Quick facts:GDC Online 2012
GDC Online 2012 (2942)
Event Type
Press Event
Location
Austin,
USA
USA
Date
2012-10-10
Broadcast
Livestream
Keynote Demos
Concept Sales
N/A
Commemorative Items
N/A
Preceded by
Followed by
Star Citizen was first announced by Chris Roberts at GDC Online 2012 on 10 October 2012.
it was followed by the crowdfunding campaign and the game's website crashed intermitently due to the resulting spike in traffic.[1]
The website was launched thirty days prior to the announcement as a "teaser site".[1]
In the week leading up to GDC Online, Chris Roberts went on a national and international press tour, which had to be expanded due to the high interest by the press.[1]
Keynote Presentation
- Announcement Trailer
- Concept Breakdown
- Persistent Universe and Squadron 42
- Mods & Private Servers
- Announcement Demo
- Crowdfunding Instead of Publishers
- Open Development
- Development Modules
- Q&A
Trivia
- The launch sequence from the original trailer shown at GDC Online 2012 is similar to the launch sequence of Wing Commander.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 How indie film financing could shape the future of games, Ortwin Freyermuth, GamesIndustry.biz, June 23, 2014
- ↑ Star Citizen - Chris Roberts Pitch Video, IGN, YouTube, 11 Oct 2012
- ↑ Wing Commander - Intro/opening credits - (Roland MT-32) MS-DOS Game, YouTube, 2 Jan 2014
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