Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are using Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine
Cloud Imperium Games announced today that its Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games will use the Amazon Lumberyard game engine. These are two of the...
Star Citizen loses its executive producer; founder Chris Roberts’ brother takes over role
Star Citizen production is now under the leadership of Erin Roberts, Chris Roberts' brother.
How sci-fi game maker Chris Roberts crowdfunded $72.3M from 750,913 supporters
Unbridled ambition for his new sci-fi universe helped. The more fans gave, the more he revealed.
Hitchhiking with the crowd: Star Citizen space sim reaches $42M in funding
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."
Why Lorne Lanning went from triple-A games to indie — and loudly loves it (interview)
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.
With $7.7M raised via crowdfunding, Chris Roberts makes his sci-fi game in the public eye (interview)
With $7.7 million raised and more on the way, Chris Roberts is well on his way to building his ambitious Star Citizen game.
What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right
Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013.