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Star Citizen game hits $1B funding after 14 years of development

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Star Citizen, a space simulation game announced in 2012, has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime funding. Despite 14 years of development and over 1,000 employees working on the project, the game remains in an alpha state with no firm release date. The single-player campaign, Squadron 42, is also still in development and is anticipated to release around 2026, with the main game potentially following in 2027-2028. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a significant funding milestone for a long-running game project. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.0]

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Star Citizen game hits $1B funding after 14 years of development

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — game still in early access with no release window, including 'Squadron 42' campaign

    Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has just amassed $1 billion in crowdfunding despite the game still not having any release date. The game is currently expected sometime in 2027-2028, which means it might have to prepare a PS6/Xbox Helix version as well. A single g…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — gam… Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has

    Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — gam… Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has just amassed $1 billion in crowdfunding despite the game still not having any release date. The game is currently expect…

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