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"One Of The Finest Coders I'd Worked With" - Tributes Pour In For Star Citizen, Wetrix & Project Gotham Racing Dev, David Bone Gill
Gill passed away this past weekend from cancer, aged 51. Former Software Creations and Cloud Imperium developer David Bone Gill has passed away from cancer, aged 51, his friends and family have announced. Gill got his start in gaming as a tester at Software Creations, where he al…
Star Citizen is opening itself up to player questions in a new video series
When Star Citizen put out a video detailing the process of bringing its alpha 4.10 online, many players lauded the more open communication that it represented and had hoped for more just like it. Apparently the folks behind CIG’s video content are looking for more input, as they…
Star Citizen readies new missions and weapons while its Pirate Week event returns
It’s time to go hunting for buried treasure in Star Citizen of all places while also working your way through typed pirate-y brogue. Yes, the annual Pirate Week mini-event is live, promising some thematically appropriate activities and item sales for the alpha sandbox. Game activ…
Star Citizen recounts August’s efforts on tech, tools, missions, and internet spaceships
The bumpy road that was August’s development for Star Citizen was already pretty plain for those who have been paying attention, but now CIG has elaborated on some of that work in its August development report synopsis, albeit with some slightly more positive spin and the customa…
Star Citizen’s Single-Player Campaign Squadron 42 Delayed to 2027
Cloud Imperium Games CEO Chris Roberts has announced that Squadron 42 has been delayed once again to 2027 due to GTA 6's upcoming launch. Star Citizen’s Single-Player Campaign Squadron 42 Delayed to 2027 is a post from Tech4Gamers - All About Technology And Gaming News
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed yet again, citing everyone going gaga for GTA 6, even if it isn't coming to PC yet
There is a big part of me that doesn't really believe any aspect of Star Citizen is real. It's never really a game I've given all that much of my attention to, the thing gives off pyramid scheme energy in a way I can't quite explain. Probably something to do with the numerous pro…
We are all shocked, shocked, that Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed into 2027
A year or so ago, there was a Star Citizen superfan who went into an apoplectic rage at us because our little context box at the end of every Star Citizen post mentioned that Squadron 42 – a single-player title we care about here on MOP only because it is one of the albatrosses a…
Star Citizen's Squadron 42 delayed again, this time to avoid 'the attention buzz saw of GTA 6' says Chris Roberts
The star-packed singleplayer space FPS, first planned for 2015, has missed another release window.
Star Citizen revives Siege of Orison, adds a new ship, and fixes nearly 500 bugs with alpha 4.10
It’s time for yet another fresh build in Star Citizen as alpha 4.10 has officially deployed, bringing along with it the return of an updated and instanced Siege of Orison encounter, another new ship to buzz around in, and an absolutely mighty list of bug fixes as some of the head…
Star Citizen Dev Stream Shows a Billion-Dollar Dumpster Fire
Cloud Imperium Games held a live stream to show Star Citizen, and its current state was shocking.
Star Citizen stream lifts veil on the $1 billion crowdfunded game's buggy state after 14 years in development, and neither devs nor fans seem impressed: "Such a s*** show"
"Hopefully they will learn a lesson from this"
Star Citizen has a disastrously laggy stream with horrendous vibes, which isn't a great look when you're past $1 billion in funding
"We're at time—it's your show, wrap it up."
Disastrous Star Citizen Broadcast Highlights Persistent Alpha Build Flaws
A highly anticipated Star Citizen live stream by developer Cloud Imperium Games, intended to showcase upcoming features and the current internal build, instead became a real-time disaster, forcing the live broadcast to abruptly end. The post Disastrous Star Citizen Broadcast High…
Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players
A recent Star Citizen development stream went horribly wrong and resulted in some fans losing confidence in the long-awaited sci-fi game.
Star Citizen tentatively lists planet generation updates, new sandbox missions, and new gear for alpha 4.11
Sure, Star Citizen’s alpha 4.10 hasn’t even arrived yet, and its marquee Siege of Orison feature is looking like a tire fire right now, but who cares? Alpha 4.11 features are tentatively sitting on the roadmap right now, baby! Ignore the smoke behind the curtain! Look at these ji…
Fans call out Star Citizen’s live preview of Siege of Orison as a bug-riddled and cringe-inducing mess
It would be easy to assume that headline is being acerbic simply because we want to dunk on Star Citizen, but in this case it’s an opinion widely held among the sandbox’s regular playerbase, as the latest Star Citizen Live broadcast intended to display upcoming gameplay ended up…
Star Citizen kicks off a week-long free fly referral event, confirms new gear coming in alpha 4.10
Star Citizen appears to be yet again fishing for fresh fresh wallets to hook in and keep the fires of its years-long alpha development burning bright. The sci-fi sandbox has kicked off the Foundation Festival this week, which is ostensibly about “welcoming new pilots […] and cele…
Star Citizen Lets You Fly Five Starter Vehicles Free In This Year's Newbie-Focused Foundation Festival
The newcomer-focused Foundation Festival returns for its second year, with five ships for its Free Fly program and bonuses for helpful veteran players.
Star Citizen Brings Back Its Big Fan Creation Competition, Ship Showdown
One of Star Citizen's biggest community-oriented events, the Ship Showdown, makes its return for a few weeks to let players brag about their favorite ships.
Star Citizen readies its annual Ship Showdown voting event as two CIG execs vanish from the company roster
This week in Star Citizen is… actually kind of quiet-ish right now, at least as far as any major updates are concerned. That said, there are enough headlines fluttering in the digital space wind to gather up, and we’ll start with arguably one of the larger ones related to CIG’s “…
Star Citizen Releases New Missions And Reticle Tweaks In Alpha 4.9 Update
Star Citizen's newest major content patch, Alpha 4.9, has some new missions for players to take on, plus a round of UI changes and more.
Star Citizen’s alpha 4.9 brings new missions, a new fighter craft, and a long list of bug fixes
It’s time for the new alpha 4.9 of Star Citizen, which regular readers know by now is different from the old alpha 4.9 that had some of its larger content pieces shifted to a later release in order to address bugs. And bug fixes are plentiful if the patch notes have anything to s…
Star Citizen's next update will switch focus to fixing its bug-riddled previous update, with bigger changes shunted to a later patch
"We're moving Siege of Orison and all instance-related content out of Alpha 4.9.0".