four studios spread across three different countries (the US, UK and Germany), all working to realise Star Citizen's grand vision.Welcome to CITIZENCREDITSAH.COM Store! We are Star Citizen Credits seller. You can to buy Cheap Star Citizen Credits, Star Citizen Items and Star Citizen Powerleveling at here.
It's what's known as a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, which allows the player to pilot space ships, big and small, and even become part of the crew on huge vessels.The universe is planned to be a huge explorable sandbox. Players should be able to engage in first-person combat, spaceship racing, visiting and exploring space stations and planets.