Star Citizen Hits $900 Million in Crowdfunding After a Record-Breaking Year: Why Backers Continue to Support It 13 Years Into its Development - Entertainment Niche
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Star Citizen, the controversial yet massively ambitious space simulation from Cloud Imperium Games, continues to defy expectations, shattering its all-time
  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Star Citizen didn’t start that trend. Star Citizen was one of the “me too” games that jumped into crowdfunding after Mount & Blade saw success with the model. The only way SC has changed gaming is by being a joke the way Duke Nukem Forever was.

    • ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      They were among the first and popularized it. Their success with it fueled what we see today. They may not have been be first but they were clearly the most popular example (and continue to be)