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	=== Studio closure ===		=== Studio closure ===
	Following the staff relocation to the new Manchester HQ, the closure of the Los Angeles studio was announced in March 2025.<ref>"[https://mailchi.mp/cloudimperiumgames/chairmans-club-special-gift-3212025?e=69cac5426b <nowiki>[...]That also means we’re saying a bittersweet goodbye to our Los Angeles studio.[...],</nowiki>]" Chairman's Club email, 21st March 2025</ref> A small group of community members who have made a lasting impact on the ''Star Citizen'' scene in California were invited, from [[StarCitizen:Bar Citizen]] organizers to [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon]] volunteers and local content creators, to pick up a piece of the wall art.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20526-This-Week-In-Star-Citizen\|text=This Week in Star Citizen\|accessdate=2025-03-31}}</ref>		Following the staff relocation to the new [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Manchester\|Manchester HQ]], the closure of the Los Angeles studio was announced in March 2025.<ref>"[https://mailchi.mp/cloudimperiumgames/chairmans-club-special-gift-3212025?e=69cac5426b <nowiki>[...]That also means we’re saying a bittersweet goodbye to our Los Angeles studio.[...],</nowiki>]" Chairman's Club email, 21st March 2025</ref> A small group of community members who have made a lasting impact on the ''Star Citizen'' scene in California were invited, from [[StarCitizen:Bar Citizen]] organizers to [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon]] volunteers and local content creators, to pick up a piece of the wall art.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20526-This-Week-In-Star-Citizen\|text=This Week in Star Citizen\|accessdate=2025-03-31}}</ref>

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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{{Editorial Note|'''Note''': The office in Los Angeles was closed in 2025 and the staff relocated to other offices depending on their role.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/1jgpwj1/cig_los_angeles_studio_closed_all_concierge_get_a/ CIG Los Angeles Studio closed. All concierge+ get a Constellation in-game artwork]</ref>}}{{InfoboxNeue|title=Cloud Imperium Games, LLC|image=Org-CIG.jpg|label1=Company type|content1=[[StarCitizen::Category:Video game development companies|Video game development]]|label2=Industry|content2=[[StarCitizen::Category:Video game companies|Video games]]|label3=Formerly|content3=[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Services, LLC]] (9 April 2012 – 21 March 2013)|label4=Founded|content4=9 April 2012|label5=Founders|content5=|label6=Headquarters|content6=12322 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA|label7=Products|content7=|label8=Number of locations|content8=1|label9=Parent|content9=[[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium US, LLC]]|label10=Subsidiaries|content10=|label11=Employees|content11=146? (2024)|label12=Company number|content12=201210110434 (CA), [https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/account-status/search/32049731956 801701457] (TX)|label13=Website|content13=[https://cloudimperiumgames.com/ cloudimperiumgames.com]}}
'''Cloud Imperium Games LLC''' operated the '''CIG Los Angeles''' studio, sometimes also called the '''CIG Santa Monica''' office due to being situated at the border between them.

== History ==

=== Cloud Imperium Services, LLC ===
Created as '''Cloud Imperium Services''' on 9th April 2012, predating the ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]'' and ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]'' announcement in October 2012 by months, Cloud Imperium Services is the earliest known mention of Cloud Imperium.

The use of an initial generic non descriptive name is relatively common for startups to avoid an early reveal.

=== Renamed to Cloud Imperium Games, LLC ===
It was renamed to Cloud Imperium Games, LLC, on March 3rd 2013.

In November 2015 at the latest a new Los Angeles location was under construction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSYLH8bhVck&t=1479s Around the Verse: Episode 2.06], Star Citizen, Youtube, 5 november 2015</ref>

=== Studio closure ===
Following the staff relocation to the new Manchester HQ, the closure of the Los Angeles studio was announced in March 2025.<ref>"[https://mailchi.mp/cloudimperiumgames/chairmans-club-special-gift-3212025?e=69cac5426b <nowiki>[...]That also means we’re saying a bittersweet goodbye to our Los Angeles studio.[...],</nowiki>]" Chairman's Club email, 21st March 2025</ref> A small group of community members who have made a lasting impact on the ''Star Citizen'' scene in California were invited, from [[StarCitizen:Bar Citizen]] organizers to [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon]] volunteers and local content creators, to pick up a piece of the wall art.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20526-This-Week-In-Star-Citizen|text=This Week in Star Citizen|accessdate=2025-03-31}}</ref>

== External Links ==

* [https://youtu.be/fivfcXexyyU?is=76PJCfBsQa7inbhO CIG LA spotlight video]
* [https://youtu.be/uJ2OuEzfAE4?si=ejUyLoPM7U0HJm13 In The Studio | Cloud Imperium - Star Citizen]

== See also ==

* [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Texas, LLC|Cloud Imperium Games Texas]]
* [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Ltd]]
* [[StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Montréal]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Companies based in the US]]
[[Category:Cloud Imperium Games development studios]]
[[Category:Cloud Imperium (group)]]
[[Category:Defunct companies]]
[[Category:IRL companies & organizations]]
{{Short description|Los Angeles/Santa Monica defunct development studio}}

StarCitizen:Cloud Imperium Games Los Angeles - Revision history

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