Cloud Imperium Games publically announced that Star Citizen’s Theaters of War mode has been co-developed by Dutch studio Firesprite (The Persistence) since early 2019.
As you may recall, Theaters of War, a PvP combined arms mode that is separate from the main Star Citizen experience, was first revealed in November 2019 as part of that year’s CitizenCon held in Manchester, UK.
Sean Tracy, Technical Director of Content at Cloud Imperium Games, said:
Graeme Ankers, Managing Director at Firesprite, added:
The announcement is appropriately timed, as you would expect. Further online closed community tests are scheduled to begin this coming weekend within the Evocati group of testers, with more playtests to come throughout the mode’s development. Eventually, the goal is to expand beyond the closed Evocati group to include players in the Public Test Universe.
In related Star Citizen news, the game recently crossed the astounding milestone of $350 million raised through various crowdfunding means. Just a few days ago, the developers also held an Ask Me Anything session on the topic of character tech; you can check the full recap here.