[Star Citizen News]Chris Roberts announces Announcement Date for new game!
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The countdown is over and Chris Roberts’ new website for his new game is online. Read the following statement by Chris Roberts and get excited:
Welcome!
If you’ve made it here, you probably know who I am. Maybe you have heard of Wing Commander and its sequels, or perhaps Strike Commander, Privateer or Freelancer.
If not, you’re still welcome!
I grew up making video games. I sold my first game at the age of 13 and created Wing Commander when I was 21. But 10 years ago, at the height of my career I took a break. Not because I stopped loving or playing games but because I had become frustrated with the limits of the technology at the time to realize my vision.
I decided to pursue my desire to create detailed worlds and tell sophisticated stories in film.
I always said the moment I became interested in making games again was when I was going to come back.
With the power of today’s computers and the reach of the internet I finally feel I have the tools to build the connected experience that I always dreamed of. A world that would be more satisfying and richer than any film I could work on.
With films you tell stories but with games you create worlds.
If you’ve played my games, you’ll know that’s what I love to do.
I’m here to tell you that I have been working on something for just under a year, something that embraces everything that my past games stood for but takes it to the next level.
I hope you’ll be as excited by it as I am.
My new endeavor is still in its early stages but I invite you to take the journey with me.
If you register below you’ll become an insider that will not only give you early access to the game’s website and forums, but you will also get the opportunity for rewards and privileges that no one else will get. It’s my way of showing how important your early involvement and support is.
**The full announcement will be at 10am Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5) on the 10th day of the 10th month of this year.
My name is Chris Roberts.
And if you would indulge me I would like to create a world for you.**
Registration and welcome page: http://robertsspaceindustries.com
You can also directly register an account here: http://robertsspaceindustries.com/enlist/
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And such was the end of the countdown for a countdown.
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Actually it was a countdown to a countdown to a much longer countdown. If the slightest thing that you dislike happens and it stops you from playing games, how do you even manage to play ANY? No process is perfect you will always make someone unhappy.
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I noticed a 24 months dev cycle on golden key card page
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all i get is a page about a code
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Just dont type anything in it and use the ? hints appearing after every try.
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I am surprised by the muted response O_O Heck, surprised by the what i’d call semi hostile response from one!
I want to shout, to scream - HELL YEAH! Seriously, hopping up and down with excitement - which given my age is kind of embarrassing
This isn’t just another unknown person making the announcement - it’s Chris Roberts. Seriously. AWESOME! So very very happy and excited.A quick FYI for the person moaning about times/dates/length of time until potential release. Here is a quick copy/paste from another space sim which was announced a long time ago and also got me excited…
Date Registered: November 27, 2005, 07:46:23 PM
That’s Infinity, Quest for Earth.Knocking on 7 years now and still nothing. 2 years is nothing, a drop in the ocean! Time flies V fast.
I look forward to reading more and more about it, hearing more, discovering more. Getting teasers and bits of information, releases etc. You know, that period of time when you can get excited in anticipation of something! Looking FORWARD to that
Am I the only one that’s REALLY excited here? Guys - get out and spread the word
Would love for him to see there is a good number of fans who are interested, enthusiastic, and supportive! Whiners need not apply (would ask the ages of those who are impatient. I think it is bourne of our “modern” era 
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2nd that, Chips
Buck Dannny
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Chips wrote:
Am I the only one that’s REALLY excited here? Guys - get out and spread the word
Would love for him to see there is a good number of fans who are interested, enthusiastic, and supportive! Whiners need not apply (would ask the ages of those who are impatient. I think it is bourne of our “modern” era ) Oh believe me you are not. I think this is the biggest news since the original FL release. And for the next two years, this will also drive people back to our little game here!
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Chips wrote:
Am I the only one that’s REALLY excited here? Guys - get out and spread the word Would love for him to see there is a good number of fans who are interested, enthusiastic, and supportive! Whiners need not apply (would ask the ages of those who are impatient. I think it is bourne of our “modern” era
)No way Chips when I heard this news this morning my jaw literaly dropped! When I signed onto the website after the countdown my colleagues at work were asking why I had such a huge grin on my face!!
Excited is simply an under statement! Hopefully more will catch onto this soon, i’ve told the folks over at the old nima forums. Must spread word more!
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I’m scared of being excited and then realizing that what I hoped would happen wouldn’t come to pass.
That Roberts is back in is awesome news, but we know so little. Is it going to be a singleplayer only game? Is it going to support mods? Is it going to go to the other extreme and be an MMO? Is it going to be F2P?
Those are all questions that can easily make or break the game, for me. I want a new space sim in the vein of Freelancer very, very badly, but not if I have to live with singleplayer only or with a MMO-ish no-mods game. Freelancer’s appeal is a combination of many, many factors, some of which aren’t quite as popular as they used to.
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FriendlyFire wrote:
I’m scared of being excited and then realizing that what I hoped would happen wouldn’t come to pass.That Roberts is back in is awesome news, but we know so little. Is it going to be a singleplayer only game? Is it going to support mods? Is it going to go to the other extreme and be an MMO? Is it going to be F2P?
Those are all questions that can easily make or break the game, for me. I want a new space sim in the vein of Freelancer very, very badly, but not if I have to live with singleplayer only or with a MMO-ish no-mods game. Freelancer’s appeal is a combination of many, many factors, some of which aren’t quite as popular as they used to.
Quite agree FF, the reason I’m still playing Freelancer is because of its mod-ability. As the “golden ticket” says its owner will be in line for special ships and “free” upgrades points to a MMO style. Maybe some sort of totally online Freelancer/Eve hybrid senario, all of which would not be good for modding
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All forum posts - feed it into Google Reader
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I can’t get excited about possible space sims anymore after having been so consistently let down in the past.
This news has broken that trend. I get more and more excited the more I look around the site. We still don’t know what it is. It could be anything at this point, but I don’t really care. This is the most exciting space sim related news I’ve heard in a very long time.
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HeIIoween wrote:
All forum posts - feed it into Google ReaderCheers
