{"id":78882,"date":"2026-01-11T05:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/a-classic-space-sim-conceived-by-star-citizens-creator-just-got-an-unofficial-sequel-after-15-years-of-development-the-project-was-based-on-the-crazy-idea-that-microsoft-axed-chris-roberts-freel\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:53:11","slug":"a-classic-space-sim-conceived-by-star-citizens-creator-just-got-an-unofficial-sequel-after-15-years-of-development-the-project-was-based-on-the-crazy-idea-that-microsoft-axed-chris-roberts-freel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/a-classic-space-sim-conceived-by-star-citizens-creator-just-got-an-unofficial-sequel-after-15-years-of-development-the-project-was-based-on-the-crazy-idea-that-microsoft-axed-chris-roberts-freel\/","title":{"rendered":"A classic space sim conceived by Star Citizen’s creator just got an unofficial sequel after 15 years of development: ‘The project was based on the crazy idea that Microsoft “axed” Chris Roberts’ Freelancer’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Before he spent thirteen years struggling to finish Star Citizen<\/a>, Chris Roberts spent six years struggling to finish Freelancer. Digital Anvil’s third-person space-sim was conceived by Roberts in the late nineties. But after blasting through both Freelancer’s budget and its planned two-and-a-half-year development cycle, Digital Anvil was acquired by Microsoft. Roberts left the company shortly after the buyout\u2014though he remained involved with Freelancer as a creative consultant.<\/p>\n

Freelancer eventually released in 2003, more than three years later than originally planned. Its cinematic, arcade space combat was generally well liked. But the game was also criticised for being simplistic compared to other space sims\u2014a consequence of Microsoft scaling down the project following their acquisition of Digital Anvil.<\/p>\n

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