Many players are already showing frustration with the long development time of Star Citizen. Now, a report is circulating that, if proven true, could negatively impact the development of the sci-fi MMO once again.
What is this report about? Developer Cloud Imperium Games is said to have initiated a trademark application for a new project. Apparently, the application was already submitted in June, for a game called Soulsinger, which is classified as an “Online Massively Multiplayer Videogame”.
Unfortunately, the trademark application discovered by players on trademarks.justia.com does not reveal many further details. There are supposed to be online services that allow for gaming tournaments, as well as a fictional universe.
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The rumor mill is churning
What is being speculated online? Currently, a Discord post is circulating via imgur.com, sharing alleged further details about Soulsinger, supposedly sourced from an internal, anonymous source:
- Soulsinger is said to possibly use the Star Engine and become a game with a fantasy setting
- In a meeting, the game was reportedly just presented recently. Currently, only a small team is supposedly working on Soulsinger, directed by Tony Zurovec (the director of the persistent universe of Star Citizen).
Without official confirmation, of course, you should take these rumors with caution.
How does the Star Citizen community react to the news? On Reddit, the rumors and hints are already being hotly debated. Many view a potential third project at Cloud Imperium Games with concern or frustration.
- THUORN complains (via Reddit): “Using money intended for one purpose secretly for something else is classic behavior from CR and Friends. That’s why MS kicked him [editor’s note: CIG head Chris Roberts is meant here] out of his last game project. And it’s the reason why he got booted from the film business. The buddy is simply a fraud.”
- Snugrilla takes it with sarcasm (via Reddit): “They said: Hey, we made three-quarters of a billion dollars because we haven’t finished our first two games. What if we don’t finish a third game?”
- PopeofShrek vaguely remembers (via Reddit): “Haven’t there been a few other scam MMOs with Kickstarter roots that did that?”
Some of you may know one of the possible answers to this question. Think of Camelot Unchained, which was stalled for a while after a long development time so that they could use the collected crowdfunding money to develop the mediocre co-op hero action slasher Final Stand: Ragnarok.
Of course, this did not go down well with the supporters of Camelot Unchained, as you can read here: Announcement of a new PvE MMO receives such a poor reception that developers must apologize. How would you feel if something similar happened with Star Citizen right now? Share your thoughts in the comments!
