Our latest coverage of Cloud Imperium Games.
Cloud Imperium Games has confirmed ongoing rumors of multiple rounds of layoffs at the Star Citizen studio over the past few weeks. The layoffs were reportedly tied to the studio’s back-to-office mandate and multiple employees’ reluctance to move from Austin, Texas to the new office complex in Manchester, UK. “Now that we are back in office and seeing the progress [...]
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A former Cloud Imperium Games developer has spoken out about his views on the studio’s management of Star Citizen’s development. The exposé comes hot on the heels of our report on the game’s total crowdfunding numbers and layoffs within the studio. The anonymous developer, who reportedly worked on multiple gameplay systems for the sci-fi sim in the seven years that [...]
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Cloud Imperium Games has officially welcomed Turbulent, its long-time development partner on Star Citizen, as a permanent member of the CIG family. Turbulent is best known for its work on the sci-fi MMO’s web presence, platform capabilities, and the development of its persistent universe, and has been working with CIG on the project since 2019. The partnership with Turbulent has [...]
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Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games will be opening a new development studio in Manchester, UK as announced in a press release earlier today. The new studio will be located in Manchester’s Enterprise City district and will be opening its doors on May 2022. “Manchester is one of the most vibrant and modern cities in Europe, with strong education links [...]
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There’s no hard feelings between Cloud Imperium Games and Crytek in spite of the two-year long legal battle between the two companies. The Star Citizen developer’s 2019 end-of-the-year financial report reveals that they’ve invested in a perpetual license to use Crytek’s CryEngine. “During 2020, [Cloud Imperium Games] further strengthened its position as a AAA game developer by acquiring a perpetual [...]
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Cloud Imperium Games, developer of the sci-fi MMO Star Citizen, has partnered with Turbulent to open a new studio in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal studio will focus on developing new tools and creating new worlds to contribute to the global development pipeline of Star Citizen in cooperation with studios in the US, UK, and Germany. “The remit of the Turbulent [...]
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After two years, Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games and Crytek have finally agreed to settle their differences. Crytek filed a lawsuit against Cloud Imperium Games in December 2017 over CIG’s alleged breach of contract on the use of their proprietary CryEngine. Apparently, Crytek only gave CIG license to use the engine for Star Citizen. The project, however, eventually evolved [...]
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