So it turns out that Elite: Dangerous has done pretty well on the funding front: £2,301,161. That's about $3,700,000 or so to pauper's like you and me.

So it turns out that Elite: Dangerous has done pretty well on the funding front: £2,301,161. That's about $3,700,000 or so to pauper's like you and me.

With all that money, they're full steam ahead with development and a new video has surfaced with the game now adding in multiplayer for the first time. Although the game is still in Alpha, players will be able to choose any of the four multiplayer scenarios (a two-team melee, co-op defense, advanced pirate and bounty mode and a free for all). Better still, anyone who partakes in the new multiplayer skullduggery will be able to earn credits for better ship loadouts.

Head on over to the official website to view the video in all its glory.