Star Citizen Early Playthrough Mustang 001

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Published on February 25, 2021 11:01:46 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68HCufIluqw

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Star Citizen (2017)

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Let's Play

Duration: 44:31

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Star Citizen is an in-development multiplayer space trading and combat simulation game developed and published by Cloud Imperium Games for Microsoft Windows. A spiritual successor to 2003's Freelancer, Star Citizen is being led by director Chris Roberts. The game was announced in 2012 through a successful Kickstarter campaign which drew in over US$2 million.[3][4] Pre-production of the game began in 2010,[5] with production starting in 2011.[6][7]

Star Citizen has become highly criticised during its long production process, both for the fact that there is still no solid release date and for the difficulty in which backers who have abandoned the project have had in receiving a refund. The launch of the game was originally anticipated for 2014, but was repeatedly delayed. In 2013, Cloud Imperium Games began releasing parts of the game, known as "modules", to provide players with the opportunity to experience gameplay features prior to release. The latest of these modules, known as the "Persistent Universe", was made available for testing to pre-purchasers in 2015 and continues to receive updates. No projected date for the commercial release of Star Citizen is currently given.

After the initial Kickstarter ended, Cloud Imperium Games continued to raise funds through the sale of ships and other in-game content, and is now noted for being the highest crowdfunded video game and one of the highest-funded crowdfunding projects overall, having raised over US$300 million as of June 2020. Such methods of generating crowdfunded revenue have however led to criticisms and ethical issues surrounding the project. In addition to crowdfunding, marketing[8] is now also funded through external investment having received US$63.25 million as of March 2020.

Squadron 42, a single-player game set in the same universe, was announced in the Kickstarter as part of the same game universe, accessed through the same game client as Star Citizen. The player character's performance in Squadron 42 will reportedly have an impact on their career in Star Citizen.[9]

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