With $7.7M raised via crowdfunding, Chris Roberts makes his sci-fi game in the public eye (interview)

With $7.7 million raised and more on the way, Chris Roberts is well on his way to building his ambitious Star Citizen game.

What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right

Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Wii U, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Xbox Live turns 10

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Star Citizen Kickstarter reveals early piloting gameplay

Star Citizen developer hopes to blast through to a successful finale on Kickstarter.

Wing Commander creator’s Kickstarter reaches goal in less than a week

Star Citizen has raised over $500,000 on Kickstarter. That brings the crowdfunding total to $1.9 million.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Kixeye CEO calls out Zynga, new Xbox 360 dashboard revealed

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Wing Commander creator’s new space sim Star Citizen now on Kickstarter

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts has taken his fundraising efforts to Kickstarter, after eager fans crashed his independently owned crowd funding site.

Wing Commander creator Chris Roberts returns to gaming with Star Citizen online game universe

Chris Roberts made the stunning Wing Commander series of sci-fi games in the 1990s. Then he moved on to making movies, but now he is back in games with Star Citizen.

Cool concept art for Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen online game (art gallery)

Sci-fi games haven't been as popular as fantasy titles. But the concept art shows that Chris Roberts means to bring them back.

Star Citizen features stunning sci-fi visuals (screenshot gallery)

This game won't be out for a couple of years, but it features some stunning art created with the Cry Engine 3.