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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

The space simulation game Star Citizen [wikipedia.org] has found a new way to extract money from the crowd [bbc.com]:

Crowdfunded space simulation game Star Citizen has launched its $27,000 (£20,000) Legatus Pack, which includes nearly all its spacecraft plus extras.

Only players who have already spent $1,000 in the game can access the pack.

Cloud Imperium, the creators of Star Citizen, has received more than $200m in crowdfunding since launching a Kickstarter campaign for it in 2012.

According to its website it has more than two million players, although the game itself is still in development.

Previously: Star Citizen Reaches $100 Million in Crowdfunding, Alpha 2.0 Released [soylentnews.org]
Star Citizen Developers Sued by Crytek [soylentnews.org]

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