“We are building two of the most ambitious games ever embarked on in gaming,” Roberts said in today’s statement, drawing a firm distinction between the single-player and multiplayer experiences, “with budgets that are unmatched by all but the very biggest projects.” In today’s announcement, Roberts implied that much of that additional funding would be spent on promoting Squadron 42, whose cast includes Mark Hamill, Gillian Anderson and other A-list Hollywood talent.
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Using Roberts own self-reported figures, the $46 million is roughly equivalent to one full year of funding from backers and private partnerships. Its income from backers in 2017 amounted to more than $34 million, or double the amount earned by every other video game project on Kickstarter that year. The Star Citizen project is currently the most-funded crowdfunding project of any kind. Roberts maintains majority control of the company.Īs a result of the investment, the Star Citizen project is now valued at nearly half a billion dollars. In exchange, the pair now own approximately 10 percent of the shares of Cloud Imperium Games and have several seats on the board of directors. The investment comes courtesy of billionaire record producer Clive Calder and his son Keith. Squadron 42 is now expected to be released in the summer of 2020, more than eight years after its original Kickstarter campaign.
Along with that announcement comes a release window for his team’s single-player game.
Today, Chris Roberts, creator of the Star Citizen game project, announced that his organization has secured $46 million in private investment.