Over at Kotaku UK, Julian Benson went inside the troubled development of Star Citizen. He interviewed numerous people involved in the project, including Chris Roberts.

"Some say that space sims are niche. I'm not so sure." Chris Roberts, veteran game designer, comments on the news of his game, Star Citizen, reaching the $40 million crowdfunding milestone and its website receiving 10,000 new registered users.

Chris Roberts' Star Citizen, which pulled in $2.1 million from its Kickstarter, continues to draw crowdfunding from other sources and has gone past the $15 million mark as of Aug. 1. That adds another ship to the game's fleet, and another goodie to those donating to the space combat title.

We've corrected yesterday's story on Star Citizen—which isn't free-to-play—with info on how the game might be priced.