In announcing his return to the gaming industry, Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts said he wanted his ambitious Star Citizen project to prove that there is "a significant group of people that has always loved space games, and if given a quality one again will be happy to play it." Roberts seems to have proven just that by bringing in a record haul of over $6 million for the game directly from players.
Star Citizen's Kickstarter campaign concluded yesterday after bringing in just over $2.1 million in support. Add in just over $4.2 million raised directly through a concurrent campaign on the Roberts Space Industries site, and the game has attracted over $6.3 million in funding from nearly 90,000 fans.
Star Citizen's fundraising easily beats that for Project Eternity, which set the previous game crowdfunding record with over $4.1 million in support. Double Fine's Adventure Game Kickstarter finished with over $3.2 million earlier this year. While Star Citizen is still short of the $8.6 million in crowdfunding raised by the Android-based Ouya game console, it has set a new high-water mark for direct fan-funding of gaming software.
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