Chris Roberts' Star Citizen

Chris Roberts, the man behind games like {Wing Commander}, Privateer, and {Freelancer}, has returned to the games industry and is heading up a crowd funded project called {Star Citizen} aimed to breath back life into the space sim genre.

{Star Citizen}, that makes use of CryEngine 3, was unveiled at GDC Online last night - and masses flocked to the Robers Space Industries website to make a pledge. They are looking for $2 million to fund the project in full, and as you'd suspect there are different tiers for pledgers who want a little extra out of their {Star Citizen} experience.

Check out the trailer below and some screens and dream of a reborn space age.