Star Citizen Crowdfunding Hits Historic $1 Billion After 14 Years
Star Citizen was already the most-crowdfunded game in history when it launched into Early Access on November of 2017, having raised over $174 million USD from Kickstarter, which was well past its highest crowdfunding stretch goal of $65 million. Fast forward to today and Star Citizen has racked up just over $1 billion USD from combined crowdfunding and Early Access sales (including in-game content) after 14 years of nonstop development. That funding has resulted in continuous expansion for Star Citizen and also the development of a single-player spinoff called Squadron 42. The game is a historic milestone for crowdfunding and sci-fi games in general, and the ongoing expansion shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Star Citizen didn't get here without some pushback. Last year and on several other occasions, controversysprang up relating to the sale of "Pay To Win" items like Flight Blades, which impact ship...
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