Star Citizen Passes $1 Billion In Funding, As Dev Launches $5,000 Ship That You Can’t Use (opens in new tab)

Roberts Space Industries and Cloud Imperium Games have announced a massive new funding milestone for the PC space sim Star Citizen--the game has now exceeded $1 billion in crowdfunding since the campaign launched in 2012. At press time, stands at $1.007 billion from more than 6.5 million people. While Star Citizen is playable currently, the game remains in early access after some 10 years of ongoing development. Chris Roberts, the founder of Roberts Space Industries, said Star Citizen's stand...