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Star Citizen readies new missions and weapons while its Pirate Week event returns
Star Citizen is celebrating its annual Pirate Week event, featuring in-game activities like treasure hunts and the return of Pirate Swarm mode in Arena Commander, alongside community contests and pirate-themed sales. Recent roadmap updates also detail upcoming missions for hauling, mining, and combat in alpha 4.10, and work on planet Nyx III and a new assault rifle for alpha 4.11, though the latter has been delayed to Q4.
Star Citizen kicks off a week-long free fly referral event, confirms new gear coming in alpha 4.10
Star Citizen is hosting a week-long "Foundation Festival" free fly event until August 10th, allowing new players to try out five different ships. A referral program offers in-game bonuses for both new and existing players who spend a minimum of $40. Additionally, Cloud Imperium Games has updated the release view for alpha 4.10, confirming new gear, weapons, ship improvements, and rebalancing.
Star Citizen has raised one billion dollars and it’s still in alpha
Cloud Imperium Games' Star Citizen has raised one billion dollars through crowdfunding, over a decade after its initial launch in 2012. Despite remaining in alpha with persistent bugs and performance issues, the game has attracted over six million registered players. The studio anticipates the single-player campaign Squadron 42 in 2026, with the full multiplayer version potentially arriving in 2027 or 2028.
Star Citizen hypes its May 14 DefenseCon event and alpha 4.8 content, confirms no CitizenCon this year
Cloud Imperium Games is hyping its upcoming DefenseCon event, scheduled from May 14th to 27th, which will replace Invictus Launch Week and allow players to rent various spacecraft. The game's alpha 4.8 update, expected next week, will introduce multiplayer tactical strike groups and other features. CitizenCon will not be held this year as the studio focuses on updates and the eventual release of Squadron 42.