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Sci-Fi Space Sim Crowdfunding Crosses $1 Billion Milestone

After 13 years in alpha development, this space sim has raised more than $1 billion of funding from its fans.

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One of the video game industry’s longest-running and most profitable crowdfunding efforts just crossed a huge milestone and has officially raised more than $1 billion.

Star Citizen Crowdfunding Passes $1 Billion Mark

More than 13 years have gone by since the Star Citizen crowdfunding campaign originally kicked off and Roberts Space Industries has continued to bring in new donors and keep its core audience engaged after all those years.

The latest huge milestone for Star Citizen comes with the game crossing the one billion dollar mark for its crowdfunding. As of writing this, the game is currently sitting at $1,006,986,611 raised. That total comes from........

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