Game news 15 years after its announcement, the most expensive video game of all time is starting to see the end of the tunnel. v1.0 approaching!
After 15 years of waiting and record investments, Cloud Imperium Games’ titanic project finally seems on the verge of reaching a major milestone. With version 1.0 approaching, the contours of its unprecedented virtual world are beginning to take shape.
Besides the GTA 6 phenomenon, few projects arouse as much anticipation, fascination and debate as Star Citizen. Announced 15 years ago by studio Cloud Imperium Games, this ambitious space game has generated torrents of digital and real ink, while breaking crowdfunding records. Today, there are more than $650 million invested, earning a reputation as “the most expensive game of all time.” However, version 1.0 of the game is on the horizon, showing a light at the end of the tunnel for the faithful supporters of this project.
Eye for detail
If Star Citizen is so eagerly awaited, it is certainly for its disproportionate ambition. Cloud Imperium Games wants to combine elements of space simulation, commerce, exploration and combat all with a massively multiplayer experience of “unprecedented” scale. Chris Robert and his team published a letter to inform the community about the progress of the game.
After many years of hard work towards a goal that many thought was impossible, we are about to deliver one of the final pieces of technology that will enable a connected, shared universe that thousands of people can experience together at the same time. .And beyond that, Star Citizen 1.0 sparkles on the horizon!
One of the game’s strengths is its attention to detail and its concern for realism. Note, for example, its recent update on ground combat bringing the overhaul of 3 mechanics: the reloading of weapons will be faster and their recoil will be procedural. However, if your charger is in your bag, it will take longer to use.
An active community!
The colossal financing of Star Citizen can also be explained by the choice of Cloud Imperium Games to use crowdfunding to invest in their project. Thus, players directly contributed to its development in exchange for early access and exclusive rewards. This approach has raised tens of millions of dollars over the years, making Star Citizen the most funded video game project in history. Moreover, we find it ahead of other triple AAAs like:
We must not forget that Cloud Imperium Games is working in parallel on another game, “Squadron 42”, another space simulation. Still under development, the developers explain that its mechanics will be implemented in Star Citizen in the future.