Category: Star Citizen News

Star Citizen has entered its next major phase of development with the arrival of Alpha 2.0. Now live, Alpha 2.0 brings space combat, FPS and multi-crew ships into the game simultaneously for the first time.

Tonight at The Game Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Cloud Imperium CEO Chris Roberts and actor Mark Hamill, starring in Star Citizen’s Squadron 42, unveiled the official trailer for Star Citizen Alpha 2.0. Roberts and Hamill were co-presenters during the evening presentation seen around the world via global livestream. All footage in the trailer was captured in-game from live play sessions.

The latest Star Citizen Weekly Development Update has been posted to the game’s official site with the exciting news that 50,000 more ‘Citizens’ will soon be added to Alpha 2.0 to continue to assist the team with bug squashing and to, as the letter states, take part in "emergent gameplay" as evidenced on YouTube and Twitch.

As part of a live stream event earlier today, Chris Roberts announced that the FPS beta for Star Citizen first person shooter module will be entering its first phase of beta testing with invites going out over the next several weeks.

The latest issue of PC Gamer magazine has hit the stands with none other than Mark Hamill gracing the cover in his Star Citizen role of Lt. Commander Steve ‘Old Man’ Colton. The PC Gamer team has posted a great video showing the motion capture that Hamill underwent for his role. In addition, Hamill speaks to his role in the game, in Star Wars and much more. It’s a fantastic fifteen minute look at a beloved star of movies and games.

The latest "10 for the Chairman" video diary has been released. In it, Roberts Space Industry’s Chris Roberts takes on ten community questions about Star Citizen.

The Star Citizen site’s second weekly update has been published that give fans and backers a look at what the team has been up to with regard to SC 2.0 and Star Marine. The blog is packed with interesting tidbits including the news that ships can split in two!

During today’s CitizenCon, Chris Roberts and the Star Citizen team unveiled the all-star cast of Squadron 42, the single player portion of the game. Fans will recognize such luminaries as Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, Mark Hamill and John Rhys-Davies.

Thanks to Erillion and MrSnuffles for posting the information about today’s CitizenCon, otherwise known as Star Citizen live from Manchester. The stream has yet to begin, but is set to start soon. The timer has reset itself a time or two so be patient.

The drama surrounding Star Citizen continues and spins even more wildly as cease and desist letters fly. Red Thomas breaks a long hiatus from writing about the game to chime in.