Rising (10+)Notable (20+)Popular (30+)Promoted (Front Paged!)
People you followTaggedGeneral - Opinion/EditorialCommunity ReviewsOff-topicCommunity PodcastersBloggers Wanted ResponseLetters to Dtoids EditorsGet InvolvedGeneral BadassnessJoin a Live Stream EventListen to CommunitoidJoin a Playdate EventCompete in a Contest
Star Citizen clarifies its payment model, required specs
Despite the fact that Chris Robert's space sim Star Citizen is potentially two years from release, he's not been shy with the nitty gritty details of the game. Contained in new FAQ update, Chris has given us an idea of what kind of PC we'll need to play Star Citizen, modding policies, and the thorny issue of microtransactions. It's all good news, though; despite the fact that Star Citizen will feature in-game purchases, the game will "NEVER sell anything that can’t be acquired through honest (and fun!) gameplay." Mods will also be supported on private servers with the hope "to institute a 'mod approval' process that will allow the best of the best player created ships and other additions to be integrated into the central persistent world as well." When developers started using Kickstarter as a way to revive PC genres from the '90s, I thought "hope someone brings back the space sim genre, games like Freelancer or Freespace." Chris Roberts is doing just that, and he's 50% of the way there. Star Citizen system requirements, modding and potential microtransactions detailed [PC Gamer] Here's the minimum and recommended specs for Star Citizen (bear in mind, this game is not due to be released for another two years): Minimum:
Recommended:
Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
8:00 AM on 06.17.2013 Xbox Live bans won't kill your Xbox One game libraryAs if to further demonstrate how Microsoft lacks any sort of unity in its Xbox One message, the company's online support recently led everybody to believe that the Xbox One's DRM strategy could strip gamers of their purchases...
4:00 PM on 06.15.2013 Impressions: Marvel HeroesThe heroes of the Marvel universe have had some success when transposed from their comic pages to the click-fest of the action RPG (ARPG) genre. X-Men Legends and Ultimate Alliance -- both of which spawned sequels -- provided...
3:00 AM on 06.13.2013 Anno Online is giving out some free currency for E3Ubisoft is celebrating E3 by giving away free in-game real money currency for Anno Online players -- the newest free-to-play city-building from developer Blue Byte. All you have to do is log in, go to your My P...
5:00 AM on 05.30.2013 Arma III devs hosting two pre-E3 livestreamsBohemia Interactive, the development studio behind Arma III and DayZ, will be hosting a couple of livestreams to showcase Arma III before E3 2013. Both sessions will be taking place at 12PM Eastern on June 1 and June 8. On Ju...
3:30 PM on 05.29.2013 Blizzard's Titan MMO pushed back until 2016We hardly know anything about Blizzard's new MMO, potentially dubbed Titan, the long awaited follow up to their hugely successful World of Warcraft. But we now know that it is unlikely it will be in our hands until at le...
11:00 PM on 05.28.2013 Take a look at Cyborg in Infinite CrisisThe latest character to join Infinite Crisis is Cyborg. Cyborg's abilities are detailed in this new trailer, and most of his attacks focus on him using projectile blasts with his arm cannon. Not much of a fan of Cyborg, but ...
3:00 PM on 05.26.2013 Sha-ZAM! Infinite Crisis reveals a marvellous championI have always enjoyed the iconic heroes found within the DC universe, such as your Batman and Aquaman, but some it is always nice to see some light shed on lesser known top-tier hero. Captain Marvel, or Shazam as he is now b...
7:15 PM on 05.23.2013 Former EA CEO: Gamers will learn to love always-on DRMFormer Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello has responded to the outcry of gamers worried about an always-online future. The recently resigned executive believes that, given time, we will all march in step with the industry an...
1:00 PM on 05.16.2013 New EA MOBA Dawngate coming from Waystone GamesIt appears as though EA is looking to delve further into the MOBA genre with the premature reveal of Dawngate. The main site went live yesterday, only giving a glimpse at the art style as well as some background on the develo...
9:30 AM on 05.15.2013 First screens for Magicka: Wizard Wars revealedIt seems as if we haven't heard from the folks at Paradox North about Magicka: Wizard Wars for ages, but here we are with fresh screenshots, showing off the game in action. Set to combine the humor of the Magicka franchise wi...
|
surf dtoid with 
follow
