A Razor ship in Star Citizen.
A Razor ship in Star Citizen.
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Star Citizen launches Alpha 3.3 with faster graphics for CitizenCon event (updated)

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 3 min

The sci-fi universe of Star Citizen hasn’t launched yet, which is nothing new. But it has a playable Windows PC version for dedicated fans, and Cloud Imperium Games is launching its quarterly update today, dubbed Alpha 3.3.5.

Star Citizen is one of the most ambitious online games ever attempted. It’s the latest game universe from Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts, who has raised $194 million to date through crowdfunding.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.