On Kickstarter, veteran game designer Chris Roberts is seeking cash for Star Citizen which shares many of the traits of Elite.

BBC: Elite classic video games remake seeking backers

Even a game like Star Citizen, which is quite new in many ways still appealed to the old-school gamer in all of us.

FORBES: 'Torment: Tides Of Numenera' Doubles Its Kickstarter Goal

Star Citizen places you in a massive and ever-expanding (vis-a-vis micro-updates) universe with some elements of the MMO genre and some elements of single-player all on one super-server a la Eve Online.

FORBES: Connect

Still, 2013 might have been a better target for this project, once screenshots and gameplay with sound and a more complete look were ready and the Star Citizen hype had gone to ground.

FORBES: 'Elite: Dangerous' Spins Back On Course After Lackluster Kickstarter Start

My hope for this dynamic is that it will allow people to first play Star Citizen in a safer more single player open world style, but as they grow in confidence and want to test their mettle against other real players they can take the training wheels off and get into battles with real players.

FORBES: Connect

During the '80s, Henry had lunch every week with Welles, the director and star of "Citizen Kane, " at Ma Maison, a Los Angeles celebrity watering hole.

WSJ: Hollywood Moments

In a strange twist, the only CBA star who is currently making plans to return to the NBA this season is Chinese citizen Yi Jianlian, who isn't subject to the same restrictive provisions in his contract.

WSJ: NBA: For Wilson Chandler, J.R. Smith, Patty Mills, Kenyon Martin and Aaron Brooks, Leaving China May Not Be Simple