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Star Citizen Hits $900 Million in Crowdfunding After a Record-Breaking Year (entertainmentniche.com)

submitted 10 months ago by IonTempted@lemmynsfw.com to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

Star Citizen didn't start that trend. Star Citizen was one of the "me too" games that jumped into crowdfunding after Mount & Blade saw success with the model. The only way SC has changed gaming is by being a joke the way Duke Nukem Forever was.

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[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 4 points 10 months ago

They were among the first and popularized it. Their success with it fueled what we see today. They may not have been be first but they were clearly the most popular example (and continue to be)

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