Star Citizen har nu dragit in hiskeliga 1,38 miljarder kronor

Cloud Imperium Games och Chris Roberts har ju under de senaste åren stått bakom den överlägset största crowdfunding-succén genom alla tänkbara tider. Utvecklingen drog igång redan i februari 2011 och produktionen fortsätter att dra in sluring. Faktum är att man nu nått 1,38 miljarder kronor, vilket är en större utvecklingsbudget än Grand Theft Auto V. Star Citizen är byggt på Cry Engine-motorn från Crysis-studion Crytek men Cloud Imperium Games har sedan fjolåret gått över till den Cry Engine-baserade Amazon-motorn Lumberyard.

Den fem år gamla pressreleasen:
"Chris Roberts, who helped define the space sim genre in computer games during the 1990s with his Wing Commander and Privateer franchises, is back in the cockpit again with a new title he says will change the way people perceive games for the PC and will breathe new life into space combat games. The new game, Star Citizen, was officially announced today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Online taking place at the Austin Convention Center. The game is being developed by Roberts' Cloud Imperium Games studio, located in Los Angeles.

Roberts' re-entry into gaming comes after he spent more than a decade as a director and producer in the Hollywood film industry. In 1990, he introduced Wing Commander to the world of PC gaming and the franchise went on to sell millions of units and spawned multiple sequels, a feature film and another highly successful game franchise, Privateer.

Star Citizen, already 12 months into production, will be launched on the PC and will include all the Chris Roberts hallmarks that fans of his games have come to expect over the years: high quality cutting-edge visuals and technology, a virtual world that is immersive and detailed, a sophisticated storyline that is wide in scope and visceral, heart-pounding space combat."