StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium - Revision history

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	\|content6 = Manchester, UK		\|content6 = [[StarCitizen:Manchester]], UK
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	=== Cloud Imperium Games Studios ===		=== Cloud Imperium Games Studios ===
	Cloud Imperium Games has 5 development studios worldwide: Manchester and Derby in the UK, Montreal in Canada, Austin in the US, and Frankfurt in Germany, each with a rough list of specialist teams provided here if possible.		Cloud Imperium Games has 5 development studios worldwide: Manchester and Derby in the UK, Montreal in Canada, Austin in the US, and Frankfurt in Germany, each with a rough list of specialist teams provided here if possible.
	[[File:CIG_Manchester_Offices.png\|alt=\|thumb\|The CIG Manchester Studio]]		[[File:CIG_Manchester_Offices.png\|alt=\|thumb\|The CIG [[Cloud Imperium Games Manchester\|Manchester Studio]]]]

	====United Kingdom ====		====United Kingdom ====

	*'''Manchester''':<ref>[https://youtu.be/5aKLh18TPpE?t=888 Hub Crawl Hero - Fireside Chat with Carl Jones - Cloud Imperium Games]: "Why Manchester?", YouTube, 23 May 2023</ref> Graphics (low-level), UI, Audio, Ships (especially those needed for Squadron 42), Environment (Level Design), Props, Marketing, Support		*'''[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Manchester\|Manchester]]''':<ref>[https://youtu.be/5aKLh18TPpE?t=888 Hub Crawl Hero - Fireside Chat with Carl Jones - Cloud Imperium Games]: "Why Manchester?", YouTube, 23 May 2023</ref> Graphics (low-level), UI, Audio, Ships (especially those needed for Squadron 42), Environment (Level Design), Props, Marketing, Support
	*'''Derby''': [[StarCitizen:Facial Pipeline]]		*'''Derby''': [[StarCitizen:Facial Pipeline]]

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	\|[[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries LLC]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries LLC]]
	\|Publisher		\|Publisher
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			\|[[StarCitizen:VGDC Lienholding LLC]] (defunct)
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	\| rowspan="3" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Corporation]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Corporation]]

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	\|label10 = Employees		\|label10 = Employees
	\|content10 = 1031 (2024)		\|content10 = 1031 across all companies (2024)
	\|label11 = Website		\|label11 = Website
	\|content11 = [https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ cloudimperiumgames.com]		\|content11 = [https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ cloudimperiumgames.com]

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	\| rowspan="9" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium UK Ltd.]]		\| rowspan="9" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium UK Ltd.]]
	\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.]]
	\|United Kingdom game development ~~studio~~		\|United Kingdom game development studios, including a [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Frankfurt Office\|german office.]]
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	\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Rights Ltd.]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Rights Ltd.]]
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	\| rowspan="3" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium US, LLC]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium US, LLC]]
	\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games, LLC]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games, LLC]] (defunct)
	\|~~United Kingdom~~ game development studio		\|Los Angeles / Santa Monica game development studio
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	\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Texas, LLC]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Texas, LLC]]
	\|~~Legal~~		\|Austin game development studio
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	\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Rights, LLC]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Rights, LLC]]
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	\|Role		\|Role
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	![[StarCitizen:Gemini 42 Productions, LLC]] (defunct)		\|[[StarCitizen:Gemini 42 Productions, LLC]] (defunct)
	\|Media production		\|Media production
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	~~!'''~~[[StarCitizen:Gemini 42 Entertainment, LLC]] (defunct)~~'''~~		\|[[StarCitizen:Gemini 42 Entertainment, LLC]] (defunct)
	\|Media production		\|Media production
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	~~!'''~~[[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries Corporate\|Roberts Space Industries Corp.]] (defunct)~~'''~~		\|[[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries Corporate\|Roberts Space Industries Corp.]] (defunct)
	\|Publisher		\|Publisher
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	![[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries LLC]]		\|[[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries LLC]]
	\|Publisher		\|Publisher
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	\|title = Cloud Imperium		\|title = Cloud Imperium
	\|image = Org-CIG.jpg		\|image = Org-CIG.jpg
	\|label1 = ~~Company type~~		\|label1 = Type
	\|content1 = Group of companies		\|content1 = Group of companies
	\|label2 = Industry		\|label2 = Industry
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	\|label5 = Founders		\|label5 = Founders
	\|content5 = [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]]		\|content5 = [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]]
	\|label6 = ~~Headquarters~~		\|label6 = Group headquarters
	\|content6 = Manchester, UK		\|content6 = Manchester, UK
	\|label7 = Products		\|label7 = Products
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	{{Editorial Note\|'''Note''': The following list might not contain all of the subsidiaries under Cloud Imperium, nor all information as business records are behind paywall in countries other than UK.}}		{{Editorial Note\|'''Note''': The following list might not contain all of the subsidiaries under Cloud Imperium, nor all information as business records are behind paywall in countries other than UK.}}

	Cloud Imperium is actualy two twin holding companies under identical ownership, [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium US, LLC]] in the US and [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.\|Cloud Imperium Games Ltd]] for the rest of the world, each with subsidiaries. The various game development studios are each called Cloud Imperium Games, the video game publishers are called Roberts Space Industries, while the legal agents are called Cloud Imperium Rights. They can be differentiated between the same names by their use of Ltd, LLC, GmbH etc.<ref name="Legal-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/pages/legal Legal - Cloud Imperium]</ref>		Cloud Imperium is not the top parent company, nor is it even a company, it's actualy a group of companies, mostly two twin holding companies under identical ownership, [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium US, LLC]] in the US and [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.\|Cloud Imperium Games Ltd]] for the rest of the world, each with subsidiaries, with a sprinkle off additional separate companies at various points in time. The various game development studios are each called Cloud Imperium Games, the video game publishers are called Roberts Space Industries, while the legal agents are called Cloud Imperium Rights. They can be differentiated between the same names by their use of Ltd, LLC, GmbH etc.<ref name="Legal-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/pages/legal Legal - Cloud Imperium]</ref>

	It was co-founded by game developer [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], and international media attorney [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]] {{Years or months ago\|2012\|04}} in April 2012,<ref name="Core-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/core Core - Cloud Imperium]</ref> with [[StarCitizen:Erin Roberts]] joining the team in 2013.<ref name="Press-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/pages/press Press - Cloud Imperium]</ref>		It was co-founded by game developer [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], and international media attorney [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]] {{Years or months ago\|2012\|04}} in April 2012,<ref name="Core-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/core Core - Cloud Imperium]</ref> with [[StarCitizen:Erin Roberts]] joining the team in 2013.<ref name="Press-CI">[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/pages/press Press - Cloud Imperium]</ref>

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	\|label4 = Founded		\|label4 = Founded
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	\|label5 = Founders		\|label5 = Founders
	\|content5 = [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]]		\|content5 = [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]], [[StarCitizen:Sandi Gardiner]], [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]]
	\|label6 = Headquarters		\|label6 = Headquarters
	\|content6 =		\|content6 = Manchester, UK
	\|label7 = Products		\|label7 = Products
	\|content7 =		\|content7 = ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]'', ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]''
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	\|content10 = 1031 (2024)		\|content10 = 1031 (2024)
	\|label11 = Website		\|label11 = Website
	\|content11 =		\|content11 = [https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ cloudimperiumgames.com]
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	* [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]] (also known as Ortwin Sam Freyermuth)		* [[StarCitizen:Ortwin Freyermuth]] (also known as Ortwin Sam Freyermuth)

	=== ~~Subsidiaries~~ ===		=== Companies ===
	[[File:Cloud Imperium Games Corp.jpg\|thumb\|Earliest known logo of Cloud Imperium Games before the game reveal]]		[[File:Cloud Imperium Games Corp.jpg\|thumb\|Earliest known logo of Cloud Imperium Games before the game reveal]]
	==== United States ====		==== United States ====

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	*[[StarCitizen:Development Team]]		*[[StarCitizen:Development Team]]
	*[[StarCitizen:Crytek v Cloud Imperium Games]]
	*[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.\|Cloud Imperium Games Ltd]]

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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	[[Category:IRL_companies_%26_organizations]]		[[Category:IRL_companies_%26_organizations]]
	[[Category:Cloud Imperium (group)]]		[[Category:Cloud Imperium (group)]]
			{{Short description\|group of companies}}

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