Category:Cloud Imperium Games

Cloud Imperium Games is a game development company currently working on Star Citizen, a successor to Freelancer. Its driving force is Chris Roberts, who previously developed Wing Commander. Star Citizen began on kickstarter and marketed as "everything that made Wing Commander and Privateer / Freelancer special".

In August 2013 the company announced they were releasing the "Hangar module", a way for players to explore an enclosed space and some of the ships that have been completed. The module was released six days later, on August 29, and was considered the "first deliverable" of the project.

Arena Commander, the "flight combat" module, was released on June 4, 2014.

Star Marine, the "FPS module", was announced at PAX Australia 2014 with a projected release date in 2015. Initially, the module was set to include features like teams starting within a ship and needing to fly to a space station to begin their engagements and much more EVA-based gameplay including the disabling of gravity during matches. However, close to being finished, CIG found that the assets that were built for the module weren't at the same scale as those built for the rest of the game. The module was released on December 23, 2016.

As of 2021, the company has missed several stated deadlines, but development continues on the Star Citizen project.