Cloud Imperium Games Closes Los Angeles Office, 'Moving Key Staff' to Streamline Star Citizen Development

Looks like Cloud Imperium Games has closed its Los Angeles studio, possibly in a continued effort to centralize Star Citizen's development. 

According to a post on Reddit, a notice from CIG says “As shared in a previous Letter from the Chairman, we’re taking steps to make sure our developers are right where they need to be for the final stretch, which means moving key staff closer to their teams and counterparts in other studios. This also means we’re saying a bittersweet goodbye to our Los Angeles studio.” 

The Los Angeles office seems to have been just the latest casualty of a series of restructuring moves, some of which have been planned for a while. The LA office was supposedly on its way to shrinking or potentially shut down after efforts to move the Star Citizen and Squadron 42 teams closer together, including removing remote work options. 

An official Letter from the Chairman from about a year ago said “Los Angeles, while shrinking, will still be an important office for the company, but one focusing on a business support role with Marketing, Finance, Legal and HR”.  

We're reaching out to CIG and will update this post as needed.