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The Daily Grind: What are some useful alternatives to the term ‘pay-to-win’?
Deep into the Relay article on whether Star Citizen is pay-to-win that we covered a while back, the author, Commander Llama, said something I...
Star Citizen talks legacy armor and science gameplay
Strap on some legacy armor and check out the spiffy new helmet HUDs in Star Citizen, because this week's Around the Verse episode is...
Star Citizen: Around the Verse covers shopping as the community debates pay-to-win
This week's episode of Star Citizen's Around the Verse is all about shopping, and I mean the fun kind of shopping where you spend...
Star Citizen deep-dives its player-generated content system
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse begins with a project update recap. CIG says it's working on legacy armor sets, shopping kiosks, audio...
The Daily Grind: Have you backed any MMO Kickstarters that you deeply regret?
Yesterday, as our writers were shaking their heads over Star Citizen's latest shenanigans, Eliot cracked a joke about how having backed the game had...
Star Citizen players grumble over warbonds, insurance, and the latest concept ship promotion
Last week, Cloud Imperium began teasing a brand-new concept ship for Star Citizen, the Hercules Starlifter and its variants. While most gamers will roll...
Whatever happened to Line of Defense, The Exiled, and Pathfinder Online?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Star Citizen looks ahead to 3.2, unveils the new Hercules Starlifter concept ship for sale next week
CIG's Sandi Gardiner and Eric Kieron Davis are back with another installment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse, bookending a brief check-in with the...
One Shots: A well-rounded Hobbit (breakfast)
With the prodigious and well-known appetite of Hobbits, it's a total surprise to me that the Shire hasn't been stripped bare with these creatures'...
Star Citizen shows off its sleek starter ship while Squadron 42 discusses its storytelling
The word "Origin" has a special meaning to Chris Roberts and the Star Citizen team, so it's not surprising that there has been special...
Star Citizen deep-dives the guts and glory of the character customization system
Cloud Imperium Narrative Director Dave Haddock joins the Around the Verse crew for this week's episode of the Star Citizen community video. The majority...
Massively Overthinking: What we really mean when we talk about ‘difficulty’ in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Steve wants us to revisit the Daily Grind on making death more meaningful without making it more annoying. His letter was long, so...
Star Citizen promises shirts for its two million backer milestone
Back in 2015, Star Citizen passed a million registered users. At this point, the game has passed two million. Three years later, it's doubled....
Saga of Lucimia defends Star Citizen’s slow progress, Shroud of the Avatar’s transparency
One of the challenges for indie and crowdfunded MMORPGs is surely the nature of their development: plugging along without much fanfare, with players seeing...
Star Citizen runs down ships and kicks off a free-fly weekend
On this week's Star Citizen Around the Verse, I can't decide whether Sandi Gardiner or Eric Kieron Davis has the cooler shirt, but it...
Star Citizen homes in on the mobiGlas, checks in with the UK team, and rolls back alpha 3.1.1
The Star Citizen team is still riding high on the launch of alpha 3.1 last weekend. The latest episode of Around the Verse checks...
Star Citizen’s 3.1 alpha is live for the holiday weekend
If you're bored on the holiday weekend, and you happen to be a Star Citizen backer, you're going to be taking to the skies,...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse updates players on Squadron 42 and flight AI
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is only indirectly about Star Citizen. The episode instead centers on Squadron 42, which is either a...
Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations
A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...
Over 2,000,000 people have now registered accounts for Star Citizen
Star Citizen hit another milestone this week: It's reached 2,000,000 citizens. Accounts, specifically.
The game has been in production since before its Kickstarter launched almost...