Mehrdad (He/Him) is a Senior Staff Writer from Iran. He started writing about video games when he was a high-school student. He loves playing competitive FPS games such as Rainbow Six Siege and ...

Despite the fact that it’s not yet a finished game, Star Citizen can be an overwhelming experience for new players, especially since the crowd-funded title doesn’t offer an in-depth tutorial. But that ...

Star Citizen is facing fan backlash over perceived pay-to-win monetization in its latest update. The May 15 patch added customizable ship components called Flight Blades, locked behind a real-money ...

A new Star Citizen update introduces an extra item that players of the space game can use to adjust the performance of their ships. Flight blades are currently purchasable for real money and, in the ...

May 20, 2025: A previous version of this story wrongly asserted that the Star Citizen flight blades had been removed from sale and their launch delayed entirely until June. This has been corrected.

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Star Citizen is an epic experience where players can fly highly detailed space ships, explore life-sized planets, battle on foot through massive space stations, and discover adventure in an ...

I’m almost in disbelief that it’s 2025 and I’m writing about Star Citizen. This is a game that launched on Kickstarter 13 years ago and went on to become the most crowdfunded video game ever. It’s ...

Yes, it's real - I've done it out to the orbital level. I also have Elite Dangerous, played it for a while, but I got bored. The VR was amazing, but the gameplay wasn't doing it for me (IMO) and I ...