{"id":256207,"date":"2023-10-23T10:42:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=311549"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:53:16","slug":"development-of-the-most-anticipated-video-game-of-the-decade-has-finished-it-seems-yes-but-it-has-a-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/development-of-the-most-anticipated-video-game-of-the-decade-has-finished-it-seems-yes-but-it-has-a-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the development of the most anticipated video game of the decade finished? It seems so, but there&#8217;s a catch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space games are incredibly popular, and when one is announced, the community reacts very positively. <strong>That happened with Star Citizen, a spaceship and space life simulator<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/star-citizen-500-million-crowdfunding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">that has raised more than 500 million dollars over a decade of development<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Star Citizen\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f050491d-a8fc-4f49-a932-56e48504ee06\/2060350772\/star-citizen-logo.gif\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Star Citizen<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/star-citizen.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/star-citizen.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The single-player campaign of Star Citizen showcased a star-studded trailer back in 2018<\/strong>, featuring renowned actors like Mark Hamill, Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, and Liam Cunningham. Since then, fans have been eagerly anticipating this space opera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, its creator, Chris Roberts, claims that the game is already complete and has entered the polishing phase. <strong>Can we then say that Star Citizen is finished?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squadron 42:  I Held The Line\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDtjzLzs7V8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The campaign of the most anticipated game in the world is finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After its grand trailer presentation five years ago, <strong>the developer Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) announced that Squadron 42 would be released in the summer of 2020<\/strong>, but as we know, that never happened. In the same year, its creator, Chris Roberts, stated that the game would be &#8220;finished when it&#8217;s finished.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&#8217;s fast forward to January 2022, when Roberts confirmed that Squadron 42 was still one or two years away. Now, in October 2023, <strong>Chris Roberts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/squadron-42-is-now-feature-complete-and-has-entered-its-polish-phase-says-chris-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">has announced<\/a> that the game&#8217;s campaign is finished; they are only in the final phase: polishing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the mentioned actors, Squadron 42 also features John Rhys-Davies (Gimli from The Lord of the Rings), <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/famous-you-did-not-know-that-appeared-in-videogames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mark Strong from Kingsman (who also voiced Captain Titus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine<\/a>), Ben Mendelsohn from Secret Invasion, and the ultimate geek king, Henry Cavill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new look at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHamill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkHamill<\/a>, Gary Oldman and Gillian Anderson in Squadron 42, STAR CITIZEN&#39;s single player game which the developers say is feature complete. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ASi5fHIHLi\">pic.twitter.com\/ASi5fHIHLi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Game Awards (@thegameawards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegameawards\/status\/1716287312563167546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actors completed their motion capture and voice recording back in 2015, so they have waited a long time to see the final product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The nearly half-hour-long video showcases various elements of Squadron 42<\/strong>, including cinematics featuring some of the aforementioned Hollywood stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The big question now is when they will release Squadron 42 and whether the long wait will have been worth it<\/strong>. Roberts stated that those eager to play the game will be the first to know once the release date is set, &#8220;and we want to make sure Squadron 42 fulfills the promise of being this generation&#8217;s Wing Commander.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Star Citizen\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f050491d-a8fc-4f49-a932-56e48504ee06\/2060350772\/star-citizen-logo.gif\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Star Citizen<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/star-citizen.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/star-citizen.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squadron 42, the single-player element of Star Citizen that features a celebrity cast, enters its final &#8220;polishing phase&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":256210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3680],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-256207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionstar-citizen"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317012,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256207\/revisions\/317012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256207"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=256207"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=256207"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=256207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}