Star Citizen Passes $500 Million In Crowdfunding, Launch Still Not In Sight

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Star Citizen has passed yet another milestone related to crowdfunding. It has been almost a decade since Chris Roberts' space-sim game was introduced to the world, a project of bold dreams that sought to redefine the landscape of gaming by offering players an experience they could previously only fantasize about. It has indeed been a decade, and though Star Citizen continues to break crowdfunding milestones, it finds itself stuck in a perpetual state of development with no end in sight.

One would assume that Star Citizen is experiencing development hell, but that would imply this hasn't been the project's chosen direction under Cloud Imperium Games and its director Chris Roberts. In fact, one could more truthfully claim that Star Citizen is undergoing development heaven, as the project's lofty aspirations continue to skyrocket into the clouds. Star Citizen's vision has only widened over the years, as the project remains in a state of open Alpha for its backers – posing as the most expensive tech demo ever made, rather than a fully-realized game.

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Today, Star Citizen has surpassed over $500 million in crowdfunding, and though few can deny that those resources have been spent on developing the game, many voices across the gaming community argue that they haven't been spent well. Players are often treated to free-fly events in Star Citizen, where one such event took place this September, and they offer people a chance to earnestly try the space-sim for a limited period – free of charge.

Most who have experienced Star Citizen cannot deny that it is every bit as impressive as its mission statement makes it out to be, but many disillusioned Star Citizen