Cloud Imperium Games Corporation, also abbreviated as CIG, is a publisher and video game developer based in Los Angeles, California, USA with studios in Austin, Texas, USA; Wilmslow/ Derby, United Kingdom and Frankfurt, Germany.[3][4] CIG is known for the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42 and also for holding the Guinness World Record for the highest crowdfunded project.[5][6]
History
Cloud Imperium Games is the primary developer behind the multi-player game Star Citizen and the single-player game Squadron 42. Originally founded in 2012[1] by game developer Chris Roberts, who is notably known for the Wing Commander series, and his business partner and long-time international media attorney Ortwin Freyermuth. Under Roberts’ leadership using his long-standing relationships in the game space, Cloud Imperium quickly assembled a development team for the creation of art assets, story elements, and an extensive prototype for its first game Star Citizen that was demonstrated in the 2012 Game Developers Conference. Star Citizen is being marketed and launched via www.robertsspaceindustries.com. Cloud Imperium’s strategy is about customer acquisition through established fan bases in the games industry. The company believes that the online space through direct-to-customer relationships provides a tremendous opportunity in this regard that has been missed so far.[7]
Games developed
- Star Citizen (in development)
- Squadron 42 (in development)
Company structure
Cloud Imperium Games Corporation has four development studios that are all overseen by chairman and CEO Chris Roberts and the Board of Directors.
- Cloud Imperium Games, LLC
12322 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA
- Cloud Imperium Games Texas, LLC
13420 Galleria Cir. Ste A-250 Bee Cave, TX 78738 USA
- Cloud Imperium Games Limited (Formerly: Foundry 42 Limited)
Freedom House Church Street Wilmslow, SK9 1AX United Kingdom
- Cloud Imperium Games Limited (Formerly: Foundry 42 Limited)
Frankfurt Office Europa-Allee 52, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
External links
- https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ - Official company website
- https://robertsspaceindustries.com - Official Star Citizen website
- https://www.youtube.com/user/RobertsSpaceInd Star Citizen on YouTube.com
- https://twitter.com/robertsspaceind Star Citizen on Twitter.com
- https://www.instagram.com/robertsspaceind Star Citizen on instagram.com
- https://www.facebook.com/RobertsSpaceIndustries Star Citizen on facebook.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ "Cloud Imperium Games Appoints Two New Board Members". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ https://cloudimperiumgames.com "Cloud Imperium Board of Director Updates (27 June 2019)". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com "Cloud Imperium Games". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ https://cloudimperiumgames.com "Legal". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ https://gamerant.com "'Star Citizen' Sets Guinness World Record". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org "List of highest-funded crowdfunding projects". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ http://www.bhvr.com via https://web.archive.org "Behaviour Interactive teams with Cloud Imperium to help create new space sim game with legendary designer Chris Roberts". Retrieved August 11, 2021.
