They have responded.
Update: The Escapist, notwithstanding Cloud Imperium Games' notice and posting, stands by its coverage of Star Citizen and intends to continue to investigate the developing story. Since publishing our original stories, we have been contacted by, and are currently interviewing, additional sources corroborating a variety of the reported allegations. Additionally, if Mr. Roberts' offer for The Escapist to "meet the developers making the game and see how we're building one of the most ambitious PC games first hand" remains open, we take the opportunity to accept such invitation so as to hopefully provide the public with sufficient information and opportunity to vet such sources' allegations and claims for themselves. We have also communicated the foregoing directly to Cloud Imperium Games.
Martin Galway has also had a few things to say.
https://www.facebook.com/Martin-Galway- ... /timeline/ and linked to :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder ... -man-myth/That makes the guys that have left : Eric Peterson, Chris Olivia, Martin Galway (these 3 were original founders and croberts), Rob Irving, Travis Day (and Chelsea), Alex Mayberry, and David Hobbins.
You don't leave a dream job unless it is no longer the dream.