Forbes India - Star Citizen: The most expensive video game ever made.
"Chris Roberts has spent seven years and raised nearly $300 million—most of it from average gamers—building Star Citizen. It's on pace to be the costliest video game ever made and—outside of cryptocurrency—the world's largest crowdfunded project. It's still not ready. It may never be."
Kxmode wrote on Sep 24, 2019, 04:48:Sepharo wrote on Sep 22, 2019, 12:26:Kxmode wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 18:23:
But it's not pronounced Jesus but "Hey Zuez."
Kanye gets closest to the original pronunciation with yeezus.
note the 'j' in "hallelujah"
I know what hallelujah means, and it doesn't mean Kanye, Jesus, or the "original pronunciation" as you're alluding.
Sepharo wrote on Sep 22, 2019, 12:26:Kxmode wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 18:23:
But it's not pronounced Jesus but "Hey Zuez."
Kanye gets closest to the original pronunciation with yeezus.
note the 'j' in "hallelujah"
Kxmode wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 18:23:KS wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 08:39:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 17:40:Creston wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 13:46:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Don't keep that money - give it to your God ChrisT Roberts!"
Fixed that for you. Such a missed opportunity.
Damn! Thanks, mate!
Fyi that is the Christ in Christopher. And remember that, next time someone looks oddly at Mexicans naming kids Jesus.
But it's not pronounced Jesus but "Hey Zuez."
KS wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 08:39:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 17:40:Creston wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 13:46:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Don't keep that money - give it to your God ChrisT Roberts!"
Fixed that for you. Such a missed opportunity.
Damn! Thanks, mate!
Fyi that is the Christ in Christopher. And remember that, next time someone looks oddly at Mexicans naming kids Jesus.
KS wrote on Sep 21, 2019, 08:39:jesustopher?El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 17:40:Creston wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 13:46:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Don't keep that money - give it to your God ChrisT Roberts!"
Fixed that for you. Such a missed opportunity.
Damn! Thanks, mate!
Fyi that is the Christ in Christopher. And remember that, next time someone looks oddly at Mexicans naming kids Jesus.
El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 17:40:Creston wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 13:46:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Don't keep that money - give it to your God ChrisT Roberts!"
Fixed that for you. Such a missed opportunity.
Damn! Thanks, mate!
Kxmode wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 18:37:It's a good point to remember that there are successful games that took longer to finish. I think one concern I have is that I can't see a path to completion for this game beyond the scope limited SQ 42."Chris Roberts has spentseveneight years
Development began in 2011. Chris spent a year and over a million dollars working with the Crytek folks to create the announcement trailer that debut at GDC Online in Austin in 2012.
That said, perspective is essential. Here is a list of the video games that spent a long time in development.
Half-Life 2: 1999-2004 (5 years)
Final Fantasy 12: 2000-2006 (6 years)
Resident Evil 4: 1999-2005 (6 years)
Deus Ex: 1994-2000 (6 years)
The Last Guardian: 2009-2015 (6 years)
L.A. Noire: 2004-2011 (7 years)
Aliens Colonial Marines: 2006-2013 (7 years)
Galleon: 1997-2004 (7 years)
Spore: 2000-2008 (8 years)
Star Citizen: 2011-2019 (8 years)
Too Human: 1999-2008 (9 years)
Team Fortress 2: 1998-2007 (9 years)
Final Fantasy 15: 2006-2016 (10 years)
Diablo 3: 2001-2012 (11 years)
Prey: 1995-2006 (11 years)
StarCraft 2: 2003-2015 (12 years)
Duke Nukem Forever: 1996-2011 (15 years)
Comparatively, TF2, D3, SC2, and FF15 took longer to publish.
Kxmode wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 18:37:
Comparatively, TF2, D3, SC2, and FF15 took longer to publish.
NKD wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 15:04:
Game-development-as-a-service
El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Billy Graham: "Weeeelcooooome to the Star Citizen Church! And remember, oh you faithful people - the more you giveth, the closer you are to paradise! Don't keep that money - give it to your God Chris Roberts!"
"Chris Roberts has spentseveneight years
Creston wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 13:46:El Pit wrote on Sep 20, 2019, 12:31:
Don't keep that money - give it to your God ChrisT Roberts!"
Fixed that for you. Such a missed opportunity.