Equity crowdfunding (in the US) may be stalled and lagging in bureaucratic purgatory; reward-based crowdfunding, however, is reaching all time highs. As we previously blogged about, the creator of the classic Wing Commander video game series made a pitch to fans for $2 million to crowdfund a new revolutionary game. Well, that goal was shattered and as I write this they have crowdfunded almost $5,300,000! Oh yeah, there are still 12 hours left to pledge, so it may go even higher. At first the project was being conducted on their own website (DIY crowdfunding), but they eventually created an additional campaign on Kickstarter for more exposure. They created a very large reward-system with dozens of perks and prizes, such as copies of the game, guides, and digital items for when the game actually launches. You can still view the project at the Star Citizen official website or on Kickstarter.