Star Citizen is facing fan backlash over perceived pay-to-win monetization in its latest update. The May 15 patch added customizable ship components called Flight Blades, locked behind a real-money ...

A new Star Citizen update introduces an extra item that players of the space game can use to adjust the performance of their ships. Flight blades are currently purchasable for real money and, in the ...

May 20, 2025: A previous version of this story wrongly asserted that the Star Citizen flight blades had been removed from sale and their launch delayed entirely until June. This has been corrected.

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