Star Citizen and Squadron 42 developer Cloud Imperium Games plans to open a huge new studio in Manchester, making it one of the UK’s largest development houses.
“The company is committed to game development in the UK and is invested in growing its Manchester studio to serve as a pivotal team for its large-scale game plans,” CIG said today.
The studio also has still nebulous plans for a “Hollywood-caliber” single-player campaign Squadron 42.
All this, of course, is fuelled by the higly-lucrative ongoing development of Star Citizen which has attracted various controversies over the years – as well as over $350m in player funding.