“After 10 years at Blizzard, I didn’t think that there was anything that could ever get me to leave,” says Mayberry in a press release, “But then [CIG co founder and CEO Chris Roberts] invited me to come check out Star Citizen, and after seeing the game and listening to Chris talk about his vision, I knew that I had to be a part of it.”
For CIG, Mayberry had all the credentials they needed. “I believe his background of working on highly visible products like the WoW expansion packs and then coming on board Diablo III in midstream, pulling all the resources of that project together and then getting it to launch, will prove invaluable to Star Citizen’s development,” says CIG Director of Communications David Swofford in an email interview. “The key here is that he’s worked on large triple AAA projects before and been successful at launching them. He’s a PC guy. We like that”
Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games is the latest games company to cut staff, confirming “a small number of positions were eliminated” as part of a relocation plan some former employees have criticized.
But yet this black hole continues to suck up money like there is no tomorrow. If you're sucking up that much money from fools who get peanuts back. There is something really rotten in that black hole going on.
If only they focus on the Single Player first and releasing it, not interested in the mmo that much.
Same here, always thought we would first do squadron 42 and after that set out into the vast mmo with some experience.
It does seem like that's the case. I think the latest trailer of Squadron 42 looked pretty damn impressive, so hope it releases in 2025 and not later. There's a small chance that that might actually happen.
What kind of world would it even be when everything in the game is for sale with real money the moment it launches. There is 0 balance when people can just dump $10000 on some ship the size of a small planet and one shot everything.
I'm not a fan of the expensice ships, but I don't think it's the type of game where balancing is important. Seems more like a simulation type thing where you do whatever you want, than a pvp thing.
I'm seeing numbers that range from 644 million up to 834 million dollars raised for this scam.
Quick, someone give this scam company some more money to prevent these layoffs!
People are literally paying for a company to exist, it's mad. The Devs are more nationalised than the postal service.
Imagine paying in to a $700M tech demo. If this game ever does release its gonna be a bigger disappointment than starfall. Although with these layoffs I wouldn't be surprised if they canned the project soon anyway
IF it ever released and was actually was something paying to play - sure. (Probably PC) But people that continue to dump money into this scam of a project are insane to me. Would get more of a return just lighting that cash on fire
The game looks fun. I don't have a PC to run to the specs I would like. if it releases on console, I would be all over this game.
@PrinceOfAnger
bold of you to assume that it will be released during the PS5's lifecycle. the money keeps coming in, there's just no way they are gonna give that up and release the game.
I got disagreements from my last post saying the CEO was taking pics with fans in a suit made of 100 dollar bills.
After all of the years of them breaking records monetarily with little to show the supporters (myself included about 12 years ago), there should be legitimate class action, civil and criminal lawsuits filed against them.
For what? It's an early access game that you can play and have been able to play. If people didn't see any value in what it offers they wouldn't be giving their money.
Exactly
Some people acting like you get nothing and there is no game many paid only 30/40 $ and said they had fun with it more than released AAA games.
It's not really an Early Access but a Means to maintain a high standard of living for Roberts and Fam. There's a reason he has allowed feature creeps to be an actual feature in the development of these games. He knows he can do this.
It's what it is but lets stop pretending these are but measly Early Access games that have Oopsie! their deadlines for a Decade. C'mon, bud. Let's be real here.
And if you want to help him with maintaining his Lifestyle then go for it. To each their own. But I think it's fair to say that this thing has gone from just a simple Sunk-Cost Fallacy problem to a straight up Cult-like phenomenon.
With that said, I do hope that those still around live long enough to see an actual release to these games.
Good luck. 👍
I agree. The level of slime they display by having multi-thousand dollar in game purchases without ha ingredients actually released a full game.
"International independent video game developer Cloud Imperium Games today announced it will open a new game development studio in Manchester’s Enterprise City district, scheduled for May 2022. The Manchester studio will create more than 700 jobs in the metropolitan area by 2023, and over 1,000 within the next five years." - Cloud Imperium Games
Cloud Imperium should make pc exclusives titles
that push boundaries in tech such as squadron 42, looking great so far can't wait to play it in 2042. Dx
There has been a lot of discussion about current events within Star Citizen, but the issue didn't start recently and isn't going to be resolved any time soon.
That's easy, the greedy developers are on to such a cash cow, how could they ever not keep looking for money to help develope it and why would they ever stop when people are so easily parted from their morney. I'm waiting for the law suits to start, Buggy , jerky, expensive and millions of pounds, what a joke of a product
I'll really laugh if the game ever comes to next gen consoles. But yeah what a joke and a scam these dudes need to be put.in jail for fraud
I'm genuinely sad that it was such a well-timed joke that everyone is taking so seriously.
For what it's worth, RaidenBlack, I thought it was funny.
all them years and people defending it i would never give so much money and not have any return only a work in progress theve made millions from gullable people
Honestly the game looks amazing but when a lot of the ships cost as much as a brand new console, means I have no intention of investing in it. This game will never see a full release, heck I'd be surprised if it even goes into beta.
