Category: Star Citizen News
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Star Citizen – Cloud Imperium Fires Back at Crytek’s Lawsuit, Seeks Case’s Dismissal
You may remember that in December 2017, Crytek filed a lawsuit against Roberts Space Industries and Cloud Imperium Gaming citing copyright infringement. In new documents filed in California, CIG has fired back and is seeking to have the case dismissed due to selective citations from the licensing agreement. In fact, the GLA says that the CryEngine can be used for “the game currently entitled Star Citizen & … Squadron 42”.
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Star Citizen – Nearly $35M Raised in 2017 Alone. Funding Now Eclipses $175M
Star Citizen’s crowd funding juggernaut continued throughout 2017 with RSI raising nearly $35M in additional development funds. The total since the initiative began is now $175M. In fact, the Star Citizen crowdfunding effort has exceeded the sum total …
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Star Citizen – Backers Get an Early Christmas Present with a Chance to Test v3.0 Alpha
Roberts Space Industry has an early Christmas gift for all backers with the ability to test 3.0 Alpha now enabled. The good news came via the official forums (thanks, anonymous tipster!) with links to the installer, instructions on how to install the P…
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Star Citizen – UPDATE: Crytek Files Copyright Infringement Suit, Cloud Imperium Responds
UPDATE: We have received a brief statement from Cloud Imperium Games. See it after the jump. ORIGINAL: In a new twist in the always entertaining Star Citizen drama, Crytek has filed paperwork in California’s Central District Court alleging that Cloud I…
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Star Citizen – Crytek Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Roberts Space Industries & Cloud Imperium Games
In a new twist in the always entertaining Star Citizen drama, Crytek has filed paperwork in California’s Central District Court alleging that Cloud Imperium Games and Roberts Space Industries have infringed on its copyright by using CryEngine to create…
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Star Citizen – New Program Lets You Buy Land to do with ‘As You See Fit’
Roberts Space Industries is selling Star Citizen fans and players claim licenses used for parcels of land in two sizes. For $50, you can own a 4km x 4km plot or for $100, you can cozy up to an 8km x 8km parcel. The purchase price also includes a “Geota…
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Star Citizen – Alpha 3.0 Testing Opens to New Groups of Players
The Star Citizen site has been updated with the news that three more groups will be allowed access to Alpha 3.0. 1st Wave testers, Subscribers and Concierge have access to the PTU and can download and install the PTU Launcher and get started testing th…
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Star Citizen – Buy an Intel SSD, Get a Key & a Ship for Star Citizen’s Early Alpha
During one of the first events for the Star Citizen fan event in Germany (CitizenCon), it was announced that Roberts Space Industries has partnered with Intel to provide buyers of its newest SSD with a key to Early Alpha. The “Optane SSD 900P” series c…
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Star Citizen – Over 2.5 Hours of Gamescom 2017 Gameplay & Info
During last week’s Gamescom, Chris Roberts and the Star Citizen team was on hand to show off the game in a big, big way. The presentation lasted nearly 2.5 hours and features more than a little bit of game play action.
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Star Citizen – 3.0 Delay Concerns Addressed by Will Leverett
With the long awaited v3.0 update to Star Citizen still undated, players have been expressing concern over the delay. The update was first planned for late 2016, but with the fast approach of late 2017, there is no deployment in site. A new post on the…