Categories Posted inin Business Star Citizen crowdfunding reaches $49M. Developer says: Gimme more Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 6, 2014 2 min The developer is changing up its strategy for its next stretch goal. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PS4: a 'lesser' platform for Star Citizen developer, won't 'dumb down' PC version for it Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2014 2 min Star Citizen may go to console, but the developer promises that won't drag down the PC version. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: What the industry’s top leaders have to say about the video game business Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 27, 2014 13 min We talked to 18 game industry executives and developers about the state of the gaming. Continue Reading 13 min
Categories Posted inin Business Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts shows off Star Citizen and the new way to fund triple-A games (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 16, 2014 9 min Roberts Space Industries has raised $46M for Star Citizen through crowdfunding. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hitchhiking with the crowd: Star Citizen space sim reaches $42M in funding Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 15, 2014 2 min To celebrate reaching $42 million in funding, Cloud Imperium will add a towel to the game in reference to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Check out what the space-sim Star Citizen looks like in action Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 11, 2014 2 min One of the most-successful crowdfunding games ever is starting to come together nicely. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: The 10 most anticipated games of 2014 (poll) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 20, 2013 9 min Take a peek at the games that I think will be the most entertaining next year. And vote for your own favorite. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2013 14 min In the old days, Lanning's company made $7 on a $60 console game. Now he makes $7 on a $10 digital game. And he controls his destiny. Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Business With $7.7M raised via crowdfunding, Chris Roberts makes his sci-fi game in the public eye (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 12, 2013 16 min With $7.7 million raised and more on the way, Chris Roberts is well on his way to building his ambitious Star Citizen game. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right Posted byby GamesBeat January 24, 2013 7 min Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013. Continue Reading 7 min